REFLEXIONS
Litebook unviels more famous ‘Ooops’ & ‘Oh Yes’ moments...
“It’s always the simple things you take for granted...”
This month: south-coast based I was shooting at Hair Ott, one of No pop, no flash. After several more
photographer Gareth Gatrell talks the UK’s top salons, when I discreet hits and (what felt like) 20
about his Ooops & Yes moments: experienced the ‘Full Monty’ of minutes of subtle but in-depth
embarrassing moments. And just to investigation, I realised I had
"It’s always the simple things you really rub it in, the client was overlooked the basics of kit
take for granted that come back to standing right there at the time too. assembly. I’d forgotten to attach the
haunt you – and often it’s the ‘outta Everything was running to plan. The smallest of sync cords from the
the blue’ surprises that really make lighting was perfect, the models main Esprit unit to the fixed pulsar
the shoot. looked fantastic and trigger. DOH!
everyone was buzzing with
People often think of kit fault or anticipation. I stepped
failure as the biggest challenges on forward into the big white
a shoot but with me it’s always light to take that first
something more down to earth - reading. I gently depressed
something so ridiculously obvious the remote button on my
that it’s easily overlooked. That’s trusted Sekonic meter,
what causes the most strife. then..... NADA, nothing!
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