Paul Tombleson

De-VINE Southern Belles

What to do when shooting in bad lighting and its for a charity? Forget about it and start clicking…

Triplets or Mother and Daughters?

Recently I was asked  fill at the last minute for a photographer at the Kentucky Derby celebrations for a local charity. My brief was to  turn up and shoot the ladies in their hats.

Mixed uneven lighting makes for an interesting image

As you maybe aware the Kentucky Derby is famous for Ladies to dress up in their finery for the derby. But it is the Hats (and Horses)  that steal the show. The lighting was  bright midday sunshine and indoors was very mixed lighting. This all took place at a Winery and fun was had by all except me initially.

Elegant outdoors

At first I was worried about everything but then soon realized I was there to shoot the festivities and I was a volunteer. I wasn’t going to be fired! And besides I love run and gun shooting so we all had fun!

Elegant Indoors

 So with the mixed lighting I made it part of the image look and feel

Indoor light and 3pm sun streaming in

Ready for that Mint Julep

Sometimes its better to document the subject at hand… in this case a festive atmosphere of Southern Belles young and old Even as day turns into night it is still an interesting time  to shoot party people

And when you have a Horse race you must have horsemen with HATS!

So the moral of this story is just shoot and have fun and let the images speak for themselves.

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