I've always thought Sunday's should be spent browsing the vintage treasure coves of Brick Lane and
Columbia Road flower market. This Sunday finally bit the bullet and head East bound for a test shoot for a handbag label. Columbia Road is a labarynth of houses with hobbit sized doorways only just wide enough to walk through - converted into vintage clothes and accessories shops, cup cake bakerys, art gallerys, shops selling one off hand crafted bits and bobs and of course the market itself. Stunning selections of flowers and burley market stall owners. 'Have you got a body guard love? Would you like one?' was just a sample of the banter being thrown around that afernoon.
Being my second location shoot this week - i'm starting to get used to the difficulties shoots can encounter with the unpredictability and curiosity of the public. However, they did lend a helping hand, and provided props we could only have dreamt of shooting. One guy offered his beautifully obedient chubby little sausage dog (unfortunately we had to give it back) and a garden boutique let us shoot in their sardine tin sized back yard with vintage benches, plant pots and bird cages. Just before the daylight came to a close and the market had disappeared, an Italian couple let us shoot the models on their vintage scooter - all packed up with flowers they'd bought from the market. Sometimes the best shots are taken at the end of the day, just before twilight.
The last shot is of the model's own shoes, I love.
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