Dawn start to photograph Ait Ben Haddou lit from the East by the rising sun. This is a very familiar view to viewers of a certain class of film.<\/p>\n
We spent the morning mainly exploring the interiors of a couple of abandoned kasbahs – large multi-storey fortresses \/ homes again built around a central courtyard, but with the added challenge here of being built into a steep hillside. The light inside was fascinating, like in a slot canyon, with the interiors lit by small shafts of light reflected off other walls, being coloured rich reds and golds in the process. I finally made my Olympus 12mm f\/2 pay its way, as the perfect lens for the cramped conditions and low light levels.<\/p>\n
After lunch we set off to photograph a Moroccan family Lee had worked with before. The youngest daughter is very pretty, but I actually preferred my shots of the mother and older daughter, above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dawn start to photograph Ait Ben Haddou lit from the East by the rising sun. This is a very familiar view to viewers of a certain class of film. We spent the morning mainly exploring the interiors of a couple … Continue reading