Prompt
· English
Steep high angle from a staircase above, looking down at a 50-year-old man running on a treadmill in a dark gym. The man, a runner of Northern European descent with very fair porcelain skin and pink undertones, has eyes glassy with held-back tears and his lips pressed together. His diamond-shaped face with high cheekbones and warm brown eyes is visible from above, framed by round wire-frame glasses. His tightly coiled zig-zag hair is on a smooth shaved head with platinum-blonde hair colour, the scalp smooth and catching the light. He wears a fitted cycling jersey and padded bib shorts. Small glowing spirits move in rhythm with his footsteps, illuminating the dark gym in soft blue light. Faint trails of light follow behind the spirits, and their reflection is visible on the treadmill screen. Dust particles glow in the beam of the spirits. The 35mm lens sits at a conversational distance, with the main figure filling the frame edge to edge, crowding out the background. Butterfly light from a lamp straight above the camera casts a small shadow under his nose. Shot on a full-frame DSLR with a 35mm prime lens, showing a shallow depth of field, soft blue color cast from the spirits, and sharp focus on the runner's face and upper body.
