In Camera ... Afro Reggae

August has been a busy month for me, I have been photographing members of AfroReggae who are over here from Brazil on a month visit to Liverpool promoting art and culture and working with 15 - 19 year olds. Their visit was organised by the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Liverpool PCT.

Members of AfroReggae

 Above is the finale to their first performance of dance and drumming in Williamson Square.

Duda demonstrates circus art at the Eldonian village.

An LFC coach joins in a practice drumming session.

In Camera ... Dairy produce calendar

One of the interesting assignments I have at this time of the year is food photography for a dairy produce calendar. This year was more themed than usual with a standard check cloth background to fit into the layout but we still managed to produce some tasty looking pictures. The food tasted good too - a perk of the job is that we have to sample the food to make sure the recipe works!
I usually photograph food using available light and reflectors but on this occasion the weather was so bad and the light so poor during the two days booked for the shoot that we ended up using soft flash lighting with a mixture of tungsten and weak available light.

Potato and courgette frittata.

Apple and raisin filled pancakes.

Cauliflower and cheese sauce.

Various cheese based dips