New portraits

New shoot with @alexisshep shot during movember.
This was planned as a precursor to another shoot which will have to wait for the ground to dry and involves making a few props, location scouting and renting a costume. I'm finding as time goes on that my shoots are turning into bigger productions, so every now and again it's good to shoot something that has no prior planning and doesn't require a huge set up!

Both images were shot with a Bowens 400 head fitted with an octabank  

Bless This House

A few weeks back I did a shoot my friend John outside his house.
The idea behind the shoot was to create a scene that could have come from a 1970's British sitcom, where an Eric Morecambe inspired character interacted with passers by.

I've known John for years and used to assist him on shoots up in London, pretty much everything I know about photography I have learned from him.

The shoot took about an hour with most of Johns neighbours out in their gardens, although none of them seemed to pay attention to what was going on. 

We used a pair of 3d glasses instead of his actual glasses just to give his character a more exaggerated appearance. At least they're good for something!