International pillow fight day 2014

International Pillow Fight Day

2014

A Photographic Journal By Mike Dixson

International Pillow Fight Day

2014

During the spring of 2014, London’s effort for International Pillow Fight Day was held in Trafalgar Square.

People were alerted to the event via social media.

The result was one hell of a packed Trafalgar Square with people spilling into the roads, some oblivious to the fact it was a road and others just carried along in the crowd.

The idea is to keep your pillow stowed in a bag until the start time, then for two minutes unveil your pillow and let slip the dogs of war.

After the two minutes were up you’d pop your pillow back in your bag and disappear off into the cover of London.

The crowd was excited to say the least. Pillows were out and ready, people we eager to have some harmless violence.

Let the count down begin!

A Pledge Of Allegiance

Aperture: f/7.1 Speed: 1/320 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Spirit Rise With Pillow Weapons Aloft

Aperture: f/7.1 Speed: 1/500 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Ups And Down

Duck Down And Cover

Aperture: f/2.2 Speed: 1/2000 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Aperture: f/3.2 Speed: 1/500 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Ready For Close Up

Aperture: f/2.2 Speed: 1/4000 ISO: 160 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Ready For Battle

Aperture: f/4.5 Speed: 1/1000 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Hold. Hold. Hold.

Aperture: f/2.0 Speed: 1/4000 ISO: 100 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

A Partnering Of Pillows

Feather Explosion

Aperture: f/4.5 Speed: 1/1000 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Aperture: f/2.2 Speed: 1/2000 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Ready. Aim. Thwack!

Aperture: f/2.2 Speed: 1/2500 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Young And Old Took Part

Aperture: f/3.2 Speed: 1/3200 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Take That!

Aperture: f/3.2 Speed: 1/3200 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Fire The Feather Canon Aperture: f/7.1 Speed: 1/320 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

That's Torn It Aperture: f/2.2 Speed: 1/3200 ISO: 100 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Wait Till You See The Whites Of Their Eyes

Aperture: f/3.2 Speed: 1/1000 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

A Fistful Of Feathers

Oooph!

Aperture: f/2.5 Speed: 1/2500 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Aperture: f/2.2 Speed: 1/2500 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

The Down Side To Lipstick

Aperture: f/3.2 Speed: 1/1250 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

I Wish I Could Fly

Is It Over Yet?

Aperture: f/2.5 Speed: 1/2500 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Aperture: f/2.2 Speed: 1/2000 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Bless You!

Aperture: f/5.0 Speed: 1/640 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Feathery Giggles Aperture: f/2.8 Speed: 1/2000 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

A Funny Looking Bird Aperture: f/9 Speed: 1/250 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

Spectators In Their Vantage Point Aperture: f/7.1 Speed: 1/320 ISO: 200 Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50mm

International Pillow Fight Day

2014

A Photographic Journal By Mike Dixson

A slow-motion video of the International Pillow Fight Day antics is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt0SL7yULMY

This publication is the first in a series of photographic journals and magazines produced from the photographs of Mike Dixson.

The photographs in each publication are collected together to create a theme to showcase photography in general and bring these photos to a new audience.

I hope you enjoy the photos and publication.

www.mikedixson.com

International Pillow Fight Day

2014