Father of the bride

Nottingham 2006
Black and white print (1/75)
A widower has a quiet moment with his daughter before she puts her wedding dress on.
Shot using natural light from the kitchen window over the sink. The father is sitting on the work surface.

This is the first in a series of black and white portraits inspired by an exhibition of work by Diane Arbus at the Nottingham Contemporary. The primary inspiration extends only as far as the print format of black and white. The forteen inch square presentation and the fact that the images are portraits. I hope to pick images that are not stricly formal portraiture but reflect a look or mood the subject might not think of as a posed "grin and bear it" image.

The 14 inch square images are available to buy and will be limited edition prints of 20 of each image. Handsigned, mounted and framed.

William

What a lovely little chap, young William from last weeks shoot. Such a cheerful little fellow.

This is his second sitting. His grandmother paid for a first year photography package as a gift for her daughter, Williams mum. We met him when he was only a couple of weeks old. Here he is 4 months later.

Using Honey For Bait

I made this up into a poster for a Nottingham gym looking to attract a male model. I'm talking a real spit and saw dust gym, not one of these trendy Virgin type places. The tag line went along the lines of "Fancy This? Now I have your attention please call to book a free photography session with.... blah blah blah", the usual studio address details. I only got three responses and only one had the nerve to bare all and pose. Come back soon to see what answered the casting call.