November 11, 2016 / Johannes / Cambridge

Behind the Curtain

Window light is amazing, and for this photoshoot with Hannah we used a single big window as our only light source. The indirect sunlight coming in through the window gave us a very soft quality to the shadows. We went with darker colours to fit the mood of the room and the light.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-12 — The thin white curtain helped shield the facade of the house on the other side, giving us a nice relatively clean background.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-20 — During this entire photoshoot I was playing with the light and shadow patterning on Hannah’s face.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-22 — A simple portrait. Here there is a hint of blue/green that I added in the shadows.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-26 — We found some props to include.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-29 — I really like playing with mirrors, they are like windows into an unseen part of the world. Allowing you to create superpositions.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-31 — We took several photos from this angle. What I liked here was that there was a man walking past in the background. I added some textures on top of the photo, and changed the curves to decrease the contrast, and make the photo look older.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-36 — Reading by the window.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-40 — One of Hannah’s hats added a bit of colour to the photo.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-46 — Hannah with her books.

hjorthmedh-behind-the-curtain-42 — Here I wanted Hannah’s face mostly in the shadows, with just a hint of light. I then had to lighten the dark parts of her face in post processing so the shadows would not be too deep.

We have done a few more photoshoots, to see the rest of the shoots with Hannah Taylor click the link.

Behind the Curtain

Related

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply