If You Are Lucky You Get Old, is a series by London based photographer Freya Najade. Najade travelled from the U.K. to the United States, to photograph retired senior citizens in their homes. Najade's approach to taking these photographs are brilliant. Not only is the focus on the subject itself, but also on the hanging wall pictures, furniture they sit on, and natural light.
I would assume that Najade primarily uses natural light through windows to lighten her subjects. I also would assume that Najade had her ISO set at 100-200 due to the sharp quality of her subjects. Lastly, the depth of field in Najade photographs are set so that the subject front and center is the main focus, but also the objects that are scattered in the background.
I really like Najade's photographs. I especially enjoyed the first photo of the women in the red dress with the horse portrait hanging above her. It is an unusual background, yet the woman sitting on a couch in a nice red dress is what makes the picture more unusual and enjoyable.
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