hasselblad, the hoxton hotel and brick lane

It’s been a busy old week. We met some great new people and reacquainted ourselves with others. We‘re so chuffed to be featured in the Hasselblad online news (click here to view). We found a fab place to stay in London while down for a portrait shoot. The Hoxton Urban Lodge in Shoreditch has great rooms, great service and great food all at great prices! No we haven’t been commissioned to shoot their web site images but if they’re interested! We had a quick lunch in Brick Lane and wished we had more time...there’s so much to see. Go yourself and have a look.

brick lane shopkeeper © ross gillespie/broad daylight

brick lane barber © ross gillespie/broad daylight

technique

These photographs were taken using a Fuji X10. We'd been carrying our comparatively heavy camera gear around for two days and wanted something light that could used to grab some shots when we went for lunch. The camera was set up using manual mode for exposure and auto focus...manual focus on the X10 is far too slow and laborious to be practical for street photography.