A rainy day in Reading

So I had a try at street photography. Could not have picked a better day to try it out, it was raining heavy and the weather was miserable, but onwards and upwards we decided to carry on, so a friend and I set off to see what we could do.

We trudged around and tried a few things out from street scenes to an underpass and even the local’wildlife’ which just looked as miserable and fed up as we did.

Not the best of days to have a first crack at this genre but we gave it a go.

We even tried our hand at a silhouette in the underpass,one my favourite images from the day.

will we try it again….yes once the camera has dried out, and next time a better check on the weather forecast.

December 2, 2015 0

A look back

Has been a quite few weeks on the photography side, weather not the best and lots of other things going on.

Had a look through some old sessions that I have done before I started blogging or even had heard of WordPress.

So looking through the files I came across a set of images from a outdoor shot way back in November 2013, with Christine. The location was a long disused railway bridge, that the local ‘art types’ with their can of coloured paint spray have transformed into some quiet stunning graffiti works of art.

The site is quite unique and if you did not know of its location, you would not stumble across it by chance.

Keep meaning to go back one day but just never seam to get around to it. Hopefully the location has not changed too much…..one day soon.

November 14, 2015 0

Forgotten Images

OK so while going through some SD cards I came across a photo shoot that I did back in July 2015, fortunately it was just for myself with no end client, probably why they slipped my mind.

The model was a local girl, Charlotte (aka Lottie). Still fairly young bit really great to work with. Her parents came along as chaperone’s for the evening, and just like their daughter they were a great couple.

The location was Brookfields Cemetery in the Jewellery Quarter, seems like a strange place for a photo shoot, but it works, there is some great architecture and late in the evening the sun is low and you get some great light and shadows.

Any way, that will teach me to take them off the SD cards as soon as get back, could quote easily have formatted them and lost all the work, a big lesson to learn.

Hope you like the photos.

November 5, 2015 0

Ellie- A night in the studio

Been a while since my last blog. Recently carried out a studio shoot with Ellie, who you will see has bright blue hair….Again she was a very nice model to work with, very easy going and not put off by the strange requests that I had, involving screaming her head off as loud as she could. Needless to say that that image did not work so it will not be appearing on these pages any-time soon, maybe for another day with another model.

We used a variety of locations in the studio from a bright wall in the entrance to a few backdrops, and even managed to get a chair into the action. I would mention that it must be an age related issue that when I asked Ellie to pose as ‘Christine Keeler’ on the chair I was met with blank expression, however when this was explained as to the pose she went for it, slightly adapted…..

Still a very good night was had and between us we managed to get some good images, certainly somebody I will like to work with again in the future.

Equipment used on the night was a Canon EOS60D with a 50mm f1.8 lens. Lighting was by using the modelling light, with a reflector where required.

October 29, 2015 0

Immogen

Another studio shoot with a new model that I had not worked with before.

So let me introduce you to Immogen..who’s normally seen flying the skies from Birmingham airport as she, for her day job, works for a local airline as an air stewardess.

So for the evening I used the main studio, with just one light and kept the modelling light on, rather than use the flash head.

Attached to the studio there is a small cafe, as we were working late this was closed and empty, so instead of letting it lie unused we tried a few shots up there, carefully carrying the light up from the studio.

A good night was had and I look forward to working with Immogen again the future.

Camera used for the night was my Canon EOS60D with my faithful 50mm f1.8 lens, might be a cheap lens, bit produces some great images.

October 18, 2015 0

A night with Tanya

Last week I did a photo shoot with a local model, Tanya. I had not worked with her before, but hopefully will in the near future. I have included a few images form teh night, with Tanya looking stunning in a faux fur coat, and yes, she had clothes on underneath

September 22, 2015 0