Archive for March, 2007
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007Our job as wedding photographers at Breathe, is to look for something unique on the day. A scene, an emotion, light falling in an interesting pattern upon the couple and so on. All weddings are special and with the added benefit of some incredibly powerful scenery, this had all the hallmarks of a fabulous day’s […]
South African wedding day 1: The Braai
Friday, March 30th, 2007In these parts a BBQ is referred to as a braai (pronounced br-eye). It was stag do part two for groom to be Graham Chapple, as his South African buddies saw this as an opportunity to welcome him ‘home.’ Invited by Graham’s good friend and local, Coen, we set off for a river bank somewhere not too […]
South African wedding day 1: Heia
Friday, March 30th, 2007The Heia Safari Ranch in Muldersdrift is 45 minutes from Johannesburg’s airport, but what a difference those few miles make. When you fly into Heathrow, looking down, it’s never quite apparent where London ends and other towns start. They simply merge together. The first thing that struck me about Johannesburg is the city and sprawling townships seem to extend to a […]
A South African wedding
Thursday, March 29th, 2007I think it would be fair to say that we get to know the couples we photograph at weddings fairly well - and that’s advantageous. As photographers, our professional task is to document an extremely personal and intimate event. Knowing our couples then, is an essential ingredient for the successful execution of such an important commission. […]
Art postcards
Saturday, March 17th, 2007My thanks to renowned bodypainter, Emma Cammack for an opportunity to collaborate on a joint project to produce a set of exhibition prints, postcards, posters and t-shirts featuring body and facepainted models against colourful backdrops. Emma has worked on a variety of projects over the past 12 years; films, commercials, publicity stunts, advertising shoots, fashion editorial and celebrity parties, […]
Pipes
Friday, March 16th, 2007I have a full day’s photo shoot today on location. And last night, as my head head hit the pillow and sleepy thoughts started to consume me, travel logistics began to run through my mind for the following morning. Had I packed enough lighting, must remember battery spares, was there a reflector in the car, oh, and must must must remember to grab […]
Bishops Green community photographs
Thursday, March 15th, 2007We started work today on an exhibition about a regeneration project in West Berkshire, which will see the redevelopment of a whole estate in a village called Bishops Green. The community that live on the Ashlands Estate will gradually be rehoused in new properties where once pre-fabricated housing stood. The original housing was built just after World War 2 […]
Prawns or flowers?
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Now there’s a dilemma. My local supermarket has taken to announcing all product lines as fit for a Mothering Sunday treat with the impending weekend festivities. Some gifts seem more fitting than others though don’t they? Or do all marketing managers now think we have lost our consumer senses? A bottle of fine wine yes, flowers […]
Sky, who needs it? I do!
Thursday, March 8th, 2007It’s a week now since NTL, Virgin Media (whatever they’re now called) and Sky, started their playground spat and disconnected me from basic Sky channels. What no Simpsons? However will I get through the week? Oh well, I still have my footy I suppose, my movies and various other bits and bobs. But if this […]
The Stag Party
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007My mate Graham. Well, what are we going to do to you?! It’s his stag party this coming weekend. Now usually of course the age old stag tradition is to watch the chap drink himself into oblivion, dress him in something like the YMCA construction worker uniform, drive him to Dover, whereupon we duly chain him to a container, that’s bound for […]
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