Cancer Research UK Lake Photoshoot
It was a very early, misty morning in early spring. It was also freezing cold but these brave Cancer Research members of staff pulled on their wetsuits and dove headfirst into a cold lake in Milton Keynes to do a test run of a water based obstacle course for future fundraising potential.
It was tough being the photographer for this event, and I was dry and on a boat! So, I had a HUGE amount of respect for all these people who dared to take the plunge into the freezing lake for the charity!
The Challenges of The Cancer Research Photoshoot
From my photographer’s point of view, everything was against us.
The lighting was impossible for most of the shoot, as it was so early in the morning. I had an assistant on a second boat with a studio light, chasing the subjects.
As the models were all so cold, we couldn’t ask them to stop or pause what they were doing, and they were trying to race through the obstacles as quickly as possible, so I had very little time to get the person controlling my boat into the correct position and my assistant and his boat into his position before the swimmers were out of position.
Oh, and the lovely person who was kindly steering the boat didn’t really understand the angles I was trying to get, so that was limiting!
Charity Photos
This charity photoshoot was a battle on all fronts, but I am really pleased with how we managed to document the event for the charity, and I am delighted with the images, which also got great feedback.
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Danny
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