Easter 2008

I thought I'd stick up a few shots I took at a family gathering on Easter Sunday. Normally I'd leave my camera at home on such occasions (because I think it's good to get some downtime), but on this occasion my arm was twisted - and I'm glad it was.

One of my nephews (aged 4) mugs up to the camera something rotten, but when people (of all ages) do this, the solution is to keep taking pictures and otherwise get them so used to my presence (and my camera's presence) that they begin to forget I'm there. At that point, lovely candid/natural shots start presenting themselves.





(this picture was completely unposed - it was a test shot, in fact. I love the subconscious mirroring of gestures between my nephew and his father.)



(Molly the cat)

Poker

I do enjoy the mix of psychology and strategy you can get in a poker game (even if I fail miserably at both). From a photographic standpoint, I am fascinated by the variety of poker faces and betting styles that one can find on show during a typical game...







More here...

The Big Chill 2008

So today more acts are announced for the Big Chill 2008, and I can reveal that once again I will be taking pictures at the festival (although I suspect that the former statement has more drawing power than the latter).

Anyway, it's an excuse to dig up some of my favourite pictures from two years ago on flickr:









I'm looking forward to it already...

One that got away

I forgot about this shot of Sienna Miller that I took at from the Bafta PR shoot (see below):