Posts Tagged ‘Motown’

Spring quick update

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

A brief update as spring is upon us (you know, when it gets colder again, Tfl threatening storms, too much chocolate..) with a sample of what I’ve been working on recently.

The Music Video is on its way and we’re working on the editing, here is a snapshot from the shoot.

Born Dressed music video in the making

Born Dressed music video in the making

Another successful start-up in front of my lens, JogPost is an original new company in West London for the distribution of leaflets made by.. joggers! The result being a faster delivery, better paid employees that get healthier doing it, not bad at all I say, no surprise their phone keeps ringing all the time.

Action shot for JogPost commercial shoot

Action shot for JogPost commercial shoot

In music a few new shoots, I posted a “summary of previous episodes” on my Loudpixels Blog including Suede’s first show in years at the 100 Club, Tangerine Dream at the Royal Albert Hall and I would note a big night at the O2 Arena with some of the biggest legends of Soul and Motown, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Three Degrees and The Drifters. The following photo was taken by The Three Degrees’ manager in my failed attempt to join the band with Cynthia Garrison, Valerie Holiday and Helen Scott of Three Degrees  ;) .

Myself with the Three Degrees, O2 Arena in London, March 26 2010

Me pretending to be a R&B singer from Philadelphia, with the legendary Three Degrees, O2 Arena in London, March 26 2010

And last but not least the big exhibition in France approaches, the Images En Scène festival at the Photomusicales De La Roche Posay on April 23, 24 and 25 where I’ll be exhibiting 50 large prints from my Loud Pixels collection, live and portraits, from Nana Mouskouri to Rihanna, from The Rolling Stones to The Maccabees, thanks to the sponsors Rainbow Color in Paris and EPSON’s Digigraphie label.

A sample of the images to be exhibited at Images En Scène, 23, 24 and 25 April 2010 at La Roche Posay, France

A sample of the images to be exhibited at Images En Scène, 23, 24 and 25 April 2010 at La Roche Posay, France

Reach Out I’ll Be There!

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

A great day Thursday saw me rocking up to the JW Marriott’s Grosvenor House in Park Lane carrying the quasi totality of my studio, with the help of the lovely Nicky, fellow photographer, for a shoot with some true music legends before they kick off their European tour, Motown’s best The Four Tops and The Temptations. They will be back in London on the 26th for a big show at the O2 Arena, joined by the Drifters and The Three Degrees, closing a UK Arena tour.

The Four Tops in London, March 4 2010 (L to R) Theo Peoples, Lawrence Roquel Payton Jr, Abdul Duke Fakir, Ronnie McNeir

The Four Tops in London, March 4 2010 (L to R) Theo Peoples, Lawrence Roquel Payton Jr, Abdul Duke Fakir, Ronnie McNeir

The Temptations in London, March 4 2010. (L to R) Joe Herndon, Terry Weeks, Bruce Williamson, Otis Williams, Ron Tyson

The Temptations in London, March 4 2010. (L to R) Joe Herndon, Terry Weeks, Bruce Williamson, Otis Williams, Ron Tyson

Oh and by the way, Min-Kyu Choi’s Folding Plug, featured on my last blog entry and who I photographed last week, has won the Product category of the Brit Insurance Design Of The Year Award 2010! You can see the other category winners on the Wired site, with late Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer ‘10 collection posthumously winning the fashion award, not for sentimental reason by the way but because it is stunning. The overall winner will be announced on March 16th.

No photos this weekend, plus given I just got a bit older I kind of expect my head will be sour in the morning… ;) . And then up for another exciting week!