No portraits, weddings, pre-wedding shoots or indeed meetings this weekend meant that I could go out for a rare opportunity for a wedding photographer to photograph something else. As I have some new equipment this year I thought I would take the opportunity to get some more frames through the cameras and lenses and try out some new things – especially with a tricky subject like a gaggle of runners.
The Stubbington 10k is one of Hampshire’s biggest 10k races and very early on in the race calendar. With a new course this year, which came along the Meon Shore and therefore within strolling distance of the studio, I loaded up a couple of bodies and lenses and some cards and met the leaders ahead of schedule coming up from the Hill Head sailing club. Fortunately I got some good backgrounds and then stationed myself where I really wanted to be with the Tichfield Haven vistors centre as a backdrop and then with the boats in the small harbour.
Just for completeness it is worth stating that I as not the official photographer for the Stubbington 10k – these are not official race photos (nor do I wish to be next year!), these were taken for my own purposes, and experimentation and are not for sale or for use elsewhere.
Here are a few of the images from the race. More about my journey back to the studio in another post.
I’ve really got to sort that out and pop down to JJB and get something proper lol.
by Mike French
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