Barbara Rebelo - Sainthood Tattoo

 
 

Back in February I had the pleasure of photographing Portuguese Tattoo artist Barbara Rebelo in her new studio in Hull.

Barbara recently opened Sainthood Tattoo after relocating across the country from Wilmslow in Cheshire and she produces beautifully detailed bespoke pieces incorporating very intricate 'dot' work -  you can see her and her work over on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sainthood.tattoos/

At the end of the session we decided to get a shot of Barb with her beloved French Bull Dog - Coco,  who as you can see was a natural in front of the camera!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee Steele - The Potter Man Studio

 

As a portrait photographer I love the challenge of making environmental portraits of talented artists and crafts-people in their workspaces. Lee Steele is a ceramic artist and potter and I recently photographed him in his studio in Holme-on-Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire.

Lee runs The Potter Man Studio and produces industrial-inspired pieces called Salvage Ware ( his customers include Darren Henley O.B.E. - the Chief Executive of Arts Council England amongst others) so this was a great opportunity to see Lee's work up close.

You can visit Lee’s website at www.thepotterman.co.uk , he also runs classes and workshops if you're interested in learning pottery and ceramics. Lee was very welcoming and I spent a very interesting and enjoyable couple of hours in his studio.

For lighting I used a Bowens GM400 strobe with a 60’ Photek softlighter for the large soft main light and a second Bowens with a smaller 24”x24” softbox attached as a rim light to give a bit of separation from the background.

Emma Fee

Emma Fee is a wonderfully talented singer/songwriter who, when not performing her solo material, sings and plays guitar in the band Happy Endings.

If you haven't already you can check out Emma's music at her website http://www.emmafee.co.uk/

I've wanted to make a portrait of Emma for a very, very long time (ever since I saw Happy Endings perform inside Hull's Holy Trinity Church as part of a homeless charity fundraising gig) so it was great to finally find the time to arrange something.

We kept the concept simple with a classic one light set-up against a plain grey background, the only light source being a large 150cm Broncolor Octabox which was feathered across the scene which gave a very soft low-key light.

Despite the apparent seriousness of most of the finished pictures it was a really enjoyable and relaxed shoot. Emma was an absolute pleasure to work with, generous with her time and (unsurprisingly) a fount of musical knowledge! A big thank you as well to Bob Swan from White Suit Creative for photo assisitng and doing a fantastic job keeping the shoot flowing.