Julia Fullerton-Batten

 

A seven year project consisting of three parts is what brought Julia Fullerton Batten into the photographic spotlight. Her project named "Teenage Girls," shows an eerie modern day spin of young adolescent girls.  The first is Teenage Stories, where the girls are placed in settings where they dwarf their surroundings. The second is School Play, where Julia compares Asian and Caucasian schoolgirls. The third is In Between, where the girls are floating in their surroundings.It is easy to see that this articular photo is from the third part of her series.

To be honest, the lighting in this baffles me. Julia is able to keep the background low lit. It has certain hot areas like on the bed and patches on the carpet. Not only is the background nicely lit but the floating girl is as well. She is completely highlighted in light. Every detail in her dress and composed face is evenly lit. What is even more odd is the subject matter. How in the world did that girl get that high enough to jump backwards? Their is no apparent mat behind her to break her fall as well. She is bound to severly hurt herself on that landing. These are all things that Julia has mastered. Mixing mysterious settings with awesome lighting. She has managed to create the most eerie and questionable portraits of female teenagers today.