Article Posted: October 14, 2010
I’ve just finished shooting an advertising campaign for Bonhams Auctioneers which was commissioned through a London Branding and Design agency. I’m pleased to announce that the first half page advert appeared in the Daily Telegraph today and will be the first of a series over the course of the month appearing in some national and regional press.
Article Posted: September 28, 2010
I had to brush the cobwebs away from my blog when I came to post this. It’s been too long between drinks. The truth is, I have been in the fortunate position to be quite busy so finding spare time to show what I’ve been up to has been scarce.
None the less, I was involved in a shoot last week that I couldn’t pass up in posting about. I was commissioned to shoot some promotional imagery for a unique event called ‘Eat Your Heart Out & the Pretox Potion’. It’s the worlds first 18+ cake shop. 18+ cake I hear you say??! How can cake be 18+??! Well, it can! Head here for more information on this amazing event. The above video is a behind the scenes view of the shoot which might give you an idea.
Anyway, get down to Maiden, 188 Shoreditch High Street open between the 28th - 31st October.
Some of the fabulous people I shot included, Emma Thomas aka Miss Cakehead, Olly Bolton from Alibi, Sam Bompas & Harry Parr otherwise known as The Jellymongers, George Morton Clark the amazing artist and last but not least… Pete Fowler, The infamous Monsterist. They were all so up for it and did everything we asked of them and more. Perfect models!
Big thanks to Alibi Drinks who are sponsoring the event and to the SUPER talented crew who made this shoot even remotely possible. That crew was made up of:
Stylist – Siouxsie
Stylists assistant – Ksenia Lesnykh
Photographers assistant – Simon Pollock
Photographers assistant – Andras Bartok
Hair – Kim Roy
Makeup – Charlotte Cowen
Clothing – Prangsta Costumiers
Article Posted: May 21, 2010
I was approached to shoot a little piece for Topman recently. It’s for their ‘Latest Trend’ section on their website. This trend is called TOKYO SURF. We shot on location in a park in west London and had to fight for space amongst the peacocks that were wandering about. I had fun shooting it and hopefully it will be the first of many.
Article Posted: May 19, 2010
I recently got an email from Siouxsie who asks if I fancied coming and shooting Randy Twigg play at the Bar Music Hall in Shoreditch. Having a free evening and being intrigued by Siouxsie’s description of both Randy & André, I knew it was going to be an experience. I went and checked out their music on their MySpace and it only confirmed that the night was going to be a good one.
I turned up on the night of the gig and hung out with them before their set and I instantly warmed to them. André, a native Berliner was very softly spoken seemed shy and unassuming but ridiculously good looking and disgustingly photogenic. The gorgeous Randy, originally from Toronto but has been in Berlin for a few years, was in personality the complete opposite. I liken to her to being a cross between a tornado, a Tasmanian Devil, Jenna Jameson and Mick Jagger. In a 100% complimentary way of course. It’s hard not to fall in love with her. The one thing they do have in common is their love for Whisky, the beverage of choice all night.
It was a Saturday night, and like most East End bars, the venue was filling quite nicely. Randy Twigg was on first and I don’t think the crowd had sufficiently prepared themselves for what was about to happen. André positioned himself behind the drums doing his last minute checks and Randy plugged her bass into the amp and approached the mic. They fired into the first tune and the jaws of the crowd dropped as I don’t think they has seen or heard anything quite like Randy before. I certainly hadn’t! She virtually didn’t say a word in between the first few songs. She simply growled like a cougar into the mic which I found highly amusing and beautifully theatrical. It wasn’t long before André rolled up his sleeves to the extreme and took his top off completely, drumming away with sweat and enthusiasm dripping off him showing off his muscular physique and various tattoos. Glancing into the crowd I could see many a girl swooning.
The partying continued into the night after their set finished. I can safely say my life has been enriched by meeting this pair of extraordinary people.
I just couldn’t condense the mountain of shots I took on that evening, so I have put a gallery in my projects section if you fancy a peek. Click on the pic above or check it out here. Let me know what you think and please go check out Randy’s MySpace if you are up for some ‘Post Apocalyptic Yacht Rock’.
Article Posted: April 27, 2010
Another little spoiler from Friday. This is Pip, the other model from Profile that I shot at the same time as Zoe. We channeled the spirit of Guy Bourdin with a sprinkling of retro Jerry Hall and came up with this. Kim and Issy (they dubbed themselves ‘The Wafters’) did a fantastic job getting that hair doing unnatural things with Issy on reflector fanning duties and Kim on her knees out of shot armed with a hair dryer. Most fashion photography is, but this one in particular couldn’t have happened without everyone pulling together to get these results. What a team! Sent the series to Pip’s agency and the response was that they loved it and were going to go put on some Roxy Music.
