Here is Mr William D Drake photographed on the Millenium Bridge, London. It was one of those shoots when you think it isn’t going to work for various reasons but came together beautifully. The main problem was the weather, followed by more people on the bridge on a Sunday morning than expected. William was the original keyboard player from the Cardiacs a band above anything else. He is a true English eccentric respected for his solo work and an entertaining character to photograph. I fitted a flash head within my silver lined photo brolly and triggered the flash via a pocket wizard radio slave. Terry the trumpet player is holding a £3.99 toy trumpet because he was off to see Chelsea play at home after the shoot. Sometimes I love shooting in London – where else can you get a sky to look so grey?
