Here are the rest of the photos from my photoshoot with Sarah and her sister Lucy.
FHM eat your heart out…
You wouldn’t guess that Lucy was rather shy and unsure at the beginning of the photoshoot…
Photoshoot with Sarah (Studio 2)
One of my favourite muses, Sarah, had asked me to do a photoshoot for her sister. Those are coming soon, but in the mean time, now online – here are some of my favourites of Sarah from the shoot.
This first photo is an updated headshot to add to Sarah’s portfolio, as she’s doing more theatre and film these days.
At the end of the shoot, Lucy took the camera to get a few photos of the photographer with his muse :)
Acting Headshot for Laura
The first portrait/headshot photoshoot I’ve done since December (which was one of my best ever, before my photo-mojo went walkabout).
Laura was at St. John’s, and is one of the stars of BBC’s Wannabes.
As with the Selwyn chapel candle-lit photos, huge thanks to Greg for his reflector skills in helping me get the golden lighting for these photos :)
Here are two processed photos that Laura chose as headshots:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Madrid
I’ve not really taken many photos in the last few months, but a spur-of-the-moment trip to Madrid was a great way to get my photo-mojo back in gear. While there were few photogenic subjects in the city, the Botanic Gardens contained a wealth of stunning visual treats. I also put together another Colour & Form montage from the Botanic Gardens .
Purple Pansies
Close-up of Purple Iris
Water droplets on a leaf
Textured bark of bonsai tree
Water droplets on red bonsai leaf
Water droplets on bonsai leaf
Orchids
Balloon Art
I was commissioned to photograph the Cambridge University Jewish Ball, where one of the entertainers, David Crofts, created the most incredible balloon art I’ve ever seen. Some of the creations shown on his website have to be seen to be believed.
Monkey and palm tree
David Crofts, with Tigger and flower
CUCDW Dance Show – Beauty
For about the 5th year now, I took photos of the Cambridge University Contemporary Dance Workshop’s annual dance show at the ADC theatre. However, this year, for the first time, I was also performing in the show, with the Cambridge University Acrobatic Rock’n’Roll team.
Here are some backstage photos; I’ll write a separate post for each dance piece.
Exhibition at CB2 Restaurant
I used to dine at CB2 restaurant regularly with friends when I was a graduate student, and had often said that I should try to get my photography exhibited at the restaurant. Well, I finally got round to asking earlier in the year, and got an instant acceptance. However, confused bookings meant I’d have to wait a few months before a slot was available for me. This afforded me time to choose which photos to exhibit, and to get them processed, printed and framed.
Here are a few of the framed photos – the full set of framed photos can be viewed on my main photography website, and are available for purchase.
Misty Magic Hour
Cambridge
Blyde River Canyon
South Africa
Muizenberg Beach Huts
South Africa
Impressions (II)
Cambridge
Sleeping Swans
Cambridge
5am on a Misty Morning
I left a party at 5am, to find that it was VERY misty and cold outside. Unlike any sane person who would have headed straight to bed, I was feeling inspired about my photography thanks to a new friend, so I went down to the King’s backs to try to get some atmospheric photos. These were taken with my new Canon 50D – the better ones had the camera resting on a bean-bag, but some were hand-held at 6400 or 12800 ISO (very handy, if rather noisy).
I lasted about 20 minutes until I could no longer feel my fingers, and, content with my haul, crawled into bed at 5:30am.
King’s Back Gate
The Backs at night, in the mist
The Natural History Museum
I visited the Natural History Museum in London today, for a friend’s birthday outing, and took a few interesting photos of the exhibits and the building itself.
The famous Diplodocus in the lobby
Close-up of the Diplodocus’ head
Water patterns in sand
Oviraptor embryo in egg
Ceiling of the main hall
Playing with Light 2
Continuing on from the camping trip photos, here are some more long exposure photos with multiple flash pops, and light trails.
