Interview with Louise Mason
Meet the Photographer
Please start with a quick intro—your name, where you're based, and what kind of photography you do.?
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Louise Mason is based out of New York, Philadelphia and sometimes travels to Los Angeles for work. She is a fine art, architecture, fantasy, fashion, self-portrait and occasionally event photographer, as well as a cinematographer. In
addition to the camera, she is a fashion and costume designer as well as a model and actress.
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✦ Style & Identity
What’s your signature as a photographer?
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A sense of mystery, sadness, tension, texture, detail, elegance and suspense with strong colors.
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How would you describe your visual style in 3 words?
Bold. Edgy. Reserved.
What’s a photo you’re most proud of, and why?
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Right now, I am most proud of my film still for my feature film Sewing a Nightmare. It has been published in many magazines. I love movie stills.​
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✦ Process & Perspective
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What’s the most unexpected thing photography has taught you?
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Photography has taught me how different one person’s perspective is from another.
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How do all your areas of creative expertise merge with each other?
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It’s all in the details of the subject matter and the suspenseful vibes in the atmosphere. Whether I’m photographing a sculpture in a very detailed flowy dress or designing a flowy dress collection for myself to model in a magazine or wear as a costume in a film it’s about giving those details their own energy and expressiveness.
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✦ Personal Reflection
What’s one truth about your creative journey that’s stayed with you?
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Always staying true to myself.
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