{"id":284,"date":"2014-01-16T17:22:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T17:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=284"},"modified":"2020-03-19T13:38:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T13:38:54","slug":"party-at-the-caves-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/party-at-the-caves-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Party at The Caves, Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday, I got the opportunity to take photographs of a birthday party at The Caves, a well known venue in Edinburgh. The party was organised by <a title=\"Elements.UK event management\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elementsukevents.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elements.UK<\/a>. \u00a0&#8216;The Caves\u2019 is a photographically very interesting place. It is warm, candle lit and cozy. But it is very dark.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-285\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-1.jpg\" alt=\"Party Room The Caves Edinburgh\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-1-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Party room at &#8216;The Caves&#8217; before the arrival of the guests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shooting in this kind of light is therefore a photographic challenge. That is why I like these kinds of assignments. And because everyone is in a good mood!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-286\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Party room The Caves Edinburgh\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-2-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Party room from a different point of view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-287\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-3.jpg\" alt=\"Party room The Caves Edinburgh\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-3-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yet another view of the party room before the arrival of the guests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By combining the ambient light of the venue and the light coming from a flash, one can get some interesting effects, like in the photograph below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-DJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-288\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-DJ.jpg\" alt=\"DJ at The Caves, Edinburgh\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-DJ.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-DJ-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zooming during a long exposure with flash gives this picture of a DJ a more dynamic look<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And of course, no party would be complete without good food and lovely ladies!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-289\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-Pastries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-289\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-Pastries.jpg\" alt=\"Pastries on a plate at The Caves, Edinburgh\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-Pastries.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-Pastries-624x414.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t these look really appetising?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-Party-Guests.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Philippe-Monthoux-The-Caves-Edinburgh-Party-Guests.jpg\" alt=\"Party guests at The Caves, Edinburgh\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" 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