Name: Elizabeth Kazda
Picture title: Torn Paper Landscape
Nationality: American
Occupation: Artist / City Council Member

Elizabeth:
‘Working in my home studio, I took some white textured paper and tore it into jagged strips. I arranged the strips to resemble a mountain landscape, and then attached them to a thin piece of wood suspended from a clamp. With a grid and desaturated green gel attached, an off-camera flash was used to light and colour the paper. With the camera in multiple-exposure mode, I lit the strips from the side and back – this accentuated their texture and formed strong highlights and shadows, creating the appearance of a rocky landscape. This image is the result of two exposures. I have photographed white paper strips before, but I have always used a mix of colours in my composition. I was inspired by the CUPOTY CHALLENGE to develop a dynamic composition centred around one dominant colour.’

Technical information:
Nikon D850
Tamron 28-300mm
ISO 50
f/13
1/60sec
Accessories: Tripod, remote release, gridded off-camera flash with colour gels. 
Post processing: The Raw image was edited in Lightroom with basic adjustments made. Photoshop was used to remove small spots.

Facebook: beth.kazda