Capturing in the Rain

Wow – you’d never now there was a drought on!

Assistant Steve and I arrived on the location fully expecting our new client to postpone the shoot due the constant rain. Trouble was, a lot of people had come from for a group shot and it really wasn’t going to happen on another day in the foreseeable future – so we drew on the British Grit mentality and got on with it. We decided to do the group picnic shot under the Union Jack brolly, we only had the one Union brolly, so we shot it in different positions and this is image presently being photoshopped in the graphics department. (I’ll post it when it done)

Fun was had by everyone in spite of of the weather and we achieved some great shots, mainly around the stables where we found a bit of shelter from the rain. When push comes to shove, it challenges like these that push ones boundaries and I reckon we got some interesting images we wouldn’t normally get !

Below are a few rain soaked snaps from Steve’s iPhone and a few of my finished images. By the way our new client is promoting the official British Showjumping Clothing for the 2012 Olympic year. Enjoy, we did! H.

Harry "thinking in the rain"

Harry “thinking in the rain”

The Wet Group Shot Picnic Scene

A very wet and cold Harry

Cree the Horse

The girls laughing at Cree the Horse

Jacket Shot

Laughing under the brolly

Sheltering with Cree

Portrait, Bowcliffe Hall – Image of the Month – April 2012

Jonathan Turner, owner of Bowcliffe Hall near Wetherby has been overseeing the renovations of his luxury serviced offices. Part of the PR to promote sales was to photograph Jonathan, who I found to be a rather relaxed character. I’ve hopefully reflected this in his portrait. Thanks for looking, Harry.

New Bond Street – Image of the Month – March 2012

Street photography is really great fun and good for a photographers sole! This shot of a window display came from a brief subtitled “Inspirational Mayfair”. I took loads of images and it just waits to be seen wether this one is selected – I really like it. Thanks for looking, Harry.

Rizues Comedy Face Time

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It’s always fun to ask someone to “Do their Comedy Face” for a snap – you never know what you’ll get in response!!!

Here’s what the the team of clients, models, art director, makeup artist and photographer threw up on a Rizues Workwear shoot.

Waterhouse Square, London – Image of the Month – February 2012

This is the spectacular reception/atrium area of 2 Waterhouse Sq. I produced images of every facet of this building (quite a few around the atrium) for DTZ’s book and brochure. This nighttime shot certainly stood out in the series for me. I love the balance of colour, brightness and contrast! Harry.

Danny Mitchel – European Cage Fighting Champion

 

Danny in action with a head kick

I’ve just taken some promotional portraits for K2 Fightgear of Danny Mitchel (European Champion) and Duane Harper (Black Belt, Head Instructor). For all their mean looks they are a really friendly and fun set of guys – I pushed Danny hard to get the kick shot just right in the camera and his patience was much appreciated! H

Danny in action with a head kick

Duane Harper

Danny Mitchel

Danny and Duane with K2′s Omar

4 x 4 x 3 !!! – “three out of four ain’t bad”

Three out of four of these stunningly printed photo panels are from my recent shoots for Caldene, Harry Hall and Tottie. Mounted in my clients lobby, they look stunning – if I say so myself. Had to get a quick iPhone shot of them as a record! H.

Rhiannon, A/W 2011 Poster – Image of the Month – January 2012

Shot in the summer and on release now is this soft tranquil poster image of Rhiannon. It’s a good example of placing the sun as a back-light and using a simple warm silver reflector to light up the subject. It emphasises a feeling of depth and helps mute the colours of the grass for that natural autumn look. We got some fantastic shots during this campaign and I had a great time shooting it, thanks to all who had a hand in it. Harry.

Jodhpurs, Jackets, Jumpers.

Keeping it bright, clean and efficient is key to a good catalogue photo-shoot. This week we just completed an intensive three days where it was full steam ahead for myself on camera and computer, Katie on hair and makeup, Steve on lighting and tea, Christine, Caroline and Alice on styling and satumas. Heather, Hannah, Helen, Lanna and Simone on modelling and biscuits. Last but not least client Richard on the phone and whip!

Elastic Ingenuity

I had a near disaster on a shoot of a commercial property in London – my camera tore the thread from it’s base and the connection plate, rendering me unable to put the camera on the tripod. I was really lucky the camera didn’t smash on the ground, the camera strap just managed to catch on the tripod handle.

I was shooting long exposures and night time scenes, my client had just popped off for half an hour and I was panicking. My solution was a local Rymans and the strongest elastic bands they had. I used six bands to attach the tripod plate to the camera base – which did the job, phew!!! The only compromise was I couldn’t get to most of the controls on the camera back! Got to say if it wasn’t for the bands smothering my camera my client wouldn’t have been non the wiser. H.