To welcome everyone back to Bath for the new semester following christmas, a 1920's, prohibition-style fancy dress party was held at Fat Cumner's Grand Slam Speak Easy on South Avenue. A large range of illicit beverages were imbibed from out of teacups, and the stops were pulled out on a delicious selection of food courses. Everyone was dressed to the nines and I managed, through catcalls and whispered compliments, to lure the entire party piece by piece up to the attic, where varios light experiments using photosensitive technology and compact flourescent bulbs attached to shiny umbrellas were conducted upon them. The results are below...
Seriously though, it was a fantastic opportunity and everyone was fantastic in front of the camera. It seems dressing up makes all my already creative friends lose their reserve somewhat. Using brand a new lighting rig and backdrop purchased from the marvellous Mr Peer at the Pawnbroker shop on Lower Bristol Road, a flash and the faithful tammy 17-50 which serves me so well, the results from this, my first posed studio style photoshoot, were unexpectedly well received.
Thank you to everyone who was involved. I hope the 'old photo' rendition of the originals fits the bill.
Seriously though, it was a fantastic opportunity and everyone was fantastic in front of the camera. It seems dressing up makes all my already creative friends lose their reserve somewhat. Using brand a new lighting rig and backdrop purchased from the marvellous Mr Peer at the Pawnbroker shop on Lower Bristol Road, a flash and the faithful tammy 17-50 which serves me so well, the results from this, my first posed studio style photoshoot, were unexpectedly well received.
Thank you to everyone who was involved. I hope the 'old photo' rendition of the originals fits the bill.