Bak To Skool
August 29, 2011 by 4 Comments
Sunshine On A Rainy Day (Well A Little!!)
June 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This week I took delivery of a new piece of kit that I had been scouting around for for quite some time, a Bowen’s Gemini strobe together with a Travelpak. I’d been keeping an eye on several of these over the past few months but they always seemed to attract a high price on EBay. They say patience is a virtue and it certainly was in this case as I managed to pick up a set in great condition for a really good price so I was a very happy chappy 🙂 . As a guy with a new toy I was dying to try them out and was lucky enough to have a shoot with Eve set up for the following weekend. I have worked with Eve several times now (link to last shoot) and I’m always delighted with the images we produce and this time proved to be no exception. We headed for the coast on what proved to be a rather dull and overcast day and quickly abandoned the bikini shots we had in mind (this is the NE coast of England!!) and Plan B was to shoot something a little more commercial / fashion style. During the course of the morning we shot at 3 different locations, interspersed with get warm and bacon sandwich stops. There was a bit of a breeze blowing in from the sea so I was extra careful to make sure that the light stand was well weighted down with some strategically placed rocks to prevent the whole thing blowing over. With a 1m 10cm Brollybox attached I was able to shoot at about f5.6 to f8 with the 400W strobe on about 3/4 power. Recycling time was pretty good at about 2 seconds and the power meter had hardly moved after shooting a couple of hundred shots, so all round I was really happy with the way it performed and the quality of light it produced. As always Eve was an absolute pleasure to work with, great fun but also totally professional. I really like the feel of these images and look forward to using the kit again on future projects I have planned for the summer, considering adding a second strobe too for some ideas I have.
Tripping The Light Fantastic
June 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Boho Calendar Shoot
December 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I recently had the pleasure of shooting an image for the Boho Model Agency Calendar. A total of 12 photographers and 12 models were there for the day in what turned out to be a very positive experience, there was a great sense of support and collaboration from all involved. It was also good to meet up with people whose work I had seen on line and finally be able to put a face to the moniker. The theme for the whole calendar was white, I was teamed up with model Jenny Clewlow for the shoot which was great as we had already worked together and had a good rapport going. The shot involved several different elements which would hopefully come together to make the final image, a dynamic pose, strong backlighting, smoke, wind and metres of flowing material!! As you can imaging this wasn’t a one take deal and it took us a while to get the shot we wanted, but looking back I’m really happy with the result. Big thank you to all at Banana, the models and togs involved who all contributed to what proved to be an excellent day.
Eric Murphy Exhibition, Banana Studio, Newcastle
December 2, 2010 by 1 Comment
On Sunday I had a drive up to Newcastle to see the latest project of Banana Studio’s main man Eric Murphy. Despite the weather there was a good turn out and it was good to catch up with a few familiar faces. His latest project was a series of portraits of some “colourful” people from the area, shot in their natural habitat. The results were an eye catching range of images that were full of interest and character, there was lots to admire in the creativity and technical ability that had gone into the making of these images, the processing was really cool too. If you want to see more of the images from the day click here. All images copyright Eric Murphy.