With formal dance training, international performances, residencies, coaching and now working as the artistic director of RDC Youth, Adam’s experience and vision within dance is inspiring. He is currently trying to raise money to support his next residency in Berlin where he hopes to create a self devised solo whilst continuing his ongoing research into Global Equality. Fully immersing himself in the local culture, he hopes to further investigate the themes of Human Rights, Equality and LGBTI Equality and relate this to his personal experiences of coming out and identifying as gay.

You can support Adam’s fund raising HERE.

I absolutely adore dance photography so it was a great pleasure to work with Adam and I look forward to working with more talented dancers in the future!

Below are some of the shots from his shoot:

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White Room Studio is based just outside Birmingham City Centre and with 2500sqft of space it houses an open plan high key studio with a huge infinity curve; perfect for shooting music videos or large groups. The size of the infinity curve really is a great addition to the studio and sets it above many of the rest which make do with half size coloramas (White Room Studios also has plenty of these).

Adjoining the main shooting space is a green area with sofas and a pool table for those not shooting to chill out in along with an in built audio system so you can plug in your own tunes. Connected to the shooting area there is a large make-up room fitted with a luxury make-up chair; full sized, lit mirror as well as unique features and decorations to make the room itself a potential shooting area if it takes your fancy! Facing opposite there is also a large changing room for the models to have some privacy and I also hear rumour that this may be getting kitted out with a shower for any messy shoots!

Kit-wise, the studio boasts 7 lights including both flash and continuous bulbs for those of you wanting to shoot video instead of stills, along with a huge selection of umbrellas, soft boxes, snoots, beauty dishes and ring flash accessories amongst a myriad of others. Designed with video in mind, it also has audio equipment including a Rode shotgun mic; lav mic and a Tascam recorder as well as a voice over area, ideal for productions needing a bit of ADR. Ever the thoughtful studio manager, Dan also has a large inflatable pool and tarp on standby for people like me, intent on making a mess in the studio as you can see from my recent shoot with Lucie Webster:

As you can see, from the photo, this was a hugely messy shoot and I’m so appreciative of Dan for letting me do it and for the help in tidying up all the paint (which he didn’t have to do but that just goes to show how lovely he is)!

Check out my next blog entry for more info on how this shoot went, what we learned and the results we achieved!

With great rates, great facilities and great equipment, I cannot recommend White Room Studios enough! Check them out for yourself at http://www.thewhiteroomstudios.com

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Differing from my normal approach to shoots that often involves ridiculous amounts of meticulous planning, this shoot was very organic. Once we had the models getting ready in make-up and wardrobe, Adam and I scouted out the mansion to plan out a rough set of shots we wanted to achieve. One of the main things we wanted to create were a series of tableaux shots offering a bit more character and narrative to the scene alongside the individually posed shots. Having limited lights and a temperamental set of radio triggers, we were forced to set up scenes, mount the camera to a tripod and then take several shots with the lights in different places in order to create a multiple exposure that saw the light where we needed it to be.

It was a wonderful opportunity to shoot in the building and it’s not at all surprising it’s had lots of local media attention and appearances on TV shows like the locally filmed, ‘Gadget Show.’ All in all it was a good shoot and a great experience working with both Aston Hall and the local talent.

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I’m not shooting much in the way of fashion these days as I’m focusing my attention on film and production work, however it was nice to apply my approach to cinematic stills to fashion. I wanted to experiment with natural lighting as I am always shooting with my studio flash to create very dark and dramatic imagery so it was nice to achieve something more bright and natural. However I did want to try out more cinematic ways of framing and feel that I have finally found a way to enjoy fashion photography more fully – create a narrative!

All through university, before I discovered I wanted to work in the film industry, I spent a lot of my time focusing on fashion as it seemed to be the most obvious route to take for commercial photography. Though my technical skills flourished through my attempts I was never satisfied. I found I was working more and more with actors and performers but still couldn’t seem to change from the typical poses, expressions and eye contact the models gave the camera. It wasn’t until working as a stills photographer on several short films I released I didn’t want my models posing for the camera to show of their figure – I wanted them posing for the story.

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