The Out-Takes...

With every photoshoot, there are inevitably out-takes. You have blinkers, lens flares and camera shake to contend with...normally these out-takes are thrown into the vault of 'never-to-be-seen again' to protect the dignity of your subject...
HOWEVER, if those subjects are your family, well, I guess those rules go out of the window! The thing you need to understand about my family is this. We are LOUD (for all of you who knows us, I can see you nodding yes!)
We meet at the grandparents every Saturday and the decibel level rises and rises as we compete to be heard. There are usually about seven conversations going on at once...my grandad is selectively deaf. He tunes us out when he wants to but you can bet he will hear you the moment a swear word slips out! My nannan usually sits at the top of the room, laughing at the same conversations we have every week...and my husband James. Well, he is the one who is the most screwy because, let's face it, he joined my family by CHOICE! He is usually a quiet type but on Saturdays he will join in, cracking the odd dirty joke that makes my Uncle David laugh.
This week, we went to Hillborough Park to do some shots of my cousin Chloe. She's 15 and is pictured above, laughing at the rest of the family who was chasing a squirrel up a tree so it wouldn't get eaten by a dog.
I thought Chloe would be a great subject to practice some new techniques on...
But my family being my family all came along to watch...and while I was hard at work, here is what they were up to...
What has to be my absolute favourite - my mum and my sister, Keeley, doing the rodeo...

Keeley strutting through the park, mocking Auntie Charlotte's jacket by singing 'Daddy, Daddy Cool....'

My Auntie Charlotte (call me, Choz) doing her most glam pose to jump in shot...

And my husband James, trying to be a Gladiator on the 'Hang Tough' event. He's 6ft 2. This is a kids playground...his feet were scraping the floor...