My ultimate dream is to live somewhere in California one day, maybe in a little apartment on Venice Beach, or a house in Echo Park. I've visited Cali three times previously and each time I fall a little deeper in love with everything about it. I always take thousands of photos, and some of those have gone onto be in my shows and exhibitions and end up hanging on someone's wall. It's definitely a place of inspiration for me, and for so long I was convinced that I could never replicate those dreamy Californian hues and warm colours in my work back in NZ.
So, I decided to set myself a challenge and took a walk around my neighbourhood when the sun was shining and the light was warm. My mission was to replicate, as best as I could, that distinct Californian look in my photos. These pairings will be featured in a collection that I'm currently working on, and I think they came out great!
That warm yellow light is crucial in order to create the look I was after, but I also knew that extra warmth could be added to the images in post-production. I'm especially pleased to have found an amazingly retro orange caravan down a little dead-end street. By adjusting the colours in the third pairing, I was able to manipulate the orange of the caravan exterior to be more of a lemon yellow colour, a sneaky trick but super helpful for instances like this.
Although Wellington is not California, it's nice to know that I can somewhat replicate that look and produce work that I'm really pleased with. I'm super excited to share my new collection soon, as it's probably my favourite so far, capturing the unique interiors and exteriors of homes, with a retro 1960s / 1970s focus.
Bella 🌼
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