This late November finds us in Kyiv, Ukraine. For those who don’t know my backstory, I used to live here and left in the first days of the 2022 war, and moved to my current base in the Netherlands. With the war ongoing, but not so close to Kyiv anymore, I paid a visit to my desolate home. Of course being in Kyiv once again, I wouldn’t miss the opportunity for some art making.
Being in wartime, I like that the images get an extra editorial value and are not solely just for my abstract sense of how I produce these portrait sets, and for no other reason other than themselves.
Except for the portrait part of a great model such as Alina, I also want to show the beauty of ANDP Portra 160, because the original palette of colors could compliment the use of that simulation. To further enhance the film simulation feel, I shot with my DIY haze filter to create a sense of glow in the images that would be against the light source, and to soften then light fall off from the edges of her body. This effect works well with ANDP Portra 160 because of how the LUT handles highlights and it’s inherent curve settings. Very satisfied with the result, I hope it’s as inspiring for you as it was for me.
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