Alicia

• Photographer
  Chloe Aftel, United States
• Website
  http://www.chloeaftel.com

Taken on Polaroid Fade to Black film.

I began film school five years ago with the hope of creating new worlds filled with beauty and emotion through the medium of moving pictures. My education showed me that the insight and control I sought was not possible in large-scale movie-making. During my free time in school, however, I decided to experiment with staging still photos that told the types of dramatic stories I envisioned. In the process, I taught myself to shoot, light, compose, and print my own images.

My work initially consisted of one-frame movie stills, but after I graduated film school, I evolved into less production design-heavy, but still highly evocative, scenes with a strong narrative. I pursued a still photography career with all my energy and ambition, working any day job I could until I had enough clients to go free-lance full-time. I prefer to shoot with Polaroid film. With each shot and each subject, I strive to capture an effortless sensuality and intimacy, focusing on the precise moment the image took place.