Emma is the first artist I have photographed and her portrait with an in depth interview is now live on This Wild Song.
I photographed Emma on a bright sunny day and had her lie in the bed of poppies in the shade for that even but bright light. The theme for these portraits is for the artists to become a part of their work, and for that reason I'll be using an aperture of at least 11. I shot Emma's portrait on 400 speed Fuji film for the high aperture and to bring out the green in the poppies, and the final shot was f11 with the shutter speed at 60. I had the film processed and scanned by Hillvale which is a new lab in Melbourne and I definitely recommend them, the service is reasonably priced and super fast!
What I find interesting about Emma's work is how she applies beeswax to her paintings as the final layer, plus she often incorporates photos taken on her phone. I love these layers in her work and I wanted to bring that into the photograph so I held a piece of dirty glass over the lens as I took the shots.
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