Tuesday 7th April

Yesterday afternoon and evening was very hectic. I started in the gallery at 2PM and we basically didn't stop until 2AM. From 2-4 we were arranging prints and trying to compress everything down as much as we could so that we could fit in the formal night photos which would be coming later on. At 4 we went and set up various portait set-ups around the ship; 2 backdrops and 2 natural set-ups within the ship. We finished this at about 5 o'clock then went back to the gallery. Between 6 and 7 we weren't very busy at all, as everyone was out at the portait sessions. At 7.30 all the other togs came back to the gallery and we went and got a quick bite to eat, then it was straight back into the gallery at 8.

Throughout the night there were passengers everywhere and memory cards being thrown at us left, right and centre. With just 2 of us in the gallery we were trying to serve as many passengers as possible, print all the images from the night and put them out on display. We didn't stop working until 2AM, at about 12.30 the other togs came back and helped us arrange and put out photos but it wasn't enough still. We then gave up and decided to call it a night.

Had another early start this morning, having to get up at 7 for gangway photos again in France, however this time I actually got to shoot. Not a very busy morning really, only shot about 60 images through the 3 hours we were there. Went outside before shooting to find Cunards Queen Mary next to us in the port, bloody huge ship!

Just finished there and now free until 3PM when I'm back to the gallery. Tonight I've got my first portrait shoots to do and then no doubt it'll be a late finish again. We're going out after work tonight as it shouldn't be an early start tomorrow and it's Andy (Tog) and Tristan's (Asst. Photo Manager and my cabin share) last night on the ships. Back into Southampton tomorrow too where I'm shooting Embarkment between 12 and 4, might have time for an update tomorrow evening but not sure yet.