Family shoot

I have known Fiona, since I worked at Bike Scene and strangely enough our paths have crossed again.

She booked me for a family shoot on Sunday. It was nice to work with clients who simply have a laugh and relax. Fiona had quite specific idea and once we got the images then it was just the trouble of getting the fine details sorted.

Toni & Jay Whitby

On Saturday we covered Toni and Jay’s wedding. They are a lovely couple from Yorkshire who have connection to Whitby and because of this decided to get married there. Jay is in the military and you could tell, we all thought Gilly had a commanding voice… well! It was a fantastically busy Saturday in the height of spring and the weather was beautifully sunny day.

Photographing weddings in such a prominent place can be quite daunting, especially somewhere like Whitby, it got so busy that it was hard to wok out who where guests and who where tourists looking on. Luckily we all had new discovery shirts on and gave a very professional impression. I would like to wish them both the very best for the future and hope to be hearing from them soon.

7 models, 2 hair stylists, 2 clothing stylist, 1 make up artist, 1 videographer and me!

Sunday morning 9AM….. As if you would be at work at that time! We for those of you that know me well that’s quite usual for me, I think I am becoming a work addict and might need help.

There was a reason for this; I had been in discussions with Sally, who owns Kiwi Boutique in Guisborough. She wanted some images for her new online shop (www.kiwiboutique.co.uk) which is due to launch very soon.  So at the drop of a hat I had arranged seven models, two hair stylists, one make up artist and one videographer. Sometimes a team that large is very difficult to control but everyone agreed and turned up no worries and simply got on with the job – I like it when that happens. Sue

and Bernie of Be All You Can, who we share the building with where very good in letting us use another room other than the studio, as a green room, especially on their weekend off.

I have been wanting to another big shoot for a while, something I could get my teeth into. Ever since I had the tasted the stress, with the Angelic Bulldog shoot that we did

This seemed the perfect fix, so after everyone introducing themselves we kicked off and waited for the first few to be made up, have their hair done and styled. Then it was almost a continuous click for the rest of the day until we had finished the full range. Obviously a maccy d’s for lunch was in order but even that went down fast so we could continue.

This morning whilst I am writing this, it seems to be a blur exactly what went one yesterday!

Anyway I just want to say thank you to Sally and Steph of Kiwi Boutique, Carla and Sarah from Saks for the Hair, Gilly for her fantastic make up, Adam from New breed films for the videography and finally but certainly not least the models, Adele W, Kirsty, Carla, Sam, Adele C, Danielle and Shannon it was a pleasure working with all you.

Keep an eye out for the video edit of the day it’s coming soon!!!!!!!!

Good time memories.....

A few years ago I had a shop on Skinner Street, Whitby. North East Outdoor, it does surprise me of the number of people I meet and as soon as I tell them about the shop they recall it and what they bought. Strange how certain things stay with you and come back to you, Bike Scene is another example, and the number of people I have met recently that remember me from Bike Scene is daft!

We I closed the shop to safe guard the business against the recession, however it mean that running it internet only ( shameless plug discoveryphotography.co.uk) it gave me chance to follow a line of work that is fast becoming my career – photography.

I had half the shop as a photo gallery which seemed to open a few doors to kick start the path, however this is massively digressing and very boring for all you out there.

My shop was a few doors down from Bothams bakers and like most people in Whitby it seemed to be my favourite breakfast and lunchtime retreat. After a few months you kinda get to know the girls behind the counter and start to get some friendly banter, one that sticks in my mind is Carol, now having only had chat over a breakfast bun for a few years it was strange to be picking her up from Whitby to come for a model shoot with me. This came about because Michelle (one of my first models I ever worked with) is one of her close friends.  I had chatted to both of them on facebook about coming over for a shoot someday and that day was Saturday! However Michelle was starting her new job (congrats Michelle btw) so it ended up Carol and me. Gilly joined us back at the studio and after a quick cup of tea we started shooting, Carol had only ever done one shoot before for her 21^st, so to be in a studio was still a little strange for her and you tell she was nervous. However once our usual banter started between me and Gilly, she soon settled down and had some good fun. After all what’s the point of doing something if it isn’t fun?

I haven’t heard off  Carol yet so I hope she enjoyed the shoot and the liked the images, Gilly and me certainly did, I leave it far too long to do day shoots. Cant wait to work with her again, got loads more in mind to do! J

The shoot within a shoot.

Well, this blog is a little different in the sense that I am blogging about a shoot, but not about the model.

 Sometimes those images you capture while waiting for the model to be ready or those one off ones that just catch the shutter. Especially when I sometimes work with other photographers.

These images came from the Goth shoot that I did for Claries portfolio the other day, whilst working with Dave, need I say more? These images are priceless!

L'Oreal Competition

Carla asked if I would be wiling to take an image for her and friends to put into the L’Oreal competition.  They had arranged a model and had spent some time sorting the fantastic hair design they had come up with. A couple of shots later and there was the image. Printed and delivered today – turned round in record time. Good luck ladies!

Shoots and coffee

This was Anna’s second shoot,  Anna has been a friend for ages, her brother was friends with me at school. But now I am closer to her than Chris, again MSN and Facebook have a lot to answer to. Not that I’m saying I spend every second of everyday online chatting far to busy for that!

But its always nice to chat like humans you know face to face? Well I owe Anna a hell of a lot of posh coffee. So the best I could offer was for her to come round to the studio for a quick shoot and normal coffee