Editorial - Riffraff Portraits

The thinking behind these sets of images was to try and take traditional portraits of clubbers as they entered the venue in a fixed space. Although eventually omitted from the Editorial selection after a conversation with Jill regarding them. I feel they have still got plenty of scope to be carried on over time and added to the 65 already taken.

Using a tripod and soft box on the flash set up to the side of one of the bars in the upstairs part of the med bar. This was to keep the images identical except for the subjects. Same background,same lighting and same distance away from the camera. I used the 85mm Sigma lens to isolate a smaller area for added focus on the subject.

 We coaxed people in as they entered the club and before they went downstairs. Most were quite receptive and gave a natural pose after only a few seconds  to compose themselves. They had nearly all already been drinking and a few had told me they had been up from the night before,which on some adds to the look of submission.

Here is just a few examples re edited for this blog post.