Behind the Scenes

I am always amazed where creative inspiration comes from. In this case: an old chair, a car park in St Lucia and a masterclass with the genius Caribbean photographer Kirk of stluciabykirk.com

So here we are on holiday, on Kirk’s tour of this wonderful island. Richard has signed up to improve his architectural photography skills and we’ve been chatting about my business too. We’ve not left the car park, and Kirk spots this chair. He has me taking the hair grips out of my hair… and Richard is on his first photo assignment.

Richard
Richard

I am always amazed where creative inspiration comes from. In this case: an old chair, a car park in St Lucia and a masterclass with the genius Caribbean photographer Kirk of stluciabykirk.com

So here we are on holiday, on Kirk’s tour of this wonderful island. Richard has signed up to improve his architectural photography skills and we’ve been chatting about my business too. We’ve not left the car park, and Kirk spots this chair. He has me taking the hair grips out of my hair… and Richard is on his first photo assignment.

Chair
Chair

Using a macro lens Richard is able to show the detail of my illustrations beautifully. Up till now, he has found reflections challenging. Given so much of my work is encapsulated behind glass, it has a tendency to reflect everything around, including him! But Kirk, like all experts, makes it look so easy. With some very simple light baffling, the correct aperture and shutter speed, we get there.

The results are outstanding. The texture found in the fabric of the chair seat is an incredibly simple backdrop for Way Out There in Space. I can already see that the inspiration for a new set of photos has been born.

Jewellery