Love For Sale

One of my most recent commissions was to photograph the beautiful Amelia Cormack for the publicity shots of 'Love For Sale'. Amelia will be on stage at Madame JoJo's, London performing her one woman show. The hit show features songs through the ages that demonstrate powerful females who happen to work the streets. For the shoot we went to the heart of Soho, an apt setting and one that proved challenging at night. More than one passer by was interested in Amelia's charms and we had a little audience accumulating as the evenings shoot progressed.

Below are some of the lyrics from the Cole Porter song 'Love For Sale' as a little teaser of the shows repertoire...

'The moon so long has been gazing down

on the warward ways of this wayward town

my smile becomes a smirk, I go to work'.

Self Portrait

I have a soft spot for the 1980's. Anyone who knows me well already knows this is true. Being born at the start of the decade means that I missed out on the political struggles of the time but somehow managed to soak up the popular culture. For this self portrait the I really wanted to capture the essence of that era, with my styling. The sharp focus shows every last detail of my face and texture of my shirt. Now I'm off to listen to some power ballads...

Playing in shadows

There is a certain time of the afternoon when the sun is lower and the most dramatic shadows are cast. Luckily Tom was around for an impromptu portrait. In the slatted shadow the portrait has a sinister feel.

First post of the new year.

Did anyone get to see This is England '88 on TV before Christmas? I loved the 3 part mini-series. Every shot was like a carefully crafted photograph and I was mesmerized by Lol's face. The scene when she was in the church was hauntingly beautiful. The close-up was on just her face in order to convey the anguish and sadness she was facing. I was reminded of the Sinead O'Connor video for 'Nothing Compares 2 U'. So much can be expressed through just a simple shot of the face. The shots below are my response to that. No obvious background, just the face and the emotion.