I had a trash the dress shoot coming up for a client – she wanted to be Ophelia, so I thought I really ought to have a practice session to make sure I knew what was going to work well and what I needed to take on board.
So, with the terrifically game Lou and a couple of gowns that I’ve had in my props box it was time to set fire to one and drown the other.
We started off early in the morning with a serious hike up Leckhampton Hill …
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I always have fun working with Leah ‘cos she’s so bubbly and full of vitality. As soon as I saw this dress I thought of Hollywood and setup this “film studio” kind of setup.
And continuing with the Hollywood film, Leah mentioned that she always wanted to do that “American Beauty” picture. One of the props I keep in the studio is a big bucket of pink petals for just such an occasion!
Leah had meant to bring a guitar, so we could do some “jumping on a trampoline while playing guitar” …
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Just for the benefit of anyone else who might have the same problem.
Just had a camera back from repair to the battery case and when I fired it up there was a really strong Yellow Cast to the LCD display on the back of the camera.
Called the repair shop and they confirmed it was something they had done (or not done), send it back in again for a quick repair.
Can’t tell you what the problem was/is, but can tell you that it’s a hardware problem (my guess a loose connect, …