The Black Sheep – October 2006

23 October

Calendar Girls 2

Regular readers of the Black Sheep will know that we’re fans of wall calendars.

JCB, masters of PR, joined our calendar good books last year with their 2006 “Arty Diggers” effort.

We just received a first sneak peek of this year’s creation – unsurprisingly it features naked women, silhouetted and covered in dripping yellow paint (subtle, eh? But I’m not complaining).

According to the press release, the production process involved the selected girls posing individually while a make-up artist slowly poured yellow liquid latex over the model (sounds like a tough job). 

Occasionally sections of the body were poured and photographed separately, other times the results were left to gravity.

The perils of not wearing coveralls

Bamford explained that his interest in photography was no flight of fancy. 

“Just before my grandfather passed away he told me he had wanted to be a photographer but that he couldn’t afford it.  He inspired me to pursue a career as a photographer,” explained Bamford.

“In particular, photographing naked women is a family passion,” Bamford didn’t go on to say, before not going down to B&Q to buy a trolley’s worth of Barley Sunrise from Dulux.

Don’t mess!
Easy does it
Flare chic

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19 October

Staff photos

If you’re a reader of the magazine then I’m sure you’ve noticed the photos that sit alongside the Leader (the opinion piece on page three).

We all have to get these taken and they’re sometimes the source of much hilarity or embarrassment.

This week (20 Oct) Mr Arable Reporter had the honour and his casual office garb can be seen accompanying the weekly rant at the RPA.

Now is this casual look a turn for the better or the worse?

My own snaps are pretty casual – jeans, trainers etc … but that was probably due to the lack of notice that my photo was being taken that day.

You compare us to Mrs Farmers Weekly, who has got stylish office smart down to a fine art.

The other point to make regarding Mr Arable Reporter’s picture is that surely every farmer’s wife and daughter in the land have had their heart skip a beat at the sight of his smoldering good looks.

For those of you so smitten you’re eager for more – download a Spackman mask and print it off for your boyf/hubby to wear!

Is there anybody there? Yes, it seems…

TR: Lots of things scare me (when our accounts department query my expenses, for one) but I don’t mind admitting I was proper scared in the haunted farmhouse. It was the stairwell that really got me.

There’s certainly a story connected to the house which would suggest it could well be haunted. The thought of ever having to spend a night there on my own sends a shiver down my spine!

You can check out our audio and video footage of our night there on fwi on Oct 27 and the full story will be in Farmlife on the same date. Don’t look at it alone if you’re of a nervous disposition, though…