A Couple's Morning

My brother lives with his girlfriend Trish and although they share a bed together they still rent out a spare room which means I have a place to crash when I don't feel like walking home in the bitter cold England graces us with. The other night I did just that except unlike other nights, this time I had a Canon 5D with me, Yay!

Pretty much like any other afternoon I woke up before my brother and because Trish's morning was free, Trish too. As a result of them not having a tv I got bored of twiddling my thumbs while sat on the couch pretty soon, which evidently lead to me walking into their room and waking them up with my camera in hand. 

I decided to drain the colour from these images just because it felt fitting, the same way you feel drained when you first wake up.

My brother's face is out of focus in this image but I don't mind because it's Trish's expression thats interesting. You can tell she's just waking up as she squints her eyes from the light and scrunches her face.

Again the focus on this image is lacking, however it is meant to furthermore reflecting the lack of focus in the morning.

What makes this image interesting I think is Trish's eyes. You can't see either of their faces properly but you can see Trish's eyes and you can tell she's laughing at something.

I find the two above work well together. Moreover in the first image Douglas's head is turned away and trish's eye are wide open and in the second image when he looks at her you can see her expression change to laughter.  

Douglas looking a mess and directly towards the camera making it evident he is aware of my presence as Trish tends to his hair it seems.

The last image is definatly the weekest of the five however I thought I would add it none the less.

I like how these images work together. I gather they are nothing special but I think theres something personal about them, particularly because I caught them just as they were waking up, because I woke them up. The facial expressions and mannerisms towards eachother also reflect something personal, there is no doubt that the two people in these images are a couple. You can tell they're comfertable together and comfertable with me in room as they look natural and worn out, rather then trying to sit up and affix an awkward smile on their face or pose in cheesy lovey dovey poses because a camera has been pointed at them.

I hope the lack of colour, the lack of perfect focus and their intention has come across well in these images, however I'm not sure how well they would come across without an explanation being given and people just assuming they are bad quality images.