Photo of the Month – March under COVID-19 Lockdown

iPhone X
iPhone 4mm f/1.8
4mm, 1/50 Sec at f/1.8,  ISO160
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic

Due to the current lock down in the UK I was unable to do my normal shoots this month. About the only photography I took was this quick snap for Instagram.

Here below is a photograph I took of the lovely Helen during February.

Jessica in Red – an exercise in Red and Lightroom Editing

I have a couple of favourite models that I always seem to go to when I want to experiment with an idea.

This was part of a recent shoot where I used a lot of red, and Jessica was perfect for this with her lovely red hair.

Apart from the challenge with the heavy use of red, it was also a challenge in using just Lightroom V9 and delicate use of the texture and clarity slider to soften the skin and sharpen the eyes, lips and teeth.

For a quick edit I think it worked out quite well.

Crononavirus: COVID19 – The Photography Show 2020 – Postponed

As COVID19 the disease caused by the Coronavirus spreads through Europe; the organisers of the show have decided to cancel.

I was due to visit this weekend but as this week as gone on its become inevitable that events need to be cancelled.

The key in controlling this is to slow the spread so the emergency services can cope. Currently there is no vaccine and its unlikely that there will be one wildly available until next year.

It’s a difficult and complex thing to manage and we can only hope that the governments of our countries are getting the very best advice that is available.

Follow the latest advice from health officials and ignore the rumours, and please do not panic buy or hoard.

Working an Idea

Sometimes I hit the studio with a major plan, detailed and organised. Other times like the glasses idea with the delight fully Miss B (who has now retired and I am delighted to say is expecting), its just a simple idea that I work through.

This time in the studio, the idea was just a simple one; it was tweed. It can be fun to see what images you can come up with.

I took a selection of tweed jackets to the studio and worked them with the model.

Shots using just jeans and tee shirt

To underwear and finally topless.

A simple progression and one that I thinks shows promise.