Photography
Human Form
Twelve makers — a bootmaker, a glassblower, a luthier and nine others — photographed in the rooms where they actually work, hands included.
- Client
- Self-initiated series (placeholder)
- Role
- Photographer and producer
- Year
- 2024
- Category
- Photography
- Portraits
- Lifestyle campaigns
- Retouching
The challenge
Working studios are cramped, mixed-temperature, and cannot be rearranged. Each subject could spare ninety minutes, and none of them were comfortable being photographed.
The approach
- 01
Used a two-light kit that fits in one case so setup never took more than ten minutes.
- 02
Shot tethered and showed the first frame within two minutes to break the tension early.
- 03
Kept a fixed 85mm portrait and 35mm environment pairing across all twelve sittings for series coherence.
- 04
Retouched for texture rather than smoothness — the hands are the point.
The outcome
The series ran as a print feature, was licensed for a six-sheet outdoor run, and supplied a year of social content for the participating makers.
Results
Placeholder figures. Replace with measured results before publishing.
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