Behind the scenes at a Halo Photoshoot

Me and Halo's very own Hamish (he's  Australian) spent Tuesday in deepest darkest Essex shooting a national press and outdoor advertising campaign. The shots are going to be luxurious and cinematic thanks to the photographer Colin Hawkins, but we thought you might like to have a little glimpse of behind the scenes of this most glamorous of days. We'll post some more footage (including a very exciting video of a donut ball stunt) but for now, sit back, admire Hamo's reportage shots and wonder at how fabulous the world of advertising is...

So, the ad is set on a train... at night, hence the black out material...

A train sent directly back in time from the 70's...

and it's a pretty cramped space to shoot...

and get ready...

So already I think you should be getting the picture that it's not quite as rock n roll as you'd have thought...

This is the most seen shot of the day...

This one makes me look like I'm in the Bee Gees. Which is not a bad thing, and in many ways the shoot at the train carriage graveyard (as I have just thought of naming it) is reminiscent of the 'Staying Alive' video...

Doing some 'art directing' - this pic shows three scruffy men studying an image of me cuddling Charlie (photographic assistant) in a pose that represents what the models will be doing. What we are trying to work out is how to light the carriage in the most dramatic way possible, rather than just pointing at the screen in an attempt to look important. I notice that I appear to be pointing at the screen with my little finger, using my thumb for balance. This is a very weird way to point at things.

Moody light reading shot.

This is the end of the post so there's no 'after' photographs to show you. Think of this as a cliffhanger and come back soon...