Fashion Shoot with Jenny Eve & (MUA) Charlotte Brookes

February 23, 2016 in Studio, Photo Shoot

At the end of January I got together with Jenny Eve and Charlotte Brookes to shoot some fashion images in the studio. We all had a great time and we are all really happy with the images that resulted.

I did a few things different on this shoot, mostly to try a few things and to make it easier to work as a team whilst shooting on set.

The first thing was tethering, whilst I do tether it tends to be for still life or product work rather than portrait or other shoots but I think that will change. It was great to have images to preview on a large 27" monitor and also have someone else watching the images and looking for things that need fixing (Hair, Makeup etc) making it much easier to work as a team on set and amazingly I didn't trip over the tether cable once.

Possibly the most daunting and new was recording parts of the shoot with a Sony Action Cam mounted to my Canon 5D2 for a first person perspective video. This is new to me but I have seen it done before and have to give a nod to a fellow photographer Clay Cook for the idea, thanks for sharing how you go about rigging up the video camera Clay. As you can see the Action Cam can controlled via wireless and app on tablet (or phone). You will find the video at the end of this post and I will say it's a new experience shooting like this but I do plan to do more and refine the video edits as I go.

#sony #actioncam mounted on #canon 5d2 with errr parts of the rest of the studio. #mcgiver #bts #video

"#sony #actioncam mounted on #canon 5d2 with errr parts of the rest of the studio. #mcgiver #bts #video"

It felt good to be creating images in the studio again after the Christmas/New-years break and I want to say thank you to Jenny and Charlotte for working with me and allowing me to geek out a bit with the video camera set-up.

The next time I record a shoot I will capture more footage to make it easier to make a shorter video .. say what!? ... the more you have to work with the easier editing a final piece together is and yes I found out the hard way this time round.

Some BTS images of make-up and hair and images from the shoot.

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Here we go... the 1st Person BTS video.

Thank you for reading.
Rick

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Lisa & Craig Johnson - Their Wedding Day at the Swettenham Arms

October 23, 2015 in Wedding

On July 11th I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Lisa & Craig, what a great day it was.

Before The Day...

A few months before the wedding day I meet Lisa and Craig at the venue (The Swettenham Arms) to confirm what they were looking for and to get an idea of the venue/location as well as meet the staff at the venue.

During this meeting I had a good look around and took some reference photos to plan for group shots as well as consider how I would shoot the day/ceremony knowing it was to be held outside. Of course since I had the camera on me I took a few photos of Craig and Harry whilst Lisa was speaking to the venue owners.

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The Wedding Day...

For the wedding day I was assigned to document the day in a candid/photo-journalistic style with very few posed portraits/shots. I like to work in this way as it's a huge change from the normal portrait work I will do in studio or on location.

I had some time before guests started to arrive and used it to grab some detail shots and introduce myself to the staff at the venue.

As the guest started to arrive I photographed them as they met with family, friends and the groom before the brides arrival.

With every one in place it was time for the beautiful bride Lisa to arrive in style by way of Rolls Royce. She was walked to ceremony area outside by her farther.

With the brides arrival, family and friends present it was time for the ceremony to go ahead. I could not of asked for better light on the day. Some family members gave beautiful speeches before we all got to see Lisa & Craig become husband and wife, during which some laughs and great moments ensued. What a great couple.

After the ceremony the celebrations started. Group and family shots were covered before we all headed inside for the meal and the evening celebrations.

A great day was had celebrating a great moment for Lisa and Craig. Thank you for letting me be part of your wedding day and I wish you all the best for your futures together.

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Rick

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Flagrant Angel - Band

August 08, 2015 in Client Work, Band, Music

Back in June I had the pleasure of working with Flagrant Angel in the studio for group and individual promo shots for the band. If you have not heard these guys play then keep an eye open for upcoming gigs, well worth attending.

We spent a few hours working through a few different sets to provide the band with a range of images to promote themselves for upcoming gigs and band activities on social media.

First up was the individual portraits on a clean and simple grey seamless, this way it's about the person and not the background.

After the individual portraits we moved on to the group shots. I wanted to give both the band and myself options for promo material from the group shots, which is why you will see negative space on some images which can have text and logos place over or be used for a poster to advertise an upcoming gig.

We started on the white seamless set then moved to a simple one light set-up for something more dramatic.

If you or your band are looking for promo images/portraits either in studio or on location get in touch.

Thank you Ellen, Steve, Mike, Luke and Adam for working with me, I had a blast. Catch you at your next gig.

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Rick

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Personal Work: The 1st Shoot in the new studio.

June 11, 2015 in Personal Work, Studio, Portrait

The studio opening day was looming being only 1 week away but I could not wait until after then to shoot in the space, not to mention I had picked up paint rollers and hammers more often than a camera over the last 2 months whilst getting the studio ready.

So I contacted my good friend and sometimes assistant Mark Boadey and we arranged a shoot. I wanted mark to shoot also as he helped me get the space ready... seriously when I outgrow this space and move to a larger one Mark will be commissioned to build me a cyc wall (aka infinity cove) and I will probably just get in the way as normal.

Thank you Mark for your help and support.

Of course to shoot you need somebody to stand on set looking good, sure you can buy a mannequin but the conversation is crap. Thankfully we were able to book Dee who was great to work with and looked great at any angle in any light. Thank you Dee for an enjoyable first shoot in the studio.

Below are some images from the shoot. It felt good to start getting a feel for the space (and pick up the camera) and to also finally realise I now have a studio.... holy S**T what have I done :).

I am back in the space this Saturday to work on a few white seamless sets ready for a band shoot later this month. On to the images.

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Started with the worlds most comfortable chair, Dee and a 28" silver beauty dish on set. Oh and some Laminate floor.

Then it was time to roll out the Grey seamless and try a few different looks.

Grabbed a shot of Mark whilst he stood in to test light. As well as an hilarious shot of him wearing Dee's fringe.

I then set-up using 2 lights and some gels in the studios meeting corner.

The last set of the day was white seamless.

Now the space is open I can not wait to get to work in it. The space has plenty of potential and I am looking forward to finding out what I can produce over the coming months.

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Rick

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