“I take photographs of famous people, andwhen there aren't any of those about I photographmyself.”
“One third comprises commercial shoots. They bring in the money. Then there’s the bit where I spend time trying to organize myself; reply to emails; go to meetings and just general admin - all the stuff I’mnot so good with. And the last third is my creative photography. That is my time. Work just for me. “I need to satisfy my artistic side, or I’ll go crazy. I’m no business woman, that’s for sure.”
When she gets bored or when there’s not much work around SPG really steps out. “It’s true. I take photographs of famous people, andwhen there aren't any of those about I experiment by taking photographs of myself. Occasionally semi-naked too...it’s all practice” Recently she indulged herself in the
total opposite of ‘boring.’ “I went on tour with the Circus of Horrors – the goremasters of theatre. It’s a modern day freak show, with a
Rocky Horror Show twist,” she
smiles. “I sat in a car with the ringmaster, a fire-breathing-blade-walking girl, a man who swallows a very large sword and a midget just 72 cms tall. And there’s certainly no time to be squeamish when you’re trying to photograph a guy shoving blades through the sides of his face, or watching one of the performers open a bottle of beer with his eye socket. But at the end of the shoot these guys all became my friends.”
SarahPhotogirl shoots with a Nikon D200 and a Canon EOS 5D MKII - and right now she’s learning how to use an Olympus underwater camera.
But first she’s being taught how to dive. She plans to use her new aquatic skills to create different submerged scenes on subjects she’s passionate about, including the environment. She’ll also use it to expand her commercial artwork portfolio. The future looks busy for SPG. She says: “I have just signed with an
agent in LA, so I’m expecting some more overseas work. It’s a very exciting time. ”
And the very next shoot? “Ha. I'm going to take a portrait of my ChinchillaMr BOO, but I can’t decide whether
to shoot him as an
Elizabethan Merchant or a Victorian Gent.”
www.sarahphotogirl.com
By Trevor Lansdown
www.bowens.co.uk 09
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