December 9, 2015 / / Cambridge

In the Fading Light

The original Panto photoshoot got moved, which meant I had a free afternoon on November 28th, so instead I teamed up with Helena Blair to do a few photos as the sun was sinking below the horizon. I like these spontaneous photoshoots. We first did some photos in the living room with natural light, then fetched a portable builder’s light and a hair dryer to create some more images.

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Natural light portrait of Helena Blair.
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Just hours before the construction workers had raised the scaffolding on the house opposite.
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When the light was too dark we instead switched on a builder’s light and used that as our only light source. Here Helena is perched on a desk in the corner of a room reading Alice in Wonderland, or Through the Looking Glass.
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Here I have experimented with the colours of the photo, giving it a greener tone.
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Hairdryers are fun and can breathe drama and life into a photo
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One more hairdryer portrait, slightly closer
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You can get a completely different atmosphere by just altering the light slightly.

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Many thanks to Helena for joining me at such short notice. It was great fun, and I like how you with small means can create nice images.

— Johannes

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