Gothic Gardens
Soprano Claire approached me about shooting a series of images that had a gothic tinge to them. Claire already had an idea of the direction of the shoot and had sent me a series of images as inspiration. At first we didn’t know where to shoot but, after some discussion, we settled on Margam Country Park.
Margam Country Park in Neath is a great location that has been used in Doctor Who and DaVinci’s Demons. Within the estate there are many photo opportunities – an abbey, a monastery, the gardens, the orangery and the house itself – Margam Castle.
For our shots we wanted to work outside. Being a really bright sunny day with nary a cloud in the sky we had to search for the shadowed areas around the grounds. On the few occasions where the location didn’t hide us from the sun we used a reflector as an overhead sun screen. Although there was one set-up where neither shade or a reflector was usable so, in this instance I had Claire stand with her back to the sun.
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