Newsletter
June 2014
MURRAY LAIDLAW Photographer
Chickens I’ve wanted to shoot pictures of Chickens for some time but finding good examples of “fancy poultry” can be quite difficult and getting them into the studio harder still.
One Saturday morning… I was commissioned to shoot some images for a nine year old who had never been in a studio but wanted the experience of a photo shoot to see whether she liked it. Arriving at 10:00 with a selection of outfits we quickly made a start and after a couple of hours we had some great shots. Did she enjoy it? According to mum she loved it. http://murraylaidlaw.com/blog
Recently I had the opportunity to take a few shots of some rescue hens belonging to a client. So I loaded up the car with my Broncolor lights, background paper, stands and Canon camera kit and headed off to Taverham. As it developed into a bright sunny morning I set up the background system outside and left all the lighting gear in the car. You don’t get long with Chickens, they seldom sit still but a handful of corn certainly helps. There are more images on my website but here’s one from the shoot.
http://murraylaidlaw.com/hens 1
Newsletter
June 2014
Fun with lightbulbs! I had an idea….! I thought it might be interesting to shoot an image of a lightbulb with the light escaping from it. Sounds simple enough but like all idea it developed “legs” and became something rather more complicated.
David Cameron MP in Norwich
The image is available to purchase as a print in several finishes including canvas, aluminium and plexiglas.
“It’s a secret but the Prime Minister is making a private visit to talk to members of the Conservative Association and we would like a few photographs”. I would be the only photographer, if you ignore the blaze of flashes from phones and tablets. No press or TV, just me. A difficult offer to resist and whether you like his politics or not he is a very nice bloke and very funny. More pictures on the blog: http://murraylaidlaw.com/blog
Stairs
Get in touch… Murray Laidlaw Commercial Photography & Video Production
+44 (0) 77 86 31 86 91 info@murraylaidlaw.com
This is the staircase in my hotel in Vienna, a quick unplanned shot. It is the most popular image (reaching 97.3 / 100) on my 500px site. http://500px.com/murraylaidlaw 2