Haworth 2012 – The 1940's Weekend

HAWORTH An afternoon spent photographing the many costumed characters who congregated in Haworth for the WWII re-enactment.

2012

1940’s Weekend

HAWORTH 1940’s Weekend

2012

An afternoon spent photographing the 1940’s WWII re-enactment at Haworth We had heard a lot about this

jams, whilst we changed lenses,

special weekend, so on a cool bright

cameras and exposures to get the

May day we decided to investigate.

right image. I decided to use my

The good weather brought thousands

70-300mm ƒ4-5.6L IS USM with my

of visitors to the streets of Haworth

Canon 7D and concentrate on faces

making the photography of the

as there were too many non-costumed

1940’s characters quite difficult,

people in wide angled shots.

but everyone was aware that this

What I noticed most of all was the

event is a wonderful opportunity for

bright red lipstick – so fashionable

photographers and models alike.

in the 40’s – and the quality of the

The willingness of the characters

authentic costumes. All ages from

to proudly pose and display their

babies in prams and child evacuees

chosen outfits was a pleasure to

to soldiers and war veterans, male

experience. The visitors would always

and female, represented all nations

stop and wait, causing human traffic

and occupations involved in WWII.

I have been an Art Director/Graphic Designer for over 40 years and using cameras for longer. Now, with those years of experience behind me, making images with the camera – photography and paintography – is what I enjoy most of all.