I’d kept some pages from British Vogue 1996, a shoot by British photographer Nick Knight, using high contrast, saturated colour and very dark shadows. In another of his shoots for Vogue from 2004, ‘Shimmer’, shadow is used as a frame for the model. (Click on the gallery for my comments)
This image has been in my workspace since I began my MA. I love the darkness and shadow, the texture in the beaded lace and the saturated jewel colours. From Nick Knight’s photoshoot for Vogue 1996
This image has been in my workspace since I began my MA. I love the darkness and shadow, richness in the satin and saturated jewel colours. From Nick Knight’s photoshoot for Vogue 1996
This image has been on my workspace wall since I began my MA. I loved the way that the model peeked out from the shadow. From Nick Knight’s ‘shimmer’ photoshoot for Vogue 2004
From Nick Knight’s Shimmer photoshoot for Vogue 1998
Nick Knight for Commes de Garcons, love how the shadow creates the texture of the fabric
Nick Knight ‘Knights of Knightsbridge’ in London, my photo taken Oct 2019
I loved the way that the black was so saturated, and the colours were so rich as a result. I liked that the darkness was used as a prop in the ‘Shimmer’ photoshoot. I tried to use this technique to photograph some samples. I didn’t go much further with the idea of photography in this style, but the depth of shadows and the jewel colour palette has informed the entire project.
Using shadow to frame a sample Using a camera to create light and shadow
