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Platonic love

Platonic love
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Dec, 2015

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What do you mean I'm just a lemon? Somebody is going to hear about this!

She always steers me to the most interesting points of view.

#London #rain sometimes the rain paints things for you when there is nothing to see.

Looking at the reflection of my kid while he observed the gorilla.

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in The Tate Galley in London.

Time

Early in the morning of a cold rainy day in November, or as many would say: A typical English day.

Lighting

One step to the right, some inches down tilting a bit... the light always do something interesting by itself if you search for that spot.

Equipment

Iphone, I shoot everything on Iphone. Sometimes I wish for a better camera but then I think on the time when I had many, different formats, lenses, filters and equipment and remember that technology got in the way of framing and observation.

Inspiration

In an exhibit is not just about the beauty of the pieces by themselves or the way the art is displayed but also, in my opinion, the way it interacts in the hall with the other pieces. In this particular case, I followed the eyeline of the marble and it took me to her, in the painting. Both looking at each other from their own confinement. It is difficult being a work of art, you can only see what is in front of you but with the impossibility to go and experience it. They probably have been looking at each other for many years. They know each other by heart but can't be together. She in her frame and him in his glass box.

Editing

No processing, maybe a bit of reframing with the tool of the phone.

In my camera bag

A pen, a small notebook, my phone and some mints.

Feedback

This is what I believe and I hope it helps someone: I believe that once you found your subject matter and you formulate the idea on what you want, then you shoot from many different positions. If there is a way to express an idea then there is many ways to express it. Many points of view. In other words you can say the same thing from many points of view and from many angles. I also don't stop to edit on the spot I shoot as much as I can and then after a time I start editing, at night, somewhere else, where the work has a different context. It helps me to see if it would stand by itself.

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