I will admit I’d said it as a bit of a joke, but my offer was taken seriously and this past Sunday saw it realized.
Let me back up a bit.
There was a conversation going back and forth with a friend in Glasgow and there was mention of a sports team calendar shoot. I had no idea if he was serious but I’d made some comment along the lines of ‘if you need a photographer, I’d be more than willing to offer my assistance’, or something like that.
A few weeks passed, emails exchanged trying to sort out schedules, location etc and before I knew it the day arrived. I was on a train to Glasgow with my camera gear in tow trying to think how on earth I was going to pull off shooting 12 decent portraits of a young men wearing not all that much. At least I think they were going to be wearing something, I mean I assumed but didn’t ask.
Oh dear…
It’s funny, as I was setting up I was thinking to myself how the shoot would go. You know, the individuals might be a bit shy, they’d want some privacy. Maybe we’d use one of the other rooms in the flat as a green room of sorts while I worked with each guy one on one.
But by the time I said ‘whose first’ they were already pulling off shirts and removing trousers. Ok, not exactly a shy bunch.
A fun bunch of guys, good natured, lots of laughter and willing to lend a hand when needed as I started trying to arrange sheets/blankets for backdrops etc.
Now you’re probably thinking… so where are the photos? Well a calendar is in production and will be for sale soon as a fundraiser for their team. When they are available for purchase I’ll make a post.
Taking orders now.
