How do I photograph the Liminal Space aesthetic?+
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
What shots should I get for a Liminal Space photo shoot?+
Capture: Wide shot of an empty pool, the painted surface visible, no water, no people, a single drain at center; Long corridor of a hotel or office building, the vanishing point dominant, no figures present; Interior of an abandoned shopping mall, the skylights still functioning, everything else stopped; Backrooms aesthetic shot: a yellow-carpeted room with drop ceiling and fluorescent panels, absolutely nothing else; Parking 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
Where should I shoot Liminal Space photography?+
Good locations include: Dead mall or closed shopping center, Hotel corridor during a weekday morning, Parking structure at minimum occupancy, Backrooms-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
