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The photos I鈥檓 sharing today play with imagination鈥攎ixing memories, what we鈥檝e read or studied, and references from old films and images.
We created what could be a 1950s-style picnic, leaning into a classic, vintage vibe. Being surrounded by fruit and flowers, out in the open air, reading a book鈥攊t all brings to mind scenes from mid-20th-century women鈥檚 magazines. With these photos, we weren鈥檛 trying to exactly recreate that era, but rather capture its romantic essence on a warm summer day.
Storytelling is a big part of what I aim for in photography. I want you to imagine what might be happening beyond the frame鈥攚hat the full moment looked like before it was frozen in just one 250th of a second. That storytelling comes through in the setting, the mood, the composition, and even the tiniest details鈥攁 delicate pearl necklace, or a grand architectural backdrop, for example.
For the lighting, I used a Godox AD200 to add some artificial light on the subject. One important technique to keep in mind: expose for the background first, and light the subject separately. That way, you鈥檒l avoid overexposed skies or dark, unusable shadows.
Hope you enjoy this series!
