Project 08 · Photography

Camera Skills

Photography Study · Light & Distortion

Portrait distorted through textured glass — a camera study in light and texture

Turning distortion into a visual language.

Camera Skills is an ongoing personal photography study of light, texture and distortion. Photographed through layered glass, water and condensation, the portraits become half-seen — atmospheric, tactile and open to interpretation.

The series applies the same restraint found in my graphic work: a controlled palette, soft focus and abstract surfaces carry the image, leaving space for the viewer to complete the picture.

Light, water and texture

Water & Glass — photography study — Water & GlassCondensation and droplets act as a second lens, fragmenting the reflection into repeating ridges of light across the skin.

Textured Glass — photography study — Textured GlassA dense, bubbled surface breaks the portrait into abstract shapes — identity suggested rather than stated, colour doing the work.