Life through the lockdown lens... Part II
A Larkhall photographer has gone viral again with his hilarious staged lockdown photos.
Graham Williamson gave everyone a laugh with his creative‘lockdown date night’and‘spa day at home’pictures – which even had his young son swinging from the ceiling.
The snapper said the chaos at the dinner table shows young stars Harris and Mirren making a mess, while he and wife Laura “pretend to enjoy ourselves”.
A Larkhall photographer has gone viral again after his new lockdown photos got everybody laughing.
Graham Williamson has been getting creative and has shared more relatable pictures of him and his family powering through the coronavirus crisis – this time it’s his staged date night and another on his family spa day at home.
The images clocked up over 12,000 likes on Facebook, with everyone loving his handiwork which has lifted spirits across the nation.
Graham’s date night photo depicts chaos at the dinner table with son Harris, 4, literally swinging from the ceiling, alongside his little sister, Mirren, making a mess with her food.
Meanwhile Graham and wife Laura try to have a romantic meal together.
This time, the snapper went to great lengths to bring his photo to life – using a green screen and special effects.
The next image shows Laura and the kids chilling in their robes and towels during their spa day at home, which
Graham admits didn’t last very long, but said it’s been amazing to see everyone enjoying his photos again.
“It was a similar idea to the last one with a lot of chaos going on, and some sarcasm as well”, Graham laughed.
“A lot of people can probably relate to it with kids in the house during lockdown and no childcare really.
“They were in the background while we’re sitting trying to pretend we’re enjoying ourselves.
“We’ve not even tried having a date night for real yet as it’s just impossible right now to be honest, because by the time you get the kids away to bed you’re shattered yourself. Our bedtime has been getting earlier and earlier every night.”
Normally a landscape photographer, Graham says it’s been fun using different equipment and effects during lockdown.
He added: ”Ironically these pictures are doing better than any of my landscapes.
“It keeps me occupied and gets the kids involved because we’re running out of ideas of things to do with Harris, so any time it’s raining we try to get the camera set up and have a bit of fun that way and make a mess.
“I actually got a green screen to have Harris look like he’s swinging from the light on the ceiling.
“Mirren was shot during her lunch hour, she was sitting getting fed and usually gets into a mess anyway so that worked out perfectly.
“People were saying that’s the closest we’ll get to a spa during lockdown – so just a bit of lighthearted humour which is what the pictures are all about.
“It’s given me the opportunity to still be creative. I’ve enjoyed doing all the editing side of things and setting up, using green screens, and making sure everything matches, it’s been good.
“It’s an excuse for me to play about with my studio, using editing software and things like that.
“They seemed to do really well online and through Facebook so it’s been good to see everyone enjoying them.”