A little interview we did with Lydia Pendred and Mark Rowley of OXygen model management about what you really need to become a successful model

Yesterday at fashion week London, I met up with fashion designer Nicola Woods and musician Gabby Young (without any other animals) following our 2010 collaboration, it was wonderful to see everyone, “in this together”.

I asked the girls to interview each other, which was great fun, and here for you is the result

And heres what we did last year

New Style magazine, have just published the “wild one story” a fashion photo story, I shot way back in May. A  story that  pays homage to the 1953 film, “The wild one” starring Marlon Brando.

Here is the first in what i hope will be regular vlogs from me and the gang about the wonderful world of the London fashion photographer.

Check out Jonas and Rolien

Here is a nice little tutorial on three point lighting.

I’ve been asked to point some things out about a location on the Thames about an hour from London. It’s the Wreck of a 1920′s wooden ship wreck (Hans Egede). It lies on the Saxon way between Gravesend and Cliffe. Which is of course public land.

However to get there you either have to walk several miles or cross private land. A road exists between Salt Lane and Cliffe fort, for access only to the Brett Aggregates works and the Blue Circle sailing club. Entry to that road is restricted by two heavy, locked gates about a mile from the banks where the Wreck is.

The land the road is on, is owned by Brett and because there is an active machine plant where potentially dangerous earth moving machinery is in operation, entry is restricted it is also there to prevent repeated acts of vandalism at the sailing club, as well as to discourage  access to Cliffe fort which a is dangerous building, with no access.

The wreck is of course popular with photographers, as is the bird sanctuary at the end of the lake, as well as the site of the first operation torpedo. All of which are on the Saxon way, which is public.

However In the past photographers have entered, finding the gates open,(as they often are when Brett’s are running heavy jcbs and lorries up the road) only to be locked in at night, this has caused concern. As the site owners are being asked to let Trespassers off there land at 1am.Land which is only kept inaccessible due to health and safety concerns.

I was asked to write this article because of a fashion team, that came down to the gate last week. Fortunately one of the instructors was kind enough to let them in,  and help them avoid any problems. (if your planning a shoot please do you’re homework)

If you wish to access the sailing club by car. I can only advise you contact Brett head office,

Sailing club members are only permitted to allow guests onto the site, which must be signed in. They are not in a position to open the gates for random film crews, or invite them onto site.

Of course if you choose to walk from Gravesend or Cliffe there are no issues, what so ever, the wreck lies on common land any accident would only be the photographers liability.

Seriously guys, turning up to a location with a full crew without doing a reccy or your research is just unprofessional, and creates problems for other people.