Still January

January was quite a productive month.  A few days after shooting the Lancashire Coats a few friends and I had a night out round Blackburn.  I had sort of pre-visualised a shot that I wanted to try and so off we went to a back alley.

I have to admit I have got in to the habit of planning shots and collating ideas.  These are kept in a little A5 notebook that is pretty much always with me.

In there are notes on techniques, sample images, film data even a bit of journal.  The other thing that I do is sketch out ideas and lighting diagrams.

Yesterday I talked about the essay leading you rather than you leading the essay sometimes a shot does exactly the same.  It's easy drawing a lighting diagram away from the location. When you do get on site sometimes things just alter.  I suppose I should do some more research rather than relying on memory but hey ho!

So here is a posh selfie shot and the lighting diagram so you can see the difference!

Autumn Morning





One from the archives!  The Lamp & The Light

What a gorgeous morning!  Shame I don't have time today to go out with the camera.  Let's hope there are more like it!  In fairness I did manage to get a couple of shots.

Yesterday afternoon was spent on a portrait shoot for a client.  Instead of being the traditional studio shoot we decided on a location session with a special treatment added to the resulting images to fit in with the decor of the clients home. 

The session went very well with a a variety of shots that I am sure the client will enjoy.