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Fauvism aesthetic photography reference
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Fauvism

Shoot the subjects Fauvism painted, in hard southern sun, then push the colour wrong in the grade

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Fauvism

01 LightHard Mediterranean sun, high and direct, so shadows are solid shapes to fill with the wrong colour. No fill; let contrast be extreme. Grade toward a few saturated hues and let the rest go raw.
02 WardrobeSolid saturated colours that clash: vermilion, viridian, cobalt, chrome yellow; linen and cotton; a straw hat. No prints, no neutrals.
03 LocationA Mediterranean harbour
04 Palette
DIR

Director's note

Choose subjects you can taste or feel the sun on, shoot in hard light so shadows become shapes, then grade colour wrong on purpose: green in the face, red in the water, violet in the shade. Keep to three or four hues and let the rest stay raw. No soft light, no accurate colour and no full rainbow.

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Fauvism reference frame
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KeyThe light that makes the pictureMediumEye level
FillHow far into shadow you can seeSoft, farEye level
BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level
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A harbour with boats at noon, colour pushed toward vermilion water and a viridian quaysetup50mm
A face in hard sun with one side falling into green shadowsetup50mm
A table of fruit, bread and wine on a terrace, shadows graded violetsetup50mm
A tree on a red road against a cobalt skysetup50mm
An open window onto the sea with the curtain in chrome yellowsetup50mmthru glass
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Locations

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A Mediterranean harbourA terrace with a table under the sunA red road through treesAn open window over waterA market of fruit and flowers
REF

Explore the aesthetic

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About this brief

How do I photograph the Fauvism aesthetic?

Shoot the subjects Fauvism painted, in hard southern sun, then push the colour wrong in the grade.

Choose subjects you can taste or feel the sun on, shoot in hard light so shadows become shapes, then grade colour wrong on purpose: green in the face, red in the water, violet in the shade. Keep to three or four hues and let the rest stay raw. No soft light, no accurate colour and no full rainbow.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Fauvism photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. A harbour with boats at noon, colour pushed toward vermilion water and a viridian quay
  2. A face in hard sun with one side falling into green shadow
  3. A table of fruit, bread and wine on a terrace, shadows graded violet
  4. A tree on a red road against a cobalt sky
  5. An open window onto the sea with the curtain in chrome yellow
What lighting works for Fauvism photography?

Hard Mediterranean sun, high and direct, so shadows are solid shapes to fill with the wrong colour. No fill; let contrast be extreme. Grade toward a few saturated hues and let the rest go raw.

Light

Where should I shoot Fauvism photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

  1. A Mediterranean harbour
  2. A terrace with a table under the sun
  3. A red road through trees
  4. An open window over water
  5. A market of fruit and flowers
What wardrobe works for Fauvism photography?

Solid saturated colours that clash: vermilion, viridian, cobalt, chrome yellow; linen and cotton; a straw hat. No prints, no neutrals.

Wardrobe

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