Photography: Corinne Day

Corinne Day was iconic for creating a 'grunge' style photography that was more hard-edged than the then-accepted styles of fashion photography. She was also the photographer who helped make Kate Moss the extremely successful model that she is. She was well-known for her more candid and personal photos of many of her sitters, who she maintained close relationships with.

Our objective for the end of the class was to have created a series of photos of a peer in conversation in the style of this series by Corinne Day of Kate Moss:

Capturing natural expression in photography when the person knows they are being photographed is incredibly difficult because with the presence of a camera there also comes a presence of self-awareness that can make the sitter look awkward or unnatural. This is why the job of a model is actually surprisingly challenging, and it is clear not everyone can do it. I found that my sitter, Natasha, was actually rather comfortable with talking and acting unaware of the camera and lights, and her expressions were pleasantly genuine and unhindered by a gawky awkwardness that is often present in other people I have photographed previously.