Beauty / Personal editorial
Retro beauty
A personal beauty editorial exploring electric blue, magenta and dramatic portrait lighting, created while mentoring at the DC Photo Shootoff.
About the project
Created while mentoring at the DC Photo Shootoff, this personal beauty editorial explores how colored light can change the character of a portrait.
Working in a hotel room, we used a limited setup to build distinct moods around the models. Electric blue, magenta and warm light carry the series. The same work appears on the homepage as After Hours.
Returning as a mentor was a chance to share the approach to lighting and storytelling that I had developed through photojournalism and commercial photography.
Project notes & credits
- Photography
- Erika Barker
- Context
- DC Photo Shootoff mentoring session
- Camera
- Nikon D800
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