Nick Sparkman
EXECUTION

everyTHING WAS SHOT IN A SINGLE MORNING, 3 HOURS. 3 Sweatshirts, 2 pairs of shoes. The overcast skies gave us consistency, making it impossible to focus entirely on gesture, pacing, and interacton with the landscape.I SHOT HANDHELD, DIGITALLY and on 35mm FILm, moving with the models instead of around them. Casting was crucial. Express but don’t perform. unforced and natural, but ultimately striking.



THE RESULT: IMAGES THAT FEEL CLOSE, LIVED IN, AND EMOTIONALLY LEGIBLE.


IN POST, I LEANED INTO THE MOOD ALREADY PROVIDED BY THE WEATHER. DESATURATED WARMTH, SOFTENED HIGHLIGHTS, SKIN AND FABRIC RENDERED IN SOFT CONTRAST. NO ARTIFICIAL POLISH. JUST A DEPICTION OF WHAT WAS ALREADY THERE.