The World Sheepdog Trials - Channel 4

Anybody been watching Channel 4's coverage of 'The World Sheepdog Trials' on More 4? If not, catch up online here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-world-sheep-dog-trials

Below are some press shots of herding in progress that I took recently when sent off around the country to cover this for C4......portraits of the shepherds to follow......

Sir Ian Mckellen - the out-takes

I have been editing some old shots (well, from 1 year ago) of Sir Ian Mckellen and here they are......enjoy!

Paul Keating - some out-takes

Well, i shot British actor, Paul Keating a while back now but I have only just got around to taking a look at the out-takes.

This was shot at The London Palladium last year just before 'The Wizard of Oz' opened it's doors to the general public. Paul is currently playing the scarecrow in this West End production.

Behind the scenes in Wales

I had a dark moment recently on a shoot in Wales and became fascinated by a dead sheep....Thanks to my assistant, Gary Conway for capturing the moment......

Sheepdog Trial contestants....

Last week I was sent on a road trip around the country (well, Wales and Lancashire) to take a series of portraits of sheepdogs and their owners for Channel 4.
More 4 are documenting this year's Sheepdog trials, taking place in Cumbria in a couple of weeks.
Here are some of the budding contestants (and a rather perturbed lamb)......

Ian Brown and me at Chiswick Football Club - randomly!

Looking for some stuff on an old hard drive this afternoon and I came across this football club shoot with ex Stone Roses frontman, Ian Brown..... I totally forgot I had shot this.....according to my records it was September 2005.....I don't actually remember what this was for or how it came about....maybe it's because i'm not into football.....





OK, I just did a quick web search and it seems in September 2005, Ian Brown sponsored Chiswick amateur football club, hence the shirt which was emblazoned with, 'IB - The Greatest' (the name of Ian Brown's album release back then). Another interesting thing I found was that my photos from this shoot were all over the internet on various press websites......no credits of course, but quite amusing all the same!

Adam and Joe

I had a little play around with my Adam and Joe images to see which ones work best together....i think i like the first and last ones......

Joe Cornish

I shot Joe Cornish recently. Joe is a British comedian, television and radio presenter, director, writer and actor who along with long-time comedy partner, Adam Buxton form the comedy duo 'Adam and Joe'.
One of these shots will sit next to my earlier portrait of Adam Buxton in the 'World of Wonder' 20th Anniversary book when it comes out later this year.
I have been working on these portraits for over a year now, so am very excited about the release of the book (release date tbc)......

August's 'Dog of The Day'

After a dog show, my team and i have got into the habit of voting for 'Dog of The Day', our favourite dog from the day of shooting.

I've decided to pick a monthly 'Dog of The Day' going forward and here we have the pick for August. This is Freddie, the poodle, a favourite of mine from Crufts.....

Vivian Maier exhibition London

I have been eagerly following the uncovering of Vivian Maier's photography catalogue since it was revealed to the public by John Maloof.

Maloof purchased some of Maier's negs at a furniture and antique auction and quickly discovered a wealth of unseen talent.

Maier sadly past away in 2009 and little is known about her. She moved to the USA from France in the early 1930's when 11 or 12 and worked as a nanny during the 50's and early 60's. It seems she was always obsessively taking photographs but nobody ever saw them.

Maloof now has more than 100,000 negatives in his collection. He is slowly revealing them to the world whilst she is rapidly becoming renowned as a great previously undiscovered street photographer.

On Saturday, I went to see some of the work which is being exhibited as part of the London Street Photography Festival.
I was slightly disappointed by the curation as I felt like i had seen better shots on the Vivian Maier blog but it's still worth a look.
Details here:
http://londonstreetphotographyfestival.com/diary/vivian-maier-a-life-uncovered

On an aside note, the German Gymnasium is a great building, that in itself is worth a visit too! And after the Exhibition, i recommend cocktails and cheese at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, the perfect end to the perfect day.

For more about Maier and to see some more of her images, check out the blog here:
http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com

Charlie Condou - some out-takes

I've been a bit slack at blogging of late but I'm finally getting round to posting. It's 7.45pm on Friday evening and I have told myself I am not allowed to go to the pub until I blog so here goes......
Some out-takes from my shoot with Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou. My favourite shots from this day are most definitely the ones outside the green cafe (Cafe Columbia). Can you guess the location? (the name of the cafe being a dead giveaway of course!)