One thing that really annoys me is tardiness. I absolutly hate lateness. For various reasons I got caught helping people at work last Tuesday and this meant that I was late for a photo shoot. Nevertheless, after a rushed exit from work and a mad dash to the location (arriving 45 minutes after I agreed to be there) I instantly pulled my camera out of my bag and started shooting. 

Paddy was the first image I shot, I’ve never shot images as fast, and perhaps it is the way forward(?) Very little editing and apart from a little colour correction in Lightroom it is how it came out of the camera.

I seem to have achieved quite a lot this week. I met with Gabrielle and
Marek at Leeds Museum to discuss the sports project a couple of weeks ago and
they are keen to show some of the Volkswagen images I have been shooting. This
is a project I really need to crack on with. I have people lined up, we just
need to meet up and take the shot.

In further to this bit of good news, I approached a company that makes and
supplies parts for old VW Campers to work together to produce a series of
images of a week in the factory. The idea is based on the book of photographs
by Peter Keetman titled Volkswagen: A Week at the Factory (1985), shot in
1953 the images highlight the work undertaken at the Wolfsburg Plant, Germany. (I borrowed the photographs from here)

I am really tempted to photograph solely on medium format monotone film, I might even dust off my 5”x4” Camera, but I really like the idea of colour using a Phase1 with an 80mm lens.

I hope that this project lasts longer than a week; but I suppose my time will be a week in total over this summer.

So, this is the start of my Blog, I have been meaning to start this for a
while. Speaking to other photographers who state that a Blog is key in your
practice I need to start to create this. As with anything a blank piece of
paper is quite daunting. I aim to post at least one post per week.

So, my current project that is at the moment is untitled, is slowly coming
to a close and I am spending the next couple of weeks shooting the final
pieces. The exhibition is in partnership with Leeds Museum and is about people
in Leeds who undertake a sport that is related to the Olympic Games. 

The journey of the project has been interesting and has had its ups and
downs. I initially started with no contacts and no ins to sports clubs. Through
perseverance I have made some great contacts and the photographs are working
well. Without the help of Leeds Clubs I would not have been able to complete
the project. 

Last night I met up with South Leeds Archers to shoot some more images. Roy Clark (pictured) has been enthusiastic in the project and makes a great subject.