2008 China Summer

Casual snapshots of a Chinese summer around 2008: dappled shade, faded warm colours and softly glowing highlights. Bamboo chairs, palm-leaf fans, ice pops, corner-shop freezers, iron bunk beds, old CRT monitors and bus interiors, with people in short sleeves, shorts and sandals. Portraits, street scenes, interiors and still life all work, like a print from an old compact camera.

Usage: Start with hazy summer snapshot, , then the person's look and clothes, action and position, background, and end with light (e.g. Soft dappled daylight and faded warm colors give a nostalgic compact-camera appearance.).