Fire and Ice
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Ben
Shoot yesterday down at Wasing Park just outside Reading, admirably organised by David Slater. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and we had models in abundance. Everyone was in the mood to shoot and work and as ever the group’s results are proving to be worth it.
First pass through my shots yielded some that I’m very pleased with. Not completely finished picking my chooses yet but initial indications are good. Here’s a taster!
I usually shoot some film alongside the digital when I’m out and about, although it can take a while before I get them in for developing! Just got a couple of rolls of Ilford FP4 back from the lab - dev and scan from Peak Imaging in Sheffield.
Today the weather was lovely so Mark and I took a spin up to the airfield at Compton Abbas to grab some lunch and some photos, as luck would have it the Yakovlevs were in the air although we apparently missed an imprmptu display earlier in the day.
Mixed copyrights on the images as, credit where credit’s due, many of my favourites from the day came from Mark’s end of the card.
So, today is Red Nose Day 2009, in aid of Comic Relief, a UK based charity delivering aid to the poorest people, both here in the UK and abroad.
Group shoot yesterday, we ended up taking Leanne and Lora to Oldbury Court, known locally as Vassalls Park, where you could say it was chilly but it was definitely damp (anybody want to buy me a weather sealed Canon body? No? Didn’t think so!).
The cloudy sky was pretty much one giant softbox, but it was late afternoon and the evening was closing in. A couple of my favourite shots below.
This morning we were hosted at a small studio in Bristol run and managed by the Disabled Photgrapher’s Society at the Vassalls Centre in Fishponds.
While not being very large, the studio is pretty well equipped, and perfectly usable for individual and small group shoots. Out of the studio there are also plenty of opportunities for more urban style shots in and around the centre and its grounds and the more more natural setting of the nearby Oldbury Court (known locally as Vassalls Park).
The Society needs to get some more usage out of the studio to be able to fund it into next year, and it’s available on a donate as you go basis so if you need a studio space every now and again, keep the DPS in mind!
