Destination Unknown.

My latest promotion based shoot has a cosmic twist. My aim was essentially to construct an extra-terrestrial context for both my model and a dress previously used on a Vogue catwalk. Consumed in a beam of light, framed in the shroud of darkness, I wished to maintain my voyeuristic style whilst still attempting a subtle flattery. This resulted in quite dramatic shots, which included polysemic expressions and ambiguous body language, synonymous with alternative fashion imagery.

http://coldwarclassics.tk

With a few more radio shows being uploaded on to the blog & a new show timetable approaching, the Cold War Classics team comprising of Stevie-Ruby-Red -Robinson, Ian Jamesy James and myself will be firing up our Saturn-5 rockets again V-soon. So head over to the CWC page, download a show or two and listen out for updates on what's coming up!

Guilty As Charged

Being in the right place at the right is the biggest cliché in photography rule book 101, but on this eventful New Years Eve a certain lover of 'Bishops Finger' aka L.A.D. Numero Uno, proved it to be a decent rule to follow. The offender in question seemingly needed to be taught a lesson for apparent rude behavior. I contemplated to myself whether this post would detract merit from my other posts due to its vulgarity... I consequently refrained from being an idiot and uploaded this brilliance for the world to admire.

Hmmm

Of course, there are finer sides to London. I'll allow some shots I took of the architecture I came across on a trip to Senate House Library, speak for itself...

Stunning.

New Crossian Delight

After having recently been mugged at gun point, held from behind with a revolver to my throat, I have become reasonably detached to my address in New Cross. Coming from a quaint little village called Bearsted in Kent, the excitement value of living in what I can only describe as a Ghetto, has worn off completely. Obviously my personal circumstances are rare and I am now part of the crime 'statistics' that are hard to accept as genuine threats, however I thought I'd post up some shots I've taken recently.

From constant sirens to vehicle arson, occasional visits from Riot Police vans along our road and of course large drugs raids all occurring right outside my window on a regular basis... One becomes tired of unrest and social squalor. Of course even on a quiet day, residents are subjected to intimidation by the oversized roaming beasts, aka pet Pit-bull and Staffordshire Bull Terriers that are a drug dealer necessity thus almost hilariously common on our street. So perhaps from my slightly over dramatic tone, you can imagine my displeasure when woken up this morning by what I can only describe only as a construction site at the very foot of our front steps!

Note please how in the last of my shots (above), just the exit to our particular house has been completely gated off, so I am assuming I am not allowed to leave my own home in case I get in the way of the completely unexplained and 'essential' works taking place whether I like it waking me up at 8 or not. We must have upset a Lewisham councilor.

"You don't need the Sun, you have your own cone-shaped sunburst machine"

Originally named "Peepin' Tim", courtesy of my good friend Toby Neilson, this post basically involves experimenting with a new piece of Speedlite kit I bought myself to celebrate my new working life. It's an absurd device that resembles an oversized ice cream cone on the end of my flashgun. To cut a long story short it constricts and directs a blanket flash into a spot, creating a voyeur style of photography (hence the original pun based post title). The resulting shots are a mixture of video gaming/youtube rinsing to create the obvious aura of mischief, with a well timed trigger-finger so as to not miss out on the golden opportunities.

Fisheye: Chase&Status@Goldsmiths Union

When Drum&Bass/Dubstep superstars, Chase & Status came to my University's Union bar, I have to be honest...I didn't know what to expect. It's an understatement to say our union is often empty (the downside to running a bar that isn't really particularly cheap in a city of infinite event variety). So I took along my camera and relatively cheap fish eye filter so see what crowd shots I could nab.

 Absolute props to the Goldsmiths Bass Society who run regular events throughout Southeast london, it was an unmitigated success. A concoction of live Brass Horns from The 'Goldbones' lads performing live acoustic renditions of Dubstep bangers, complimented by a packed out venue and flawless set by C&S meant that I can humbly say it was without doubt the best event held at Goldsmiths Union since my enrollment. Only good times were had by all.

 Below is a very small sample of what I captured that night, crowd shots being the highlight of my set, what an atmosphere.

Fancy dress nights are my worst nightmare.

An old fancy dress favourite is of course, the cowboy. For me this is somewhat problematic as I genuinely adore the old Western aesthetic. Partially 80's metal influenced and partially epic hollywood wardrobe jealousy, I forged a love for cuban heels and full length, leather cowboy boots. My only defense when quizzed on the stereotype is the pride I can take in knowing my particular boot of choice is 100% python and very definitely worth the elaborate price tag to obtain exclusivity. I shan't bore you with the details of the rest of my boot collection, but just incase you're intrigued, here's a disgustingly fetishized shot of my boot line up to pay homage.

Personality

It's in my opinion that people come into their own when under a particular amount of influence. It's far from sober whilst simultaneously being along way off the desired level of drunkenness for the night ahead. This state results in a zero amount of embarrassment through a combination of looking Ab.Fab. & also maintaining enough self awareness to result in capturing pure ace times, with no crashing or discomfort for miles around. Pre-drinking photo shoots therefore become both a necessity and the most rewarding to reflect upon.

Spread the Timblography word...

If you are sitting there thinking to yourself, how can I help Timbo out and partake in a good samaritan deed for today... Well my esteemed colleagues, you can pass this image around your own blogs + social networking sites, & freely exchange the Timblography URL across the land to coax in as much publicity as possible. I will certainly be obliged to return the kind favor.