SNAPPING THE CITY


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New York taxi


This was the first time my children had been to New York and it was their first time in a New York taxi. I love the fact that my daughter Alice has the camera outside the window pointing up to take pictures of the skyline. If you’re looking to take a picture of an iconic place it might be good to suggest where you are rather than try and capture it all. Try and let the picture unfold a bit. With this picture it’s not obvious that it’s a New York taxi but if you’ve been to New York you’ll recognise it. I like this picture because it’s a family moment but slightly odd at the same time.


Paris shadow


This was taken on the landing of a Paris apartment in an off moment during a photo shoot I did of couture ateliers. These are the couture workshops that supply various fashion labels. I was taking photos of the craftsmen, trying to capture how detailed their work is. I had all that going round my mind when I was walking upstairs, turned a corner and noticed this shadow of a blind cord against the skirting board. It was a very simple sight but I loved the way the shadow fell on the wall and how French the detailing of the moulding looked. In a way, I was trying to draw a conceptual link from the image to where I was. If you’re revisiting a city and want to photograph it in a different way this sort of approach can work. If you’re trying to take a photo of a shadow on your phone focus on the lightest area (in this case the wall) rather than the dark bit (in this case, the shadow). You want the black to go blacker as this will give you a stronger outline of the shadow cast by the window blind cord.


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SPRING 2017


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