After suffering from a virus that left me thinking my brain was trying to escape through my skull by bashing itself against the inside of my cranium* every time I stood up, on Thursday I limped my way to Norwich. I had won a competition to be one of the photographers for their Fashion Week and to say I was nervous/not feeling in tip top condition would be an understatement. However I wasn’t about to miss this opportunity to try two genres of photography I had yet to explore, Portrait and Fashion.
Greeted by the
House photographer, the completely chilled not-at-all-lovey Paul John Bayfield wasted no time in making us feel comfortable and included. He lead us backstage and told us to get stuck in where we snapped away at models in various states of perfection and wearing more Charlotte Tilbury make-up than you might see available to purchase in
Selfridges.
This was a proper butterfly in the stomach moment with the anticipation and excitement building as the models went from every day lovely to sparkly
eyed vixens. Some of the girls has exquisite faces, you know you’re in the
presence of real beauty** when even the
Lightroom's 'clarity' setting reveals not one wrinkle!
For
the ‘real’ show the music and lights became more intense and the spot we picked
in photographers stand or ‘pit’ proved to be of vital importance. Luckily I managed to get some decent images even if I do say so myself.
With the first show over, an eerily quiet period ensued. The buzz of the lights and chatter of people disappeared as they foraged the Norwich streets for food or
just enjoy a little downtime. But it all revved back up again with a few extra gears
for the final show of the night. Again
Paul was on hand to ensure we were OK when some of the other photographers
that arrived seemed a little put out by our presence.
I took this
opportunity to try a few experimental shots and whilst the results weren’t
quite as good as I hoped, I loved seeing the show from a different angle. Like a kid watching their parent’s party from
the staircase this view was special, if only to me. To be honest, I preferred shooting the slightly more obscure shots to those of the actual show, with one possible exception...
Hard life eh?
*by that I mean I had a
headache
**by that I mean youth
4 comments
A tough life, indeed, haha! But seriously, good for you for winning that contest! And for finding a will to get out of bed while ill ;) What a fantastic opportunity! And you got some great shots - I really like the 'different' angle one of the runway :)
Erin | Explore, Refresh
Does that man have a tit on his tit??
LOL. I should have asked for a closer look! ;)
Oh wow thank you. I did want to get something a little different from the experience. :)
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