When a close friend of the family
turned 40 last year, I was honoured when she asked if I would photograph the
party for her. Alli Mace had several
family members who hadn't seen each other for quite a while and she not only
wanted the party shots but also the ability to have a portrait style
photographs done.
I enjoyed the challenge of
photographing the party in subdued lighting, endeavouring to catch the
atmosphere, catching the partygoers enjoying their selves, whilst trying to
ensure the photographs caught everyone in a good light. Whilst I felt I did a brilliant job, I did
discover that the Lache Community Centre (where the party was held) did not
give the best of backdrops for the photographs, and this has caused me to
invest in my own backdrop set up, that in the future should the facilities not
be photogenic I can create a more suitable setting.
I also had the opportunity of taking
some close up shots of the Birthday Cake, as the cake was decorated with hand
crafted floral decorations (handmade actually by my Mum – Carolyn Argyle). And I could experiment with really capturing
the beauty of the roses.
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