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Personal projects are great. They provide helpful constraints within which to be creative and they offer an opportunity to see things differently. If I weren’t in the midst of a personal black and white project I don’t think this mornings episode would have been anywhere near as rewarding.

In a rush to get out the door I smashed a bowl in the kitchen. A massive glass bowl at that. It literally shattered when it hit the tiles sending shards all over the kitchen floor under my bare feet. $%*#§! I hear you say. Indeed, pretty annoying. Thing is, I had my camera on the worktop as I’d just been taking som ‘light observation’ style photos on what was a lovely sunny morning. So, the first thought that came to my head was actually how beautiful it was and that I should take some pictures.

As I stood still, working out what I was going to do I noticed that the glass was still breaking, kind of like when you put ice into luke warm water and it cracks and shifts under the pressure. I don’t know if it was something to do with the heat but these shards of glass were pop and cracking like breakfast cereal all over the place. It was quite extraordinary. I dutifully took some photos, swept up and went to work.

As I walked I smiled that I’d managed to enjoy what would otherwise have been a solely destructive moment, and I created something out of the mess.

Photoshoot for dances from Ignite

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I’ve not mentioned much about the London Safari Project here for a while. To date, it’s all be kept separate over at www.londonsafari.org
Once the exhibition launches we’ll feature the whole lot as a project here.

For anyone who doesn’t know what this is all about, study this image for a moment and then head over to www.londonsafari.org for a closer look. There’s still space at the exhibition launch night so get in touch if you want to come along.

We’re just in the process of enlarging the website. Admittedly we’ve done it the wrong way round, changing the structure before having the images ready so apologies for that. The portfolio and other galleries will soon be updated to make use of the new sizes.

One thing a photographer often needs is a third hand. Whether its a reflector, a light of a camera, guranteed you’re going to need to hold something at some point.

I rigged up this little camera mount in a kitchen to shoot the fun stop motion video below, purely for my own pleasure. It’s comprised of a mini tripod and a unidirectional ball and socket clamp. See what you’ve got lying around that can become a photography prop and don’t be afraid to get the hammer and nails out. Some of the best photos are not made by cameras but by behind the scenes ingenuity.

Also, check out this video by Chase Jarvis. He’s got some great tips on how to get good photos with simple equipment. His latest blog post is about Levis latest ad and it uses stop motion.

I couldn’t help but get this shot. This sweet old lady was wandering around the back of the church during a wedding ceremony with a bright yellow high vis jacket, very subtle. I’m pretty sure she wasn’t collecting for the couple but if you’re charitably inclined, it’s not a bad idea for your wedding list!?

This was shot by Ian Gibbons on location with Store Van Music this weekend while we were photographing. Great vid Gibbo.

Here’s a sneak peak of some shots from yesterdays long shoot.

Respect to Neil who put in about 14 hours straight and a massive thanks to Brad, Pete, the band, crew and of course the crowd.

Especially as it was like 100 degrees in that theatre!

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To fill you in, we spent all day at a college in Guildford setting up for a photoshoot for Store Van Music, the initiative of Musician Neil Johnston. As a new school year begins after the summer these guys will be gigging all over, promoting music and offering education to schools and colleges. It was our task to capture everything in one day including these ‘live’ gig promo shots, behind the scenes footage, endorsement shots for all the brands that donated gear and a one off signature shot for all media.

More posts will roll in over the next week. Enjoy.