It must be nearly Christmas. It's not long after midday and the sun is starting to set, my keyboard is covered in a lovely golden glow. In just over a month's time I'll have had my fill of the driest meat there is and will be sitting down to watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Mary Poppins (guilty pleasure).
Christmas season wouldn't be the same without the wonderful German Market in Birmingham (which I hope to visit soon) and the tradition that is pantomime season. You can't beat a bit of interactive theatre!
A little while ago I had the pleasure of shooting some promotional shots for the Tamworth Pantomime Company, who have a production of Sleeping Beauty running this December. For the shoot we had use of some of the rooms in Tamworth Castle, this combined with the fantastic costumes made for some great photographs.
As with any good shoot we didn't have much time, in fact we were actually shooting while visitors were in the castle (the faces on those that came into the rooms were priceless!). We ran a little bit over but the staff were very gracious and waited a little longer for us to finish up, I am very grateful to them.
The cast made this shoot one of my most enjoyable, they are so much fun and I will most certainly be in the audience when the production begins. If you can get yourself to Tamworth December 19th - 23rd or January 3rd - 6th I suggest you do the same!
In the meantime, sweet dreams!
Tom :-)
