Thursday, June 24, 2010

SALLY MILES

Earlier this year I shot Sally Miles who is the chief executive officer at Passion Distribution. We shot at Sally's home in South London. The theme was "Desperate Housewives/ she's planning a poisoning''
And look at that chicken! I think every kitchen should have one of those.








Monday, June 21, 2010

Street Mirrors in Singapore

Sometimes I see something out and about and i get quite obsessive about shooting it from millions of slightly different angles. This happened with these street mirrors in Singapore. I was out with my camera and feeling slightly uninspired until I came across these mirrors. I ended up spending a good 50 minutes on this street corner taking random shots of the reflections and what looking at what happened when different cars, buses and bikes drove past.......I think the street is called Koon Seng Road, just off Joo Chiat Road.
And yes, there I am, looking quite ridiculous in my very short shorts. Boy, was it hot though!




Friday, June 18, 2010

MICHELE KNIGHT/ PSYCHIC KNIGHT

I recently shot TV and celebrity psychic Michele Knight at her 'castle' in Devon. Michele's place is amazing, it's by the beach and in the countryside and is literally a beautiful castle. It was fabulous to meet Michele and spend the day there. I especially loved having fun with the donkey's. Below is my edit from the day. The final select is up on my website:

To find out more about Michele and for a psychic reading, visit her website at: www.micheleknight.co.uk










Friday, June 11, 2010

DAWN AIREY & JACQUI LAW

A few months ago I shot Dawn Airey and her family on a dairy farm in Oxfordshire. Dawn is Head of Channel 5 and her partner Jacqui is also a film-maker. They also have a beautiful daughter who was very excited about getting to dress up for the morning!
My original idea was to shoot it like an old Victorian portrait using a make-shift studio set up, so like a modern day Victorian family portrait.
However Dawn and Jacqui live opposite a dairy farm in the countryside so we decided to use that as a backdrop but still trying to date it so it looked like a portrait from the 'olden days'.
Of course it rained the whole way through the shoot but I'm quite pleased with the results, i think the dreariness of the day made the shots seem more authentic.
Below are some out-takes. The chosen shot is up on my website: www.alexgracephoto.com









Monday, May 31, 2010

THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES - the still shots

Last month I shot a music video for the band, 'The Complete Short Stories'. In the video, we have this great bit where they jump backwards in stop motion and then when they reach the back wall, their clothes change into their 'glam' costumes and they then jump forward again. Here are some of the stills. I've not posted the full sequence as their are loads of shots but hopefully you can get an idea.
The full video will follow shortly. And if you want to know more or have a listen to the band, check out their myspace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/thecompleteshortstories






Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Johnni J

I recently shot my good friend Johnni for the World of Wonder. He is a TV Producer at WOW and so much fun to work with.
Johnni wasn't actually that keen to get in front of my lens. Not because of my photography but he just hates having his photo taken. And we also weren't really sure what to do with him!
Here are some the shots, I was quite pleased with how it went in the end....



Monday, May 24, 2010

Matt Collings

I recently shot art critic Matt Collings at his home in North London. Here are my favourites:




Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Louie Spence out-takes

Here are the some of the shots I liked that weren't used in the Attitude article....
Also I shot Gok Wan for Attitude last week so watch this space to see those shots!






Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Louie Spence Tearsheets

Last month I shot Louie Spence at Pineapple Dance Studios for Attitude Magazine. The shoot was fun and I enjoyed my little trip to the Dance Studios, although i was surprised no-one noticed my hidden dancing skills and tried to snap me up for the next show....!!
Below are the tearsheets from the May issue of Attitude.



Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple @ Ceylon Road

I came across a beautiful Hindu Temple on Ceylon Road in Katong, Singapore. I loved the signs decorating the temple with little motto's on how to best live and appreciate life. Below are some shots: