OUR APPRENT ICE says…

We began our shoot at the harbour on Holy Island, overlooking Lindisfarne Castle. Although it was late afternoon the light was still quite harsh, so David suggested either trying to capture close-ups of colours and textures around the boatyard (which would have benefited from the hard light) or shooting an image that included both the castle and elements of local culture, to provide a sense of place. With this shot we managed to combine both of these approaches – the textures on the poles and the boats, and in the grass, make the most of the hard lighting, but not at the expense of the wider landscape. I decided to crop it square to focus the viewer’s attention on the castle, which I placed bang in the middle of the frame.