Waterloo

This was the final shoot in the Waterloo Social Club and like BTC was just to reshoot a few images that weren't sharp enough.

I didn't frame these two below in the same way as i did originally which i'm disapointed in but i have run out of shoot time.

Waterloo

These are a few more close ups from Waterloo to try to catpure something a little different.

I think the image above and the one below reinforce the pride in this club in terms of sports. For any Blackpool fan this season has been huge but Waterloo has a wall and a half dedicated to Blackpool's football team.

Waterloo

With these close in images at Waterloo I tried to focus in on the messages on the wall specifically aimed at the members such as the leagues of the various sports they are in.

I thought i might go in closer on the trophies but I think that the sense of the club and its pride is lost as the trophies are almost out of place. This displacement making them lost and so not asociated to anything in particualr. Or at least I think that could be.

I though a detail shot of the cue lockers could be interesting.

Waterloo

Back at Waterloo "getting closer" to stuff in the club. This image I like because it shows the club's pride at its success.

The members that are there on a regular basis insisted i took some images of the beer pumps as they are crucial to the club they say.

I like this image because it is really all about the members.

Although less obvious amoungst the obvious signs of the bar, this image is about the betting slips and pens in the centre of the frame.

Waterloo

"GET CLOSER IN"

Some scans of what i have been thinking about doing with the project

Waterloo

I have gotten bored of chasing people for the trades club. So i went back to waterloo because I know i can get access and also it has been there a long time and there is a great sense of community within the club - which is what i was looking for in the first place before the trades club showed up like some sort of red herring. So these are the images from my first few shoots in the club which I decided were worth scanning.

The club was purchased by Mark, the current owner, a couple of year ago. He said he was a member of the club who was told on the Friday it was closing so on the Monday he bought the club to save it.

These top three are from the original part of the club started in the early 20th century by two ladies who later emigrated to Australia. This room is unfortunately no longer used on a regular basis. Where as before it would have been open at the weekends, if not nightly, now it is used as a rentable space for parties etc... which helps to generate a major portion of the clubs income. The stage is a particular feature associated with WMC's as they nearly always had a turn on for entertainment.

These images are shot in the newer part of the club which is used daily. The room houses 3 snooker tables and a pool table. The walls are heavily decorated in part with sporting imagery predominantly football and horse racing. Interestingly however the club does not associate itself with a particular team, instead housing a whole variety of memorabilia and imagery.

Some notes on what to shoot from before i went