Music, Fashion and Portrait Photography in London

…or something like that. Take a look at this photo:

Here’s a picture I took of a bike in Soho. It’s not the bike we’re interested in though, oh no… Look behind it. Check out that wall! How cool is that? What a great colour. And so much of it.

A beautiful, pristine, green wall, right in the centre of London.

I’ve been wandering through Soho recently, looking at this wall, and I thought it would make a fantastic background for a portrait, or a promo shoot for a band. I’d even visualised how all the shots would look in my head, maybe even throwing a ringflash into the mix for some close-up headshots, picking out the colour and getting a nice glow to the green. I saw a random girl in the street with red hair and green eyes, she would’ve looked amazing against that background.

OK, so I’ll definitely have to make some arrangements, and add it to my list of locations, and do a shoot or two there. Yeh, I’ll definitely get around to doing that.

Except… I walked past my lovely green wall today, and it’s covered in posters. WHAT?! How could they? There’s still enough green to work some headshots, but all the rest of my visualisations have gone out the window. FAIL! I wasn’t fast enough.

The point, then, is this - you rarely get any second chances in photography, so make the most of the moment when it arises. When you see that green wall, get the red haired girl and do the photoshoot, because tomorrow it might be covered in posters.

This is my most viewed photograph on flickr, and I have no idea why. It’s getting about 150 hits per day, and so far has been viewed over 11,000 times! The next closest is one of my phtos of David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel with about 4500 views.

I took this photo during a trip to Glastonbury, when we had a little day out to Wookey Cave in Somerset. So, why is it so popular? Has it been blogged and linked somewhere? Are there just a lot of underground lake, waterfall and cave aficionados out there? If so, Hello underground lake, waterfall and cave aficionados! I’d love for you to tell me why it’s so popular.

Hmmm… Maybe I should offer it for sale as a print?

http://www.wookey.co.uk/

Proud Camden South Gallery presents Rock ‘n Roll Animals, a photographic portrait of the contemporary music scene by photographer Sophie Jarry. The exhibition runs from 27th January to 21st March 2010.

The Kills ©Sophie Jarry

Inspired by photojournalists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, French born Jarry first picked up a camera 10 years ago. What began as a hobby quickly progressed into a profession as Jarry married her love of photographic documentation with her passion for live music.

Jarry’s shots express a desire to capture a moment and make it last. Each of her images tells the story of the leading lights of today’s music scene, and each is an example of her unwavering dedication to artistic expression.

Featuring artists such as Jack White, MGMT, The Kills, The Last Shadow Puppets, Pete Doherty and many more, this exhibition is a must see for any music fan.

Address:
Proud Camden
The Horse Hospital
The Stables Market
Chalk Farm Road
London NW1 8AH

Website: www.proud.co.uk

OK, so I had another go at being a fashion stylist at looklet.com. Today, their featured inspiration was the movie The Fifth Element - I love that movie! Milla Jovovich looks totally hot in it, and she rocks some amazing looks, so it was an excellent choice to kick start my “creative process.”

So, inspired by Milla Jovovich and the Fifth Element, I present my futuristic kick-ass chick fashion look. You’ll all be wearing it next season.

I’ve just discovered a new fashion photography toy, over at looklet.com. This is really cool and lets me be the stylist, rather than the photographer. You choose a model, pick the outfit and set the look, and then you can drop her into all sorts of exotic locations. It’s really good fun and the photos you get at the end are pretty impressive. Looks like it could be a great tool for stylists to play around with new ideas and get some inspiration. I just hope it doesn’t make photographers obsolete.

Here’s a couple of mine own efforts. Whether I can cut it as a stylist or not I’ll leave for you to decide.