Today, my wife
and I attempted to take some promotional shots for the artwork for my Edinburgh
show.
I’m pretty sure
we got what we were after, but if we haven’t, we’re not far off it. We’d meant
to do them all week, but kept being rained off - and any days when the weather
was suitable, the location we’d earmarked would have been too busy, as it’s next
to Hitchin Market; it’s enough to try to get results without people gawping at
you.
Even if we haven’t
got the exact picture yet, I’m very happy with the concept. I won’t blow it
here just yet, but it’s a nice idea that was suggested by my PR, that fits the
show title ‘Now Who’s a Comedian?’ perfectly. It also plays right into my
preferred style of show artwork, which is to use a single undoctored image that
tells the story without much else. It’s also
subtle, understated and naturalistic; there’s nothing I hate more than a photograph
of a gurning, ironic-face-pulling comedian.
The only reason
we might not have got it today was due to the constantly changing
light. Outdoor photographs tend to come out best if it’s not too bright and
today kept chopping and changing between sunny and muted. I’ve noted down my
favourite of today’s pictures, which I’ll look at again tomorrow with a clear
head and if it doesn’t feel quite right, we can try again one early evening
this week; I’ll share the results here in due course.