Good afternoon everyone. I hope everyone is staying safe and isolated during the Coronavirus lockdown. I'm in the North East of England and apparently we're now on the edge of the peak now so this is quite a scary time for us all.
I thought I'd relieve the boredom by writing a few more posts, starting with my latest photography event; the finale of The North East Calendar Girls 2019 at House of Smith. I was given a press pass to attend the event by the organizers and I knew quite a few of the contestants so I thought I'd go along to shoot some images and support some friends.
I was already out at The Great North Run on the same day so I was rushing to get to the venue in time and it was very crowded when I got there. I managed to squeeze in at the end of the runway and but it was quite tight. Because I didn't have enough space, I decided to use my standard 24-85mm lens on my Nikon D610 and attached my SB-700 speed-light to the hot-shoe and bounced the light off the ceiling. I'd usually use my speed-light with a collapsable softbox and radio triggers, which I'd hold in my left hand, to a sidelight on the subject but I just didn't have enough space.
Despite this, I managed to get a few shots of each of the finalists on the catwalk (the portrait shots). Then after they'd all walked down, there was an interlude so the crowd could vote for the winners. I tried to get some shots of the contestants mingling with the crowd but because it was so crowded I really struggled to get some shots I was happy with. After the voting, I returned to my position and switched to landscape shots to shoot the winners returning to the catwalk. I even managed to get a few group shots of the winners on the catwalk and backstage in the dressing room.
By this point, it was getting really late so I decided to call it a night and headed home. All in all it was a great event and it was great getting to seeing some of my friends on the catwalk. I was hoping to shoot some more events this year but due to the epidemic lockdown that's looking more and more unlikely.
I've seen a few of the finalists calendar photos but I can't wait to see the final product. If you'd like to see the rest of my photos from the event, you can find them on my Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/NJDunnPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2071059942995108
Thanks for reading and please let me know what you think.
I thought I'd relieve the boredom by writing a few more posts, starting with my latest photography event; the finale of The North East Calendar Girls 2019 at House of Smith. I was given a press pass to attend the event by the organizers and I knew quite a few of the contestants so I thought I'd go along to shoot some images and support some friends.
I was already out at The Great North Run on the same day so I was rushing to get to the venue in time and it was very crowded when I got there. I managed to squeeze in at the end of the runway and but it was quite tight. Because I didn't have enough space, I decided to use my standard 24-85mm lens on my Nikon D610 and attached my SB-700 speed-light to the hot-shoe and bounced the light off the ceiling. I'd usually use my speed-light with a collapsable softbox and radio triggers, which I'd hold in my left hand, to a sidelight on the subject but I just didn't have enough space.
Despite this, I managed to get a few shots of each of the finalists on the catwalk (the portrait shots). Then after they'd all walked down, there was an interlude so the crowd could vote for the winners. I tried to get some shots of the contestants mingling with the crowd but because it was so crowded I really struggled to get some shots I was happy with. After the voting, I returned to my position and switched to landscape shots to shoot the winners returning to the catwalk. I even managed to get a few group shots of the winners on the catwalk and backstage in the dressing room.
By this point, it was getting really late so I decided to call it a night and headed home. All in all it was a great event and it was great getting to seeing some of my friends on the catwalk. I was hoping to shoot some more events this year but due to the epidemic lockdown that's looking more and more unlikely.
I've seen a few of the finalists calendar photos but I can't wait to see the final product. If you'd like to see the rest of my photos from the event, you can find them on my Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/NJDunnPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2071059942995108
Thanks for reading and please let me know what you think.
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