01 LightPractical fluorescent or institutional lighting only the greenish cast of fluorescent is constitutive of the liminal space aesthetic; do not correct it with gels or in post
02 WardrobeInvisible if a person is present they should be wearing something so ordinary as to be functionally absent; the space is the subject
Remove every personal object from the frame and shoot on a wide lens (21mm or 24mm) the uncanny quality of liminal space is produced by the combination of the familiar spatial typology and the total absence of human trace or personal expression
Dead mall or closed shopping centerHotel corridor during a weekday morningParking structure at minimum occupancyBackrooms-appropriate industrial or commercial interior
The place between places: emptied of purpose, full of feeling.
Remove every personal object from the frame and shoot on a wide lens (21mm or 24mm) the uncanny quality of liminal space is produced by the combination of the familiar spatial typology and the total absence of human trace or personal expression
Director's note
What shots should I get for a Liminal Space photo shoot?+
Leave with every frame on this list.
Shot list
01Wide shot of an empty pool, the painted surface visible, no water, no people, a single drain at center
02Long corridor of a hotel or office building, the vanishing point dominant, no figures present
03Interior of an abandoned shopping mall, the skylights still functioning, everything else stopped
04Backrooms aesthetic shot: a yellow-carpeted room with drop ceiling and fluorescent panels, absolutely nothing else
05Parking garage ramp at 3am, fluorescent overhead, no cars, the concrete sweeping to an unseen level
What lighting works for Liminal Space photography?+
Practical fluorescent or institutional lighting only the greenish cast of fluorescent is constitutive of the liminal space aesthetic; do not correct it with gels or in post
Light
Where should I shoot Liminal Space photography?+
Scout these before anything else.
Locations
01Dead mall or closed shopping center
02Hotel corridor during a weekday morning
03Parking structure at minimum occupancy
04Backrooms-appropriate industrial or commercial interior
What wardrobe works for Liminal Space photography?+
Invisible if a person is present they should be wearing something so ordinary as to be functionally absent; the space is the subject
Wardrobe
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