Notes from the coast

Four mornings, one tripod and a lot of wind. What we learned shooting the Atlantic in late summer.

Most of our work starts long before the camera comes out. We return to the same places in different seasons, at different hours, and keep notes on where the light falls and when the wind drops. By the time we set up, we usually know exactly which frame we are waiting for.

For this series we worked with a single body and two primes. Keeping the kit small forces decisions earlier, and it means we can walk further. Most frames were made in the first forty minutes after sunrise, before the contrast gets hard.

In post we keep things deliberately simple: white balance, a gentle curve, local dodging and burning, and that's it. If a photograph needs more than that, it usually was not the right photograph.

The full-resolution files from this series are available on our downloads page, and prints can be ordered through the contact form.