“My goal is to capture something unique and
expressive, which will hopefully motivate the audience to
feel something intended,” Fascione says of his work.
In Fracture, a collaborative piece achieved with model
Julie Karn (@julie_karn) and makeup artist Petra Pi
(@petra._mua), Fascione chisels beauty from “an otherwise
cold and stoic” façade. The lens becomes a masonry tool
for sculpting the “stonework” of the subject’s visage,
achieving a stark yet alluring aspect. Maintaining a dark
set while shooting is paramount, as Fascione relies on a
single mobile light to achieve his desired contrast.
“One of my favourite lighting techniques is using a
handheld LED or fluorescent light (such as a ring light)
with my left hand, and shooting my camera with my
right,” reveals Fascione, “I will then move the light around
and find exactly what angles and distances the light works
best with on the subject.”
In addition to his experimental portraiture and headshot
work, Fascione’s freelance photography also includes
weddings. “The most difficult aspect of my work would
have to be shooting an event or wedding where I have no
control over the light source,” he admits, “It’s hard to become
creatively stimulated when you are stuck using the same
settings over and over again just to make the photos ‘work’.”
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