Cara & Brandon {a sneak peek}

This Friday I had the pleasure of photographing the gorgeous Cara and Brandon. Here's a little sneaketty peaketty.

{Pictures from the week} Pulp at Wireless

Firstly, there's something a little bit unappealing about the Wireless festival normally. Maybe it's the proliferation of corporate sponsors and the lack of boutique-iness but ordinarily it's not my fave. That was all changed by Pulp, who reformed to play to a sold out Hyde Park. Different Class was the first CD I bought, back when I was 12 (no flies on me - I had some dodgy old cassettes though) so I had to go. What made it even better was that the band had curated the lineup with various other artists they felt their audience would enjoy - this included Grace Jones, TV on the Radio, Foals, The Horrors, Metronomy and Yuck as well as many others.

At security there was a list of camera equipment that was banned and due to be confiscated, and they gave my speedlight a good long looking over before admitting it. Any lens over 6" was banned, but fortunately I'd only brought along my nifty fifty so whilst it wasn't so great for trying to get up close I was able to capture some of the amazing light scapes created in the tents. I love how they have an abstract, almost painterly feel.

Jarvis was on totally top form, regaling stores inbetween songs (if you've ever listened to his 6 Music show you'll get the idea). He said that many people associated them with being a band from Sheffield, but in fact most of their songs were written after they moved to London, and are about their understanding of London as outsiders initially, and then part of the fabric of the city and I think that's something that most people I know can relate to.

Lisa & Phil {Engaged}

Lisa & Phil were the first couple who contacted me about shooting their wedding and they introduced me to the rather lovely Freud bar in Covent Garden.

They met at work, and wanted to include that building into the shoot as well as the pub they went on their first date. I was only too happy to oblige and we spent a monring in and around Covent Garden ducking the rain showers and making the most of the beautiful light we did get.

Their wedding is in September in Soho and I can't wait.