I was brought on to capture a range of plant flowering and behaviour sequences, including flowering bluebells, primroses, geums, and apple blossom coming into bloom, as well as slugs steadily devouring lettuce, grassland growing, parasitic dodder and a fern slowly unfurling. A proper mix of delicate growth and utter mayhem.

 

It was also the first time I was able to properly put my automated projector background system into action. The idea was to create multiple, controllable backdrops the space of which could be shared across two completely different setups, allowing me to run several sequences side by side without either impacting the look of the other. It meant designing and building a system to control multiple projectors that carefully managed when each one powered on and off so everything stayed in sync.

 

It’s one of those techniques that has quickly become fundamental to how I work. Looking back, it’s hard to imagine approaching these kinds of shoots without it now.

 

I’m absolutely thrilled to have been part of this project, and even more so to see these sequences find their place within such a beautifully crafted series.

Big thank you to Plimsoll Productions for giving me this opportunity.