Tuesday 24 January 2012

Susanna




Portrait of Susanna. my friend, who recently finished an internship at the luxury fashion boutique Browns,
She is amongst the 2.68 million currently unemployed in the UK and searching for a job. 
This image was taken early one morning after a night out, she had lost her phone and wasn't feeling great...although, the sunlight was beautiful and not to be missed so I asked her if I could take her picture to capture her mood. 
What I like most about this picture is the white bleached light coming in through the window spilling onto her blond hair and white t shirt. 
When I was taking photos Susanna found this note folded up in her pocket, the note is a list of designer items she was responsible to gather the previous day for the Stylist. I took a picture of it to compliment the portrait.



Sunday 22 January 2012

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Rob and Robin






the past few weeks I've been experimenting with daylight and different ways to work with it within portraiture, I've been exploring London with the aim of finding some subjects to shoot and generally just seeing what happens. 
Here's a few images from a recent wonder. These were shot with my digital camera, I shot some frames on film too and will hopefully get them processed soon* It was fun meeting strangers and a challenge to deal with the unpredictable nature of some...Rob and Robin were sound, I saw them playing football on the fields and waited until they were finished to ask if I could take their picture, once i'd done a few kick-ups to show them I could play football they said yes. I just had my camera with me and nothing else only daylight as my light source, the sun was fading fast and so I asked them both separately to step into the sunlight, I really like the clear blue sky and the way the warm sharp light is hitting their faces. Looking forward to seeing what I find next...



Wednesday 4 January 2012

Jane and MJ.





A few photographs from a surf trip to the coast of Devon. The top image is a portrait of my Best Friend, Jane with her dog MJ. I really like the way the dropping sunlight and reflection of the water has highlighted her figure on the beach which prompted me to ask if I could take her portrait.
MJ wasn't allowed to run on the beach, we had to conceal her under a jumper so the beach patrol couldn't see her! 
I shot a few more rolls from this trip and from a more recent surf trip too so hopefully I get them developed over the next few weeks and I'll post some more when I have them.


Tuesday 3 January 2012

Finland









A few photos from a recent runaway getaway to the gorgeous Finland... we were only there for a few days yet I couldn't help but get my camera out and shoot a few rolls through it.  The landscape was surprisingly flat and slightly barren at times, although continuous lakes and technicolor forests surrounded us wherever we turned...The colours of the trees were absolutely beautiful and the sky was crystal clear. I wish I could get lost more often...

thanks guys for an awesome trip.