Editing process of a handful of photos in my Fort regent photos collection for my upcoming photobook.

Fort Regent, what was once an iconic leisure centre, full of excitement and fun, is now a mere fossil of the past. While it remains open, Fort Regent hasn’t received much attention for the past few years, the hallways and corridors which used to have echoes of children laughing and cheering are now silent. The jungle gym which used to be full of children, empty. And all the cafe’s and restaurants, closed. Fort Regent, since it peaked many years ago, has only declined and will likely never reach the point it used to be at ever again. I wanted to go up and take some photos to revisit some old memories and to show the aging of the fort.

The sign above is my best example, the moss on it has been collecting for decades and started to cover some of the words too, I adjusted the colours a little to exaggerate this. In addition I made sure the trees behind it were visible too, to give off a more dead look. Of course I changed the lighting levels to bring the sign out more and darken everywhere else as it is the main subject.

I wanted to darken this image to bring the coloured light out more, this light would constantly change colour and I always used to like it, so I wanted this photo to show that.

This is a collection of posters, about shows and events that would take place at the fort, since not many things have happened lately a lot of these posters are very old. I wanted to darken this image and make it look like a torch is being shined on the posters, to almost make it look as if the viewer is looking into an old dusty cupboard full of old pictures.

I wanted to make the lights in the hallway brighter and more vibrant, to reflect that of how I remember them when I was younger. I also remember the very dark ceiling and a bunch of random tools and gear left out in the hallways.

I made sure to zoom in on the party room, and to make the entrance slightly darker. This was in attempt to convey the idea that the room has not been lit for a very long time because the party rooms are, as far as I know, not used very much these days.