Portraits

I photographed her on the Royal Mile in 2013. She is one of the players from Youth Action Theatre appearing in William Congreve’s Restoration comedy, The Way Of The World.

It’s a play about two lovers endeavouring to marry against all the odds. It’s a comedy set in a society where everyone despises everyone and acceptability depends upon being socially superior and having an acid comment ready at one’s lips.

I shot it on an Olympus EPM1 with a 45mm lens. Looking at the colours and the sharpness, I continue to like what Olympus does with its micro-four-thirds cameras.

We went to see him talk about his book ‘Shylock Is My Name’ and I took his photo at the book signing afterwards. I asked whether I could take his photo and he was gracious about it.

He’s talking to my wife in this photo.

I shot this with my Fuji X100s under mixed lighting and the EXIF data tells me I shot it at 1/58 second at f2 and ISO 800.

Knowing how some people in religious communities are reluctant to be photographed, I was surprised how this man responded so graciously. It was not that I expected him to be rude, but he was obliging without playing to the camera.

Now that’s interesting how she is looking. Not at all like a comedienne. Go, Abogaliah, go!

This young man was standing on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh today. He was holding one end of a banner for Dolce Vita, a sketch show put on by Bristol Revunions. I thought he looked how someone from an American rock band in the 70s might look.