With the national lockdown over for now and being replaced with local restrictions meant I could now dust the camera off and get back to shooting. One programme I binged watch recently was Netflix’s The Queens Gambit and throughly enjoyed it. I knew I had a shoot coming up with local model Sophie so we decided to combine the shoot with a tribute to the programme.

I was very fortunate to be granted use of the Imperial Hotel, Plymouth as my venue and was allowed free rein using multiple rooms including the lounge, bar and bedrooms to set my scenes and shoot whilst maintaining safe Covid 19 measures

Using stills from the programme as prompts and acquired props we set out different scenarios combined with a loose 60s fashion theme with a modern feel.

Lighting wise, instead of using natural light which often changed rapidly throughout the day I used a pixapro CITI600 battery strobe with a deep octa para soft box allowing me to ‘pop’ Sophie out while retaining a soft light on her and with the light being versatile I was able to re position it where I needed it to be depending on the location without the need for wired power.

Here are just a few images from my shoot.

Stay safe

Jamie

Apologises for lack of blogs since June 19. I wish it was due to the fact I haven’t had much work on but the truth is, i’ve had lots and just not got round to writing a blog. Since June 19, i’ve done various photography jobs ranging from portraits using gels, tin foil backgrounds and fairy lights , shooting corporate headshots and marketing material, school proms, military boxing events and some additional pet portraits. It’s been a busy 12 months and i’ve loved every moment of it. Some of these images are within the various sections of work on my website.

Sadly though, like everyone else, the worldwide pandemic hit and the world went on lockdown. I had a few weddings booked which were unable to go ahead due to the UK lockdown rules which meant I wasn’t able to capture those special moments for the happy couples. But, as I write this, restrictions are being lifted gradually and i’m hopeful everything will get back to some level of normality soon and ill be back out with the camera again. In the meantime, i’m been venturing out with the macro lens during daily walks and capturing all the wonderful wildlife that lives amongst our feet. Some of these images are within the Macro section. Please go check them out.

Anyway not much more to report other than what i’ve mentioned above. I’ll make sure I write further posts more regularly.

Thanks for popping by. Stay safe

Jamie