JBL Advertising Shoot - London & Liverpool

New work for global audio brand JBL shooting Virgil Van Dijk and Jesse Lingard of Liverpool and (currently) West Ham as well as a number of lifestyle models. The shoots took place in Liverpool and London on consecutive days. The campaign will run throughout Europe and is Virgil’s first as a global brand ambassador for the audio brand. Below are some of the multitude of assets created as well as some BTS from the shoots. As a London advertising photographer it’s always a pleasure to work with such talent.

Aston Martin

Shoot for Aston Martin Formula One. Shot is a vast East London factory space where we were tasked with heroing the new F1 teams appraisal range. Working with Driver Lance Stroll and his girlfriend Sara Pagliaroli alongside other models.

We shot in various cavernous locations within the factory setting. Incorporating nods of colour to the brand identity. We handled all aspects of production on the stills shoot. As an advertising photographer working within the sports industry it was great to incorporate more formal portraits and more candid lifestyle images on the one shoot.

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Pension Wise

New work of the UK Government’s Pension Advice Service ‘Pension Wise’. ‘The Power of an Hour ‘ campaign is to run across the UK to draw attention to the pensions advice information on offer. For most people, their pension is likely to be one of the most valuable assets they hold. It’s very important for people to make the right decision around how and when to access their pensions pots. As a London based advertising photographer its great to shoot something that with such a important message. We shot on location around a TVC produced by The Gate.

Lingard for APG

Recent shoot with Jesse Lingard shot up in Manchester. Jesse is a brand ambassador for APG and they were keen to use the time available with him to capture some key visuals and a short video piece. After he had finished training at Manchester United I shot the stills and directed the moving image piece. We looked after all aspects of the shoot production. As a sports portrait photographer it's always great to work with talent like Jesse. A few of the stills below as well as one cut of the moving aspect.

Dr Rupy Portraits - lifestyle Portraits

A recent commission for Waitrose to shoot these fun portrait images of Dr Rupy Aujl. Armed with a stack of veg and a willing participant I really enjoyed making these fun images. Shot at Dr Rupys west london creative den where he makes a lot of his recipes and lifestyle content. 

California lifestyle

Here are a few images from my recent travels around California over the Christmas break. San Francisco, LA and Palm Springs via Big Sur and Santa Monica and Santa Barbara...with a bit of a wine stop in Solvang. It's good to take time off but being a lifestyle and advertising photographer the cameras are never far away.

Hive - Lifestyle Shoot

Some recent lifestyle work for Hive. Produced in London during a very intense week of shooting. The shoot focused on a number of their security products. We used a location house to shoot numerous setups both internally and externally producing an image bank to be used across various asset set.

Stand up to Cancer - Celebrity Portrait Shoot

A fun recent shoot for Stand Up To Cancer who decide to dress a number of their celebrity supporters up as trailblazers: people they felt have been pioneers in their particular field. The images received wide speed press attention. As a portrait photographer its great to work on fun shoots like this. Shooting with Sam Thompson, Joe Lycett, Greg Rutherford, Andrea McLean, Maya Jama, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Roisin Conaty, AJ Odudu and Roman Kemp. We shot at The Worx over a number of days and looked after all aspects of the production form styling to post.

Rehearsal Room

London musicians, new portrait photography series:

This week sees the launch of my new portrait photography series, capturing musicians practising outdoors across urban spaces in London. Not everyone wants to live next-door to someone who plays the double bass, the trumpet - or any large and loud instrument for that matter. 

This consideration certainly forces musicians to get creative about their rehearsal space, which increasingly includes outdoor spaces. Studio rents are rising enormously for all creatives, especially in London, as old buildings get sold for office spaces and other developments. With rehearsal spaces becoming more expensive, some musicians use public spaces and parks to get in some of their rehearsal hours. 

I spent the summer finding some of the musicians, who are utilising the corners of parks, tucked away basketball courts and forgotten patches of grass between tower blocks to get their essential practice hours.

The warmer summers, squeeze on creative space and increasing population density all contributes to this growing phenomenon, which has resulted in a really unique set of portraits.

See the BBC featuring the images here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-49719536

Croatia

A recent lifestyle travel shoot in Dubrovnic, Croatia for America Airlines. Shooting in and around the old city just as the recent hot spell started: it was hot. The island of Lokrum just off the city provided some relief from the searing heat and was encharting. As a lifestyle photographer I was spoiled for options; go vist, it’s great.

Neymar - Advertising

Recent advertising photography shoot for BBH Shanghai. We were tasked with capturing images of Neymar for popular Chinese beer brand Harbin. The portrait images will be used across China in a range of forms from social to point of sale. As ever a very tight schedule (and an injured ankle) called for some lateral thinking. We shot a number of excursions from traditional sports portraits to more lifestyle photography. Beloware some of the final images, one of the final pieces of artwork, a small behind the scenes time-lapse and some behind the scenes images.

Behind the scenes of a shoot with footballer Neymar in Paris.

BTS with Benefit

A recent studio lifestyle shoot for Benefit Cosmetics as part of their new product launch on their Hoola range. We handled all aspects of the shoot production in-house. Working with some of the UK’s biggest influencers we designed a two set shoot plan, allowing us to quickly jump from our tropical jungle setup to a simpler, cleaner plain pink background. Below are some of the final images, some behind the scene images from the shoot day as well as our original scamp for the concept. The images have been rolled out across a number of assets including in-store.

COUPA

A recent shoot for Coupa of their CEO Rob Bernshteyn. Coupa Software is a global technology platform for business spend management. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California with offices throughout the Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Rob is the perfect subject for any portrait photographer.

Bondi: Australia

Some recent images from Bondi, Australia. I was lucky enough to spend Christmas in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and here are few shots of the early morning beach scene - courtesy of the jet lag. As a lifestyle photographer it was a dream location.

Diogo Pedro

Recent shoot with Diogo Pedro from W Model Management. Shot in South London. I have recently been expanding my work as a lifestyle photographer and Diogo was great to work with. What a look.

Four Quarters

A little personal shoot at the Four Quarters, Peckham, London. As a lifestyle photographer I wanted to show a slightly more gritty and edgy setup.

Swim

A recent shoot with Genevieve Randall From W Models featuring a mix of speedo and addidas. As a sports portrait photographer I wanted to produce a striking set of images with harsh light cutting angles.

Dawson's

As a lifestyle photographer I headed down to shot down to East Dulwich, South London and shot this set featuring Charlie Hill from W Model Management. Shot using available light.

Some recent lifestyle images shot down in East Dulwich, South London featuring Charlie Hill from W Model Management. Shot using available light.

Philadelphia

Been shooting for a lot for state side publications and organisations of late. Here is a lovely little commission off the rather gorgeous looking Philadelphia Magazine. As a portrait photographer you couldn’t wish for more from a location.

The Elephant

Recent shoot with Fabian Johnson in Elephant and Castle, London. We shot using natural lines and shapes to pick out details and colour. Styling by Hollie Lacayo.  The architecture around the Elephant and castle is a dream to any lifestyle photographer and we were spoilt for choice.