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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kate Carter

Second shot: An amateur takes to the riser

Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
Like last time, I was at nearly at the front of the riser, slightly to the right, perching uncomfortably on a camera box so as to shoot over the sitting cameraman in front of me. This time I was shooting with the Canon EOS ID MK IV using a tripod. This first picture is obviously a bit of a cheat - they didn't send clones down the catwalk, this is actually two shots put together. Maybe a third with her walking away would have been good - a model triptych Photograph: Kate Carter/Guardian
Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
I quite like the sense of movement in this picture. When you actually see catwalk shows, it's amazing how ungainly and awkward the models are, with that peculiar gait. Photograph: Kate Carter/Guardian
Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
With a lot of taupe/beige clothes against the taupe/beige background, lots of my full length shots came out oddly sepia toned. Photograph: Kate Carter/Guardian
Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
I seem to have shot a lot of the back of model's heads in this show. But I liked her hair and the detail at the back of the neck on her dress was more interesting than the front. Photograph: Kate Carter/guardian.co.uk
Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
The light on her face isn't very good, but she is such an elegant-looking woman. Lots of the models at these shows are actually amazingly unphotogenic. Photograph: Kate Carter/guardian.co.uk
Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
I have no idea what I was thinking here, but if nothing else, it shows you the lack of flesh on a models' thighs ... Photograph: Kate Carter/guardian.co.uk
Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
Zany angle alert! Photograph: Kate Carter/guardian.co.uk
Todd Lynn shots: Todd Lynn shots by Kate Carter
Beige beige and more beige. It is really hard to get an interesting angle on the final exits at the show, and clearly in my case also a half decent shot. Photograph: Kate Carter/Guardian
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