discussing north london with heath

remember a little while ago when i welcomed heath to north london ?

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/05/heath.html

well, the other day i arranged a meeting with him to see how he was settling in.

i'd heard that he'd been letting standards in his area drop more than somewhat

over the past few weeks. i also had to pull him up on a few postcode related

errors that had been slipping into his game.

by all accounts he was under the impression that chalk farm was the centre of

primrose hill. my sources also informed me that he was having trouble telling the

difference between nw3 and nw1.

we met at melrose and morgan.

i was pleased to note that heath had invested in some new trainers...

i have no issues with adidas sambas, but i did have to reprimand the man

over his lacing style. it was a schoolboy error on his part but perhaps understandable

as he had been living in south london for some years before his recent move.

once again, errors were creeping into his game... just look at his sandwich

i took his ordering of this sandwich as a direct insult and gave him a yellow card.

organic salmon with lemon mayonnaise and rocket !

what the what ?!

shocking scenes in nw1.

i showed him how to order a respectable snack...

1. a flat white

which was one of two flat whites i consumed during our brief meeting.

2. a homemade cherry pie

 ( a perfectly acceptable replacement if the battenberg has sold out )

which was top notch.

after a pleasant 30 minutes discussing beards, ugg boots, cameras and looters

i decided to test heath by shooting a couple of quick portraits.

first up, a full length shot

not bad... nicely miserable, with aggressive body language...

i then went in for a closer look

hmmm... the man seems to favour the arms folded pose.

( which is one i discarded back in september 2010 )

north london seems to be suiting heath. sure he's made a few errors since he's

been operating in nw3 but with time he could prove to be quite a useful addition.

see you next month heath... and lace your trainers properly next time !