Doing a personal photoshoot on or near the Royal Mile during the day isn’t practical at all, given how busy the place is. Later at night, though, it is much quieter and there are plenty of closes or side streets suitable for a shoot.
I met with dance artist, aerial yoga teacher and jewellery designer Pirita Tuisku on a cold autumn evening. On a personal shoot, I just like to get started taking pictures, warm up and then see where it goes. I don’t have any expectations as to the quality of the first photos.
On this night, we found an area just off the Royal Mile, and I noticed the textures fo the twigs and wall. There were virtually no colours, so I decided to experiment with a magenta gelled speedlight on the background.
We then moved to an area close to St Giles Cathedral I had used previously for light painting. I love all the shapes lines and texture this location provides. Breaking a pattern with a human subject is a good recipe for strong, graphic photographs.
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