George

Today in the studio we met George, a new face for AMCK Models.  He was SO much fun to work with.

Photography: Scallywag Fox www.scallywagfox.com

Styling & Make-Up: Simon Peters www.simonpeters.info

Model: George @ AMCK www.amckmodels.com

Make-up: Becci Mapes  www.beccimapes.com

Model: Charlotte Chatfield

Photographer: Scallywag Fox

Carmen

Today I had the opportunity to work with the make-up artist Becci Mapes and muse Charlotte Chatfield.  We based our portrait on George Bizet's opera Carmen.  The story of the downfall of Don Jose, a naive soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy Carmen.

Happy Never After

Who's going to see this tonight?  I shot the image of these talented actors for the new play 'Happy Never After'.

www.happyneverafter.co.uk

Allen Ginsberg

"The poignancy of a photograph comes from looking back to a fleeting moment in a floating world".

Fa★Fa★Fa★Fa Fashion

Empire of the Sun

 Hey Minnie (Mouse)

Can I Pimp Your Ride 

Photography: Scallywag Fox

Styling: Georgia Dawes

Model: Philippa Richardson

Fa★Fa★Fa★Fa Fashion Preview

I can't resist posting a cheeky peak at the shoot I did yesterday.  Georgia Dawes was once again styling and her briefs are amazing (Yes! We saw her briefs)...

Dancer

I was recently lucky enough to shoot two dancers, Abigail Brodie and William Atkinson.  During the shoot I asked Abigail to pose for a single long exposure shot and the result is above.  Abigail's movement can just about be seen between the two bodies and her hand can be seen through her hair in the left hand corner.  I'm pleased with the result.  It would be easy to produce a similar image through photoshop by overlaying two separate images but I prefer the spontaneity and delicacy of the long exposure.  Photos of Will are coming soon.

Bow Arts Open Studios

Saturday 29th June was the Bow Arts Open Studios  event which is where I am based.  It was a great opportunity to open the doors of the studio and invite people in to see the work I've been creating.  It was also open today and I had a great time there during the day and enjoyed the DJ set and food in the courtyard.  It was also very inspiring to see all of the other creativity that is going on around me.

Lola II

Years ago Philippa and I created a character called Lola.  We made up our own story based around her solitude in a hotel room.  Lola's poses had an air of sadness and uncertainty about them but this time we felt it was important to show she had moved on and grown stronger.   Again she is in a hotel shower room but this time she wears a different expression.  She's happier and comfortable with what she sees in the mirror.  As with the first shoot I looked to one of my favourite photographers for inspiration.  I love the way Ellen Von Unwerth photographs her subjects as if they don't know she's there.  Like a voyeur who has just happened upon a moment worthy of recording.  Only in my last photograph is Lola aware of the viewer.  Ellen Von Unwerth has also done many shoots with a grainy black and white film and that essence I wanted to capture here in my re-imagining.

Self-Portrait

The Dreaming

I'll never tire of taking Philippa's portrait.  This image forms part of my Dream Sequence and is a technique that I've been trying to perfect over a number of different shoots.  It is a single exposure so relies largely on chance.  The idea was to show a confident woman moving forward and tentatively leaving the past behind.  

Playing With Grown-Ups

I recently shot this image for the new play at Theatre 503 - 'Playing With Grown-Ups'.  It opens tomorrow and stars Ben Caplan and Trudi Jackson.

Portrait of a sailor

A sailors life is an intriguing one.  What happens to the people they leave behind with just a portrait to cherish?