May1st 2021- Studio B

I’ve shot at Desk & Studio several times - some of my best shots have been taken in that lovely space over the years. Kristine, Valentina and Nat all had their first studio shoots there.

Well recently , they have had a new studio located nearby to allow social distancing during COVID - it’s a darker , narrower space but still very useable and now that the danger has receded they are closing it down and were offering it at half price rates … the cheap-arse Scot in me came out and my photographer mate Neville and I decided to have an open shoot - anyone was welcome to come and get a portrait - we sent out an invite to a few dozen friends and regular models. Now in sessions like this, Nev is normally my ‘Pimp’ … I plan the shoot , bring the gear and set it all up - he provides the warm bodies to shoot … ( I warned him to expect that unless you tie time slots down they all arrive at once)

So, 9am comes I have the keys and I’m shuffling back and forth from my 4wd moving 150kg of lights , clothes , backdrops , fabric , spare cameras , batteries boom stands sweating to make sure I have a setup ready for the first subject …

9.30am Neville appears …tells me that we should have a few of his family and some dancers from Soul of Sydney and maybe three or four other people …

10.30am No one

11.00am No one <sob!> Nev mentions that the tattoo place next door might be run by an old friend of his and goes to check it out (by this stage we are both thinking the day is a disaster )

11.15 Nev comes back with this beauty and we have a lovely hour shooting Amber!

(He has offered the Tattoo studio free shoots for any clients or staff that want them!) This is stunningly effective and we were flat out the rest of the day getting shots of all types of great people.