Hair bear bunch

James.  Owner of the finest barnet in all of Kent closely by mum and sister.

I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with friends and playing a series of increasing complex games with obscure rules (which I suspect James made up as we went along).  Such is the life of a photographer ;-)

James has the most magnificent hair which seems to have a life of its own.  I caught this shot on Sunday morning in a series of James as he turned to spot what I was up to.  I love the expression.

If you get the title reference I salute you ;-)

pete

Brief Encounter

Shooting on location offers a totally different set of challenges to studio work - the owners of the location for example.

But for this vintage travel shoot at the old railway station in Rayne the owner couldn't have been more accommodating.  He's taken the old station , restored it and turned it into a fabulous cafe.  For a number of reasons it's been featured in the national press and so he was keen to find out what Charlotte and myself were up to.

So on the promise of sending him a few shots we were warmly welcomed to continue on our shoot (we'd timed it to coincide with closing time - you have to respect peoples business) and he could not have been more supportive.

Charlotte took the whole shoot in her stride and really embraced the story we were telling and my Lencarta kit fought the bright sunshine and won.

Nice cup of tea while you wait?

pete

Train delay

Miss C is going to have a long wait for a train at this particular station - it was decommissioned decades ago and is now part of the Flitch Way cycle route and sports a fine cafe.

But for our purposes it was spot on - recreating the gold age of travel and the story of a 1940's glamorous female traveller awaiting her next adventure.

Miss C rocks the vintage look and I've had this luggage (with vintage style travel stickers) for ages looking for the right location and the right model.  The right things come together eventually.

Train delays?  Nothing changes.

pete

Think bike!

I love to shot people - they are my favourite subject by far but it is a good idea to vary your photography if you want to remain creative.

I spotted this location when I was on a ride last week and decided to combine a great location with an opportunity to shoot something different to my normal portraits.

I wanted to create an image useable in a mountain bike ad - with the idea of taking a mountain bike and putting it in a very concrete environment.  I used my Lencarta lightning gear to pick out the bike from the front and to light it from the rear and they worked beautifully.  In hindsight I might have bought a third light to help pick out the saddle but that's for another time.

Saddle up ;-)

pete

Sounds like a plan

For this shot of the rather glamorous Laura Laura, Charli the make up artist and myself had already planned it as a black & white shot.

Charli chose the make up that would still create a great punch when converted to black and white and Laura chose a hat that would contrast with her dress.  I chose the background again to help with providing contrast.

I think we chose well.

pete