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 Jane & Jason: San Francisco

 

I’ve just arrived in Korea!!!  With all the crazy running around to get organised for my trip I just couldn’t find the time to post before I left the UK so this one comes all the way from the arrival lounge deep inside Seoul ICN International Airport!  I’ve had a six hour wait (one to go!) for Scott Robert to arrive from LA who I’ll be shooting an engagement session and wedding with later on this week.  I’m so grateful for this opportunity and so excited to be in this part of the world for the very first time!

 

The last time I assisted Scott was for the wedding of Jane & Jason back in May so I thought it fitting to post some highlights from their beautiful day.  I also assisted Scott with their engagement session on the streets of San Francisico, a city that completely won me over with its quirkiness and charm.  Jane & Jason are a magical couple and I truly wish them everlasting happiness as they embark on the journey of their lives together.

 

Many of these shots were art directed by Scott and I merely shot over his shoulder or from a different angle.  It was an incredible learning experience to see him create the SR magic before my very eyes and a huge part of the reason I’m in Korea right now ready to do it all over again!!

 

I’ll do my best to post some images up while I’m here but no promises! Enjoy your week.

 

P.s. I know Jane has been feeling really unwell lately so I hope this post goes some way to help lift her spirits a little! Get well soon Jane!

 

 

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 Jackie & Mark - Tease

 

 

Believe it or not this was my first ever engagement session and I was fortunate enough to shoot it in the beautiful city of Oxford with the equally beautiful couple Jackie and Mark! Here’s a quick teaser, enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

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 ELEMENTZ SHOOT

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Something out of the ordinary!  Elementz is a long established group who are rapidly becoming houshold names in the UK Hip-hop fraternity and have performed alongside acts such as Black Eyed Peas.  They booked me last month to shoot images for their up and coming new release.  I’ve never attempted a shoot like this before but I’m a firm believer in stepping outside of your comfort zone to challenge yourself to something new.  So armed with my camera, two flashes and my two trusted lighting stands Dana and my assistant Jermaine (thanks guys!), I set about creating images that reflected their unique and individual sound.  I can’t think many times when I’ve had so much fun on a shoot!

 

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 “I can ride B, I can ride!”

 

 

I did plan on telling you about my recent computer woes and a recent purchase of mine that has breathed life back into my workflow but yesterday something far more exciting happend and I want to share this video with you instead.  My dear mother has achieved so much in her life but has never been able to achieve the seemingly difficult task of riding a bike. Well around a month ago she signed up for lessons with a professional instructor and hey presto she’s done it! Yesterday she asked me to help her practice and I witnessed for the first time something my mother’s been wanting to do for years! I’m so proud of her and it makes me so happy because I know how much she wanted it.  It certainly pays to get professional instruction, if I had not done so myself it would have taken me years to achieve the results I’m getting now with my photography. Here’s to progress!!!

 

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK

 

 

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Finally! Sorry you had to wait this long to see some of my NYC eye candy.  I can’t quite believe it’s a whole month since I arrived back to the UK!  My first trip to the Big Apple was back in 2004 with family and friends and whilst I did enjoy myself I never really got to see much of this immense city.  Things were very different this time around! The theme of this workshop was ‘Funky’ & ‘Fabulous’ but I think the word CRAZY should have been included in there! I indulged in an incredible 3 day shooting extravaganza in Flushing, Brooklyn and Soho with 16 photographers and countless models to choose from.  As you can imagine there was very little sleep (who needs it anyway when you’re having so much fun!), eating out at 1am in the morning (I passed on the pigs ear dish!), embarassng mishaps and many magical moments that only occur under the extremes of a Next Level workshop.

 

I was inspired by all the photographers who shared in this unforgettable trip and I really felt like by attending this workshop I was able to get closer to achieving my creative visions.  I have also been experimenting with my post-processing techniques inspired by the awesome work of Scott Robert our master teacher and Tauran Woo who unfortunately couldn’t make it to NYC this time round. 

 

Huge thanks to Joyce, Anita, Keith, May, Yili, Alison, Sherry, Laura & Christian and all the other models I met but didn’t get to shoot.  You were all fantastic!

 

In tribute to all things big in the Big Apple I’ve supersized both my slideshow and images.  Hope you enjoy! 

 

 

 

Art Direction by Bandele Zuberi & Liz Song

 

 

 

Huge props to the gentleman who let me pose May and Yili in his ice-cream truck.  I tried to give him a tip but he wouldn’t accept any payment and when I attempted to make a purhase instead he made up a huge ice-cream to give May an Yili as a gift.  He said it was an honour to be part of something special! An act of kindness that is increasingly rare these days.

 

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