Thursday 29 September 2011
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Rezillos Scottish Adventure
After meeting and interviewing the Rezillos a few weeks ago (see earlier post) I went to Edinburgh to do a proper shoot. The story begins..... I exchanged a few e mails with Eugene Reynolds and it was all given the green light. I then heard nothing but got a mail from Chicago
saying "yes". However, no plans about hotels / meeting up had been sorted out..but I set off anyway! En route I got a mail with a phone number. I reached the outskirts of Edinburgh and called Eugene who was about to jump on a bus having dropped a car off..so I went and picked him up. We went back to his place and he showed me his amazing collection of Indian motorbikes..he is a leading authority on these and builds a 1600 4 cyl Indian Dakota in the UK. I was then checked into a nearby hotel (on the Rezillos card) and the following morning spent a pleasant few hours in Edinburgh as the band were rehearsing. Eugene called later and it was agreed to do a photoshoot in a warehouse..I went along first to set up and the band joined me mid afternoon.
We shot for around an hour and then they were off back to rehearsals..would I like to shoot them there? You bet! So, half an hour later I am in a small studio with one of my favourite bands playing about 2 feet away from my lens. I lit the room and photographed them in action.
It was a real blast. They finished and Ali the drummer said ; "one more..Richard needs to drum to Good Sculptures , as I am known to tub thump from time to time! (and I was photographed) If you are not familiar..check here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKly-dga3Nw
That really made my day..but it was not over..back to Eugenes with the band and we then shot with one of the Indian bikes and some surreal shots around the garden with Fay Fife on a trampoline. We wrapped around 8pm as it was getting dark. It was a brilliant day..my thanks to the band who were all fantastic. A 640 mile round trip and worth every drop of fuel!
Tuesday 20 September 2011
WIRES vintage fashion
When I took my dance show out into Shropshire I met Nicky and Chris from WIRES a dance company who use vintage dresses. Chris inherited the collection from her mother in law and there is some great stuff...we found some letters and a list of "deck games for ladies" one of which was "diving for spoons" This was from aboard a ship on the Blue Star Line (South America)..the Titanic was White Star Line.
Tuesday 6 September 2011
This England
My first and most successful exhibition This England toured the UK for over 3 years and got me lots of TV and press..here's the article Chris Arnot wrote for the Guardian..a long time ago!
http://www.chrisarnot.co.uk/?p=246
Monday 5 September 2011
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