Light Experiments (2020) — Raspberry Blossom Productions

Light Experiments (2020)

These photos came from an exploration of different lighting techniques in the spring of 2020. These techniques included, among others, portrait lighting, colored light, and drag shutter photography.

Christian Ocana poses as Danny Phantom, the main protagonist of a Nickelodeon show from the early 2000s. Ocana fondly remembers the show and watching it as a child.

(from left to right) Ellie Cruz, Tessa McGuire, and Xochi-Maria Ramos-Lara pose as the titular Powerpuff Girls from Cartoon Network's show.

(from left to right) MaryBeth Thomas, Ariana Reid, and Quince Mobley pose as characters from Cartoon Network's Adventure Time.

Salem Burtner poses for a portrait with their hands wrapped. Burtner has been wanting to get more involved with boxing, but cites a mindset of toxic masculinity within the sport as the source of their hesitation.

Ronan Lilley poses for a portrait with their camera in hand.

Ellie Cruz poses for a portrait with her guitar. "It's always been about men. If I asked you to name the ten greatest musicians of all time, how many of them would be women?" Cruz said of the sexism within music.

Tessa McGuire poses for a portrait with her Nintendo Switch. "I have literally given up on going to GameStop anymore," McGuire said of her negative experiences within the gaming community.

Leo Bautista poses for a portrait with a keyboard. Bautista is a computer science major, which is a predominantly cishet white male industry.

Aysha Diallo poses for a portrait with a vinyl record. Diallo is the station manager at 89.3 WXYC Chapel Hill, UNC's student-led radio station.

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