Music, Fashion and Portrait Photography in London

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 will showcase the work of some of the most talented emerging young photographers, alongside that of established professionals, photography students and gifted amateurs. Selected anonymously from an open competition, the diversity of styles reflects the international mix of entrants as well as the range of approaches to the [...]

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31 THIRTYONE: Charity Portrait Photography Exhibition

This summer, photographer Matt Humphrey has embarked on an ambitious innovative photographic project to take 31 portraits in 31 days. The shoots took place over the month of August around the capital at various locations. These images will be released online gradually during October, culminating in an exhibition & silent auction of bespoke signed and [...]

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Lightroom Photo Retouching: Luchadora, Before and After

Here’s a shot from a Lucha Libre! shoot I did with make-up artist Nohelia Reyes and model Deirdre. If you mouse over the image, you’ll see the untouched, straight out of the camera, before image. No enhancements, no smoothing, nothing. Read on below the image… I see a lot of ads in fashion magazines that [...]

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The Like – Wishing He Was Dead

I’m loving this video by LA band The Like, it really evokes the spirit of those 60s girl groups perfectly. Great performance by singer/guitarist Z Berg and her killer eyelashes, too! The Like on myspace: www.myspace.com/thelike Download The Like on iTunes: The band are touring the UK during September, here’s where you can catch them. [...]

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Vivian Girls @ The O2 Academy Islington, 25/07/2010

Last weekend I got to photograph the Vivian Girls gig at the O2 Academy in Islington. I enjoyed the show, they’re a cool band, and it was great to see them live in London. I wasn’t too keen on the lighting set-up – red and yellow lights pointed at the guitars, with a little spill [...]

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