DAS BOYFRIEND

I recently conducted a photo shoot for an up-and-coming theatre collective who now go by the name Das Boyfriend. I have witnessed them individually on stage during my university career a number times in various performances, & their talents have impressed me to the extent where I cannot even comprehend how they can adopt such demanding character personas yet execute them so convincingly & with such style and panache. This says a lot about their own characters in my opinion and I was pretty honoured to be asked to shoot them as I have a sneaky suspicion their work as a theatre company will be really exciting to witness and generally successful!

Obviously they chose the shots they wanted from an album I produced for them, however I would like to use this post to showcase my particular pick of the set. I tried a whole range of ideas and set-ups to see what atmosphere I could create/promotional images I could compose & ended with some traditional head shots, taken using the back of a white truck no less. The whole experience was bags of fun and I want to do many more!

Join their FACEBOOK GROUP with respective links to their blog and website under construction...

Clinic Presents...

Yes folks, another post documenting the talented arts collective that you should have read or heard about somewhere in the southeast London art scene by now. Last night I went along to their 'secret reading' which was held in The Dead Fox Gallery, Friendly Street. The comfortably ambient yet seemingly exciting event, was held there rather then the original secret venue of an old abandoned pub opposite All Saints Church in New Cross, due to unforeseen complications (namely blocked access). The night boasted a whole host of collaborative talent with many friends of Clinic, both poetic and musical, making appearances and performing live.

As a quick summary I can report that the night was as cosy as the definition of the word will allow with an overwhelmingly large turnout piling in to ambient-lit and warm, gallery space. I shall allow my photographs to do most of the talking but I can assure you the nights these guys put on are absolutely worth coming down to as the atmosphere of such an event cannot be replicated by any other genre of night out. A total success with a guaranty of meeting other artistically inclined brilliant characters.

From a photographic perpective it was a challenging night. There were at least 4 of us, probably more who were less excited to act like paparazzi snapping left right and centre, all trying to capture the atmosphere which as always is tricky in low lighting whilst trying maintain the detail of facial expressions etc. I shall also post a link to respective blogs/music hosting sites under each photo that showcases them. At this point I would like to stress that the proportion of shots of Jamie 'N' Commons is relative to the magnitude of how much I personally enjoy his music. His gravelly, belting voice and Folk-Blues songs are consistently brilliant.

>Dom Jaeckle's MySpace<

>Samizdat's Blog<

>Owen's Blog<

>Jamie 'N' Commons's MySpace<

>Clinic's Website<

Lost In Adoration.

It's too complex to attempt articulation. They're not all sunshine and handbags.

Double-Crossed

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A Familiar Face Remastered.

A general Tyrant against bad times & curator of excellence and solidarity.

Catch this badman in action with the rest of the poetry collective he is part of, hosting a 'secret' event that will be sure to provide you with a lovely evening out. I know I'll certainly be there with my camera, it's going to be exciting I can assure you of that.

>>Click for Event Details<<

Time Consuming...

But worth it.

I've been bang on the negative-restoring offensive this evening, it takes hours and they still are so far from perfect, however I am reasonably pleased with the results considering they were taken 23 years ago. The techniques involved are extremely useful in my opinion and although these arnt my origonal shots (seeing as I was not even a twinkle in my mothers eye at this time) my work has been put in to restoring them to a viewable state after all these years.

The following characters are my Mother and Father in 1986. He was a handsome chap ey, I now know where I get it from. As for the motor, I would sell a Kidney for a similar one, today.

Prints O'Clock

I've just aquatinted myself with some astounding digital printing facilities @Goldsmiths

Despite my face expressing the contrary, I am really excited. The Bigger the better. As always.