Dancing in the light
On this day Cléa had to pose a lot, but as is often the case, one of the best photos was the one where she got a little distracted, forgetting about the camera.
Even though this photo looks staged, I really like it. By a happy coincidence, I managed to capture exactly the moment when the dancer's body movements harmonically coincided with the lines of light. The upper part of her body is inclined a little to the left, as well as a bright ray of the sun illuminating the sign, and the lower one - on the contrary, is inclined a little to the right, like if it is evading the shadow that is approaching on the ground.
At the same time, as in Yin and Yang, the white shirt of Cléa stands out brightly against the background of darkness, when its black pants on the contrary - stand out with a dark trace on a white background of a sunspot.
For me, this photo is filled with the atmosphere of the East. Maybe Cléa’s roots somehow affect my perception, maybe her clothes on that day were a little oriental in style, or maybe part of the illuminated sign, despite the French language, resembles hieroglyphs. In any case, I feel like I'm looking at a picture of Fang Ho, a famous photographer from Shanghai in the 60s.
Printing photos is a very interesting experience. In printed images you notice details that you barely paid attention to when viewing the photo on a computer screen, even during processing.
Only when I received the printed version, I suddenly noticed a crack, which, like a snake, is crawling out of the middle of the lower edge, moves, twisting, towards the dancer, and disappears under her feet.
For me, this barely noticeable detail has become a full-fledged character in the picture, along with the dancer's shadow or semi-lit sign.
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