Cig Harvey

Harvey, C 2016, Running Towards Us, Book, Schilt Publishing, Maine, USA

Cig Harvey is a genius at poetic storytelling through imagery. I'm using her work to reference gestures that are suggestive without having to see the whole person but more how this creates mood.
Being a commercial photographer, I'm trying this semester to use the power of suggestion rather than the message always having to be in your face and obvious!

Harvey, C 2015, The Dark Window, Gardening at Night Book, Schilt Publishing, Maine, USA

This image is of interest to me when looking at themes around power, feelings of not being seen or even being trapped.
Photographing through glass and the reflections of the clouds add an extra layer of distortion to making out the subjects face.

Harvey, C 2013, The Study, Devin, Gardening At Night Book, Schilt Publishing, Maine USA

I'm using this image as a reference to soft dark light as well as the subjects soft melancholy gaze and soft hands.