Working With models 59Direction of the eyes
in this set of images you can see how
something as simple as the direction
of the model’s eyes makes a big
difference to the feel of the image.
With her eyes downcast, shanya’s
expression is thoughtful—perhaps
sad. she is lost in her own world and
makes no connection with the viewer.
in the middle image she raises her
eyes to the camera—shyly? or is that
a challenging look? With direct eye
contact she makes a strong connection
with the viewer, who may now feel that
she is the one asking questions.Acting a part
shooting in an abandoned hospital
i wanted to play on the ghost stories
that surround the place. Between us
we invented a scenario that shanya
would act out. these images were
taken in the chapel, using available
light. during the shoot we went
running through corridors, crawling in
tiny rooms, and shouting in the silence.
i chased, teased, and comforted her
character with my camera. at the end
of the day we had a good laugh, some
good images, and wished each other
a good evening!