Last week I’ve photographed Madalena Alberto in London. While planning the session I decided to use two very different sets. First I had access to a Pub (Distiller’s Pub) for the occasion many thanks to Simon for this. For the second set I planned on going down into a tube station and shoot on the platform with a train as a background. It was a bit different kind of shoot for me as I didn’t the location at all. I’ve seen some pictures on the internet but we all know how relying on that sometimes turns out…
But everything worked out fine, I was there half an hour earlier to scout the location and set up my light, yes you heard it right: I just brought a speedlite with a 60cm Softbox just on case. I wanted to use a maximum of ambient light since I’ve seen on the pictures from the website that the pub had huge windows.
The challenge in the tube station was the light. I wanted to remain mobile and I didn’t want to run the risk of being thrown of the platform which is the reason I didn’t use any flash for this set. I’ve always wanted to shoot in a tube station, …… 🙂
I really enjoyed this shoot for all it’s challenges and for getting to know Madalena, she is a very talented artist. Make sure you check out her website and listen to her CD, she’s got an amazing voice.
The whole set can be seen below in the slideshow or here on flickr:
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