It’s always exciting when the opportunity comes along to carry out practical work - even more so when the work is for an outside client and will result in a book.
A local steam railway museum has asked the second year HND group of which I am a member to take photos that depict the atmosphere of the facility.
The museum has commissioned photography from the college in the past, but this previous work has had a different emphasis - focusing more on the minutiae of the exhibits. I think our task is particularly challenging because it demands creativity and a mastery of certain techniques to pull off effectively.
Today was our first visit to the museum, so we were given a look round and the opportunity to take test shots.
The pictures I have posted simply display scenarios I would like to explore further. I have in mind using off-camera flash and models, but today was not the day to experiment with these. Nevertheless, I was excited by the potential presented by some of the settings.
The interior of the buffet car is particularly appealing, with its green light effect, beautifully polished silver, the wood-lined bar and green leather seats. I can picture a model dressed in period clothing pictured drinking at the far end of the bar - picked out by a flash with a snoot.
I can also imaging a shot of the woman in the locomotive boiler with a flash inside the boiler behind her lighting up the ironwork inside.
I was pleased with the results of one or two of the slightly more quirky shots today. The photo shot through the orange and blue lenses of a railway signal is one favourite.
Next week we will be developing some of these shots further. It will be an opportunity to try out some off-camera flash.
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