Roller Derby Siobhan

I've realised I've been neglecting my blog again so thought I'd post some of my favourite final images from my first shoot of 2017 with the gorgeous Siobhan Hatch in her Roller Derby outfit in Dynamix Skate Park.

This shoot came about when Siobhan asked me to shoot her in her Roller Derby gear for an article in GAINS magazine about her love of Roller Derby and recovery from Gullain-Barre syndrome in 2015. 

I really enjoyed this shoot as had such an interesting model and location and it was quite a challenge to light the location and create a series of images with a different feel to them than my previous Roller Skates shoot with Mademoiselle Boo.  My friend Georgina assisted me and I used a D610 with a 18-85mm lens with a studio light equipped with a beauty dish and portable battery pack to light Siobhan. But because the location was quite big and dark I had to use a tripod and increase the shutter speed to lighten the background.

I loved working with Siobhan, who was a great sport since her outfit was quite revealing and the skate park was very cold and I think we got some great photos from the shoot and it's great to have some more of my work published.

But what do you guys think? Please comment and let me know.

NEUK Cosplay Calendar 2017

I've just got my copy of NEUK's 2017 Cosplay Calendar and I'm very excited as 3 of my images are featured in the calendar; Brogan as Rey from Star Wars is May, Louise as Rogue from X-Men is July and Ashleigh as Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad as November.

I've had some of my photos featured in the last 2 calendars but I'm really proud of these 3 as I think the quality of my work has really improved and I really hope I get the chance to work on the next issue so I can try to improve my work even more. 

Simmone in the Scrapyard

Hey everyone. Sorry I haven't been posting much lately but I've very busy with Christmas. 

I thought I'd post some of my favourite photos from my shoot with Simmone, in a scrapyard at Tanfield Railway that stores a lot of rusty trains and rolling stock that is awaiting restoration.

I've love steam trains since I was a kid and as an adult, they still fascinate me, as they have a long and interesting history that includes the Duke of Wellington, The Industrial Revolution and both World Wars.

I used to love visiting this railway museum when I was a kid and I remembered that it had a scrapyard that I went to scout, as I thought it would be a great location for an alternative shoot. After scouting the location, I posted a Casting Call online and Simmone said she lived nearby and was interested in shooting here.

This was a very casual shoot, when we met up and explored the location and had a lot of fun exploring the location and shooting random photos all over the place. I really enjoyed working with Simmone and think the location was really interesting and vibrant and I really hope I get the chance to do some more alternative shoots here.

Here are some of my favourite photos, check out my facebook page; www.facebook.com/NJDunnPhotography for more and let me know what you think.

Hipster Khalessi

Sorry for being a bit quite recently but I have just finished my last university project and started another one, so I've been a bit busy recently. I thought I would make it up to you by posting some of my favourite photos from my latest shoot with Kovie Kixx...

I had an idea to do a "Hipster Khalessi" shoot with Kovie Kixx. This came to me since we'd already done a few t-shirt shoots together for Oh Japan and she had just bought a wig for her Daenery's costume. I'd also seen a lot of Game of Thrones t-shirts in shops and some similar artwork on the internet.

This was just meant to be a fun little idea I had that I wanted to try but I am quite pleased with how well it worked. After discussing the idea with Kovie and agreeing on a time and place, we went down to Durham and shot a few images on the pedestrian bridge and around the Cathedral with Kovie wearing a Khalessi t-shirt with some denim shorts and a pair of ugg boots.

Although it was a little straight forward and simple, I think the idea worked quite well and I enjoyed having a wander around Durham with Kovie. Looking back at these photos is tempting me to try to do some other alternative cosplay shoots and I'd really like to do some more Daenery's photos with Kovie as I am a massive fan of the show and the character and Kovie is one of my favourite cosplayers to work with.

Newcastle Film + Comic Con- November 2016

Last month I took my camera to King-Con in The Stadium of Light and I was really pleased with the photos I took. So I decided to try and take some more at the Film & Comic Con in The Metro Radio Arena on Saturday.

Like at King-Con, I took these with a Nikon D610 with an 18-85mm lens and an SB-700 speed light, synced with a TTL cable and fitted with a small softbox and once again I was really pleased with the results and I managed to get twice as many photos as King-Con.

I really enjoyed the event and I am really pleased with the photos, so I thought I would post some of my favourites here, but there are lots of others on my Facebook page so please go check them out at; www.facebook.com/NJDunnPhotography.

This will probably be my last convention of the year but I hoping I can do a few more cosplay shoots, either in the studio or if it snows maybe some winter-based characters. But what do you guys think I should? Let me know in the comments.

Fairground at Night

The fairground in South Shields is open at night for a fireworks display on Bonfire weekend. I thought it would be a good idea to try and take some portraits while the lights and rides were on and tried to plan a shoot.

Unfortunately, that night, the weather was terrible and my model cancelled. But luckily, I went with my friend Mccolie and her friend Megan, who agreed to model for us. I only managed to get a few shots before the girls got too cold and the fair became really crowded but I am really happy with them and thought I'd post one of my favourites here. 

I took this using a Nikon D610 with a 18-85mm lens and I used a SB-700 speed light tethered with a TLL-cable and fitted with a softbox, which Mccolie kindly help for me.

Although, the weather was terrible, I think I got really cool photos from the shoot and want to try and do something like this again.

King-Co 2016

As you may have noticed, I'm quite geeky and I go to a lot of conventions around the North East. I usually take my camera to these events, but as I am a "lazy perfectionist", I usually don't use it as I prefer to just talk to people and have a wander around the stalls. And when I do use it, I'm usually really critical of what I do and rarely use any of the photos that I take.

But when I went to King-Con last month, I thought I'd take my camera and have a go. 

King-Con is a weekend convention at The Stadium of Light. I only went on the Saturday and I only ended up taking about 50 photos but I really enjoyed the event and I was actually happy with the photos I took. So I thought I'd post a few of my favourites here. 

I took them with a Nikon D610 and a SB-700 speed-light, fired off camera by a TTL cable and attached to a miniature soft-box. I set my camera to 1/125 shutter speed, f/8 aperture and 200 ISO. This is my preferred setup for indoor events like this and I think it works quite well.

I'm quite happy these photos especially as I usually prefer just to talk to people at events and plan private shoots at a later date.

But what do you guys think? What do you think of these and do you think I should try to shoot more at conventions or should I just focus on proper shoots? 

Let me know.