Person with vibrant makeup and red mohawk hairstyle, wearing black clothing, partially covering face with arm.

EXPERIMENT IN SHADOW

How to bring light to shadows? An oxy moron I know, but it was that very contradiction that had me stuck, and inspired the images you’ve seen on this page.

This entire shoot had been something I had been ruminating on for weeks. At first what came to mind was creating a set that was absent of all light, and after a few very, very….very underexposed pictures. I realized that I didn’t need an absence of light for the photograph I had in my mind’s eye.

I needed to more shadows!

How best to light shadows?

Sometimes the better question is “ which shadows do I lean into? “

Model: Rose

Year
07/10/2022

Person with red mohawk, dramatic makeup, wearing a mesh glove and chains, in a dark artistic setting.
Creative portrait of person with red hair, multiple face reflections, black nail polish, tattoos, and gothic makeup, wearing black clothing.
Person with vibrant orange-red mohawk hairstyle, artistic makeup with bold eyeliner and facial jewels, wearing a black top and nose ring, posing dynamically with arms raised.