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Revival ... A Blog Resurrected

Nearly four years after for all intents and purposes abandoning this blog I have decided to start blogging again. As I am virtually retired and not getting much paid work I am relying on my works pension and savings costs have to be reduced so my other websites have been shut down or run on the cheapest tariff. Enough of my woes.
I was involved in a charity fashion show in aid of Papyrus which deals with teenage suicide organised by Zizi Youngsam. I took the casting images of the applicants and one of the initial shoots which had the theme of 'strength', this involved a studio session with other photographers as the venue was small I also shot outside on what turned out to be a bright though cold October day using just a reflector an open lens and high iso. As per usual working on the streets of Birmingham you get people gawking and slowing down their cars to get a better look and the some of the models were wearing shorts which meant I worked quickly and got the shots I needed.










 

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