On shooting in the first hour of light
Most of Harbour Mornings was filmed between dawn and the moment the sun cleared the warehouse roofs. That gave us about forty usable minutes a day, which turned out to be exactly the right amount of pressure.
Occasional notes from the studio.
Most of Harbour Mornings was filmed between dawn and the moment the sun cleared the warehouse roofs. That gave us about forty usable minutes a day, which turned out to be exactly the right amount of pressure.
Every portrait series ends as a small set of physical prints. Seeing a picture at arm’s length, on paper, tells you very quickly whether it is finished.
For The Bread Table we allowed ourselves a single fixed lens. Fewer choices made the pictures calmer and more consistent.