La Danse des Lumières
My photographic series is entitled “La danse des Lumières” because I use lightpainting as my main technique to portray my subjects. I love lightpainting because I have complete control of the light in order to shape shadow and light and when I paint my subjects is like I am truly painting a canvas. In those 20” in complete darkness I love to use my flashlight like a brush to carve out of complete darkness the magic of light. I actually make very fluid movements like a small dance around my subjects and the outcome of this dance is always such a surprise. Lightpainting is not at all an exact science, it is so much closer to magic, the outcome is often a real surprise and a trial and error effort. But it is exactly its unique outcome and the emotions that come with this practice that give me the thrill to continue experimenting with it. I am also someone who is enamored of the Past and its fashion, art and eras, so light-painting gives me the opportunity to add a modernity twist to my vintage style.
