(06) Notes from the room. Process, craft and life in the studio.

Process
Why we shoot everything in one window
One window, one direction of light, and the discipline to wait for it. Here is why we stopped adding lights.

Craft
Grain is a decision, not an accident
Grain is not noise to remove. It is texture you choose, the way you choose a paper or a lens.

Studio
Ten frames, three hours, one gallery
Our shoots are short and the edits are shorter. A look at how ten frames become a gallery.

Process
The case for slower portraits
Fast portraits are easy to make and easy to forget. Slowing down changes what people show you.

Studio
Notes on a first call
What we ask before we ever pick up a camera, and why most of it has nothing to do with photography.

Craft
Retouching without erasing
A light hand in the edit keeps the person in the picture. Here is where we stop.