Just Popping to the Blog.

My interest in all things military currently paid off in a great shoot this week at RAF Hendon. Thank god for wireless syncs and a wonderful flash charging unit made by Innovatronix. Normally large groups become difficult to herd into place-not this lot-still and ordered throughout.

I have spent the last few weeks researching how to make my Canon 5d Mk11 ready for shooting a forthcoming pop video. Somehow it is just an utter compromise but still, move with the times. A few guerilla tactics may have to be employed to save the enormous funds needed to make it look the part.

Click on the title above to see a Katherine Jenkins 'Behind the Scenes' video from last year.

I'll tell you what, sometimes shoots end up being like constructing a building. Planning and execution wise, we all end up being logistics experts. Take this recent shoot for Luxx Magazine: 'No worries' I said as the Art Director quizzed me as to my solution to the cardboard box group shot we had planned. Suffice to say, I could barely squeeze into them ahead of my less than keen subjects. A series of ladders and boards saved the day i think.

Strange thing the way you get called on repeat if you complete a scenario successfully. First it was TV and then Classical Music and now Groups. Large groups of people organised in military fashion for photographs are not easy, but not that difficult either. This week has seen 4 group shots completed and the learning curve extends. Two key things seem to apply: First, are their eyes open (there's always one, usually with blue eyes). Give them a drink and that's sorted. Second, will they fit the layout and where is the gutter going to go? Mind you, no pressure when you add Bill Wyman to the mix but job done I'm just glad I invested in some new 'Creative Light' softboxes. Think I'm an early user and very nice they are too.

To the next shoot my boy..

Cor. What a week. Crazy schedule last week including a CD and magazine cover on the same day, 2 studio shoots and a phone call to'GO NOW!' to a certain TV show set in Wales. Currently staring at 80GB of work to process...