I was asked recently to do some portraiture head shots and promo shots for a fantastic stage / screen writer actress Jessica Luxembourg.
With having a little bit of notice with this shoot, i wanted to set it, in a relevant location.
I came up with the idea of having books in the back ground and so set about trying to find a willing bookshop.
I thought the best places to try would be small independently run stores, and so the search began...
They are becoming harder and harder to find. Even this store will be closed at the end of the month.
I think due to the Internet, people do not seem to visit these places any more. Even i am very guilty of this. As it is far to easy to order books from say Amazon or if going to a store we head to Waterstones as they have a huge collection of items. It is a great shame with the changing world the "small business" has an almost impossible fight to remain in the game.
This was shot in the book castle over in Dunstable,
A big thanks to the ladies who run the shop, They were great and very friendly, with out their help i do not think i would of been able to achieve my goal and so would of had to resort with another back drop.
Biography of Jessica Luxembourg
Jessica Luxembourg is an award-winning writer
(International Student Playscript Competition, Arc Productions sponsorship, Time Out DVious Shorts Award)
Whose work has been performed at venues including the Hackney Empire,
the Soho Theatre and the Pleasance Courtyard.
Her short film "Phil's Job" was produced by Blaze, The Trail with Nick Rowe (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)
in the title role and screened at the Cannes, Melbourne and Raindance film festivals. Jessica is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, and of Cambridge University.
Jessica's plays include:
Denver, Contact Theatre, Manchester (2006);
Babel Junction, Hackney Empire (2006);
The Devil's Own Goldfish Scam, Soho Theatre (2003);
Insane Jane, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, transferred to Soho Theatre (2003);
Reflecting Flesh, UEA Studio Theatre (2001);
Losing Track, UEA Studio Theatre (2001);
and Craze, UEA Studio Theatre (2000).
Her short films include: Phil's Job, Cannes, Raindance and Melbourne film festivals (2001).