SarahLouiseJohnson
‘IconfessIdon’townalightmeter.
Iaman‘eye’photographer’
S
he was supposed to finish a inmylife”shenotes.“Iamcompletely
degreeinGermanandEnglish
self-taught.IconfessIdon’tevenowna
literature. That’s really what
lightmeter.
mumanddadwanted.
Iaman‘eye’photographer. Idon’tthink
mathematically or technically. I
But Sarah Louise Johnson swapped
appreciate the talents of all the
Goethe, Brecht, Shakespeare and
photographersouttherethatdoitthat
Hardy for a compromise course in
waybutwithmeIjustknowwhatlooks
graphic design.... until the day she
goodandwhatfeelsright.
becametransfixedbyadrippingtap.
Of course I’ve had embarrassing
“I was just mesmerised by this water
moments. I took back my first SLR
drippingontoateaspoonandIhadto
when I thought it was faulty for not inaHomebasefanbelowthemodelto
photographit”sherecalls. “Ihadanall-
having‘liveview’. getthemovementIneeded.”
in-oneCanonPowershotG6andIwas
AndIdidmyfirstshootwithmybrand
totallyhookedonphotographyfromthat
new Bowens Geminis using only the “It worked wonderfully well. We
moment.”
modellingbulbs–andwonderedhow produceda1940sfeelandbackdrop;
But London-based Sarah Louise (27)
photographers ever managed to broughtinamake-upartistandstylist
hasseenthingsfrombothsideofthe
achieve the skills necessary to shoot and we did a comprehensive shoot
lens.
suchbrightimages.” promotingvintageclothes.
“Ididsomemodellingtohelppaymy
But things have changed now. She’s Myshootsalwaysgoontoolong–this
wayatcollege–andgotontothebooks
shootingwithaCanon5DandBowens onefinishedafter11pmatnight.
of various agents,” she says. “But I
lightsandattachments. “Iinvested in ThenIworkedforhoursinPhotoshop,
neverintendedtobeamodelandafter
Bowens because I needed the particularlywithshadowandhighlights.
thedrippingtapeventIalwayswanted
equipment to last” she says. “In this Iaddedtexturesandeffectstomakethe
toworkontheothersideofthelens”.
vintage clothing shoot for a client I imageslookmoreantique–andIdidn’t
Sarah Louise is a just a touch non-
turnedatinykitchenintoaphotographic stopuntilIhadfoundtheperfectlook
conformistwhenitcomestolearning
playground.Therewashardlyanyroom fortheperiod.Youcan’tbeatthatfeeling
pathstoo.“Ihaveneverreadabookor
soIjustputasingleBowenssoftlight whenyouknowit’sallworkedout.”
aninstructionmanualonphotography
reflectorbehindthedoorandplugged www.sarahlouisephotography.com
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