Chelsea Flower Show 2012
A great day had at the Chelsea Flower Show press day yesterday. The light may have been a bit flat and dull until late in the day but still the glowing plant and flower combinations were amazing. Also a great opportunity to catch up with lots of familiar faces that I have know from my time as a freelance Art Editor on Gardens’ World magazine and others very talented freelance writers. Many now doing some very interesting blogs.
I did spot the odd famous face but most of time I had my eye looking down the lens at a flower or two. Enjoyed a refreshing complimentary cocktail at The Caravan Clubs garden… very nice , very strong! Waited about an hour before sipping a champaign at the David Austin Stand. Could not go the whole day without a little indulgence.
Here are a few of my images taken on the day:
Chelsea Flower Show 2012… here I come!
Yippee! Another year I have the great honor to be going to the RHS Chelsea Flower show. Hopefully lots of good pictures to be taken for placing with my picture library client, GAP Photos. Last year was great weather, for a change. So let’s hope it will be a dry day this coming Monday.
Here are a few images I took last year
A world of interiors
As the Travel bug is still getting to me I reflect on aspect I have enjoyed doing past travel book commissions, especially Thames & Hudson Style City Europe book where I shot the Lisbon Chapter, and beautiful Paris for Rough Guides. With these two books I got to show how I enjoy to shoot interiors as much as capturing a sense of a location at street level too. Both books gave me the opportunities to shoot in top rated venues. Here below are some of my images from these publications.
Just Desserts!
Just as I am thinking about a new diet I came across these images that I shot as part of a wedding commission. Photographed as I found the dish to be served up in front of me, and oh dear yes it was me eating it as I wanted to capture each delicious stage towards that satisfaction of an empty plate.
Ladies Of The Rise – April
Living in such a creative neighborhood full of energetic talented ladies is never more apparent than popping along to the group ‘Ladies Of The Rise’, a new monthly soiree in Kensal Green. I was invited to photograph their second event with guest speaker Juliet Kinsman, Editor and chief of luxury travel specialists ‘Mr and Mrs Smith‘ interviewed by television and radio presenter Gaby Roslin. Rebel Bakery supplied us with very tasty cakes. Lucky I was very busy photographing or I would have eaten too many! Here is a handful of the images I took of the night.
This is the part one of the most difficult parts of my job… trying not to eat too many of my props! At the time Mustard Catering invited me to photograph various wonderful food creations of theirs on-site, it was impossible to resist sampling more than one or two of these pieces of food artwork. I had to work very fast, using lovely natural light and was very lucky that they stocked so many great serving surfaces, from textured grey slabs of slate, distressed metal trays to the finest bone china. (http://www.mustardcatering.com).
Rachel Stirling for GROVE Magazine
Today I have been thinking about the great places I get to discover whilst working as a photographer, one of which was The Wilton’s Music Hall in the City where I met up with Rachel Stirling to shoot a cover shot for GROVE magazine. Rachel was great and I was amazed how much she looks like her mother, Diana Rigg. But, the Music hall was a star too, with it’s wonderful peeling gilt moldings and well worn wooden stage, (http://wiltons.org.uk) . From the out side you could easily pass by and miss it, tucked away in a small street. ”The world’s oldest surviving music hall can still – just – be found… No theatrical facade: just a door set into a peeling wall.” (The Telegraph). Thank you GROVE for the opportunity to realise how great some of the aspects of this job can be.
What a busy fun day. The Kensal Flea raised a lot of money for the charities ‘Mayhew’, ‘Trekstock’ and ‘Contact the Elderly’. I met lots of super kids that took part in my pop up studio portraits. I loved looking through all the images once I got home, which are now up on the online gallery. With print orders coming in within the first hour the gallery was open, ‘Thanks guys!’ – of which I shall be donating 5% to www.Trekstock.com
For those that don’t know the Kensal Flea is held quarterly at ‘The Paradise Bar by way of Kensal Rise’… super venue. I think there were over 1,000 big and little people through the door throughout the day. The ambience was great with people from in and around the area coming along and contributing to a really nice friendly atmosphere. It was a first time for me and I am very much looking forward to the next.
Here below, is a small selection of the portrait that I took. Also check out my more natural editorial lifestyle child photography at www.lydiaevans.com/kids
Zoe Murphy – Liberty Print Furniture
The bespoke printed furniture and textiles designer Zoe Murphy is now re loving furniture with a little help from Liberty Print. www.zoemurphy.com
I remember very well my day trip to Margate to photograph Zoe at her studio for BBC Homes & Antiques magazine, www.homesandantiques.com. I really loved her designs and it was a privilege to see her at work at her studio. Thanks Zoe for directing me to the best local Fish & Chip shop after the shoot. I enjoyed every mouth full as I sat looking out to sea before my trip back around the M25. Also, big thanks to the Homes & Antiques team for such a nice commission. Here are a few shots I took on the day.
Just three days to go for my Travel Photography Workshop, Morley college London. One day shooting, one day classroom reviewing of image, example book publisher picture lists, contracts, tips and advice from professional commissioned photography who has worked for Rough Guides, TimeOut City Guides, Conde Nast Traveller and Thames & Hudson City guides …
http://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/courses/digital_design_film_photography/1466-travel_photography_weekend
