Street Portraits – Nathan Donaldson
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Nathan, who is a friend of a very good friend of mine is a choreographer / street dancer and wanted some photographs for his website www.thestreetproject.co.uk. I thought it’s be a great opportunity for me to get experience in shooting portraits, so I offered to take some photos for him. On Tuesday we met in central London and headed over to the skate park in South Bank. Tip: If you are thinking of using this as a shooting location it’s definitely worth getting up early and going in the week (obviously not when it’s half-term. The skate park was quiet and we had the whole place to ourselves. We also took a stroll to Borough Market in London Bridge to try out some different looks and locations. The Sun was shining and it was a lovely warm day – it was great to play around with the natural light as I didn’t bring a tripod or a flash.
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Unfortunately, I had to shoot in jpeg as I feared I didn’t have enough room on my 2GB data card or my laptop; I took around 700 + photos that day (note to self: must purchase an 8GB data card and 500GB external hard drive)! It was great working with Nathan as being a performer he was excellent at striking those poses! Overall, was really pleased with the results and I think we definitely got some great photos for his website and my portfolio.
I just have to say that absolutely *love* my 50mm f1.8 lens.
I was sad to hear that one of my childhood heroes, Tony Hart, had passed away. In honour of his memory, devoted fans organised a ‘Morph’ flashmob outside the Tate Modern Gallery.
