Simpson Makers Shoot

I recently had the pleasure of being brought on board to direct a heritage film for British bespoke leather manufacturers Simpson London.

Their small but perfectly formed factory is nestled within the back streets of Hoxton amongst several other thriving independent businesses and was a joy to be part of for the day. True craftsmanship can be rare to find these days and the experience brought to the job by both the seasoned professionals in their 60's and the younger apprentices was inspirational.

Currently in post-production the film with be featured on Simpson London's new website, soon to launch.

June Round Up

It was a busy old June and sometimes projects pass by in such a blur of frenetic activity that it's nice to take a moment to revisit the recent completions.

Last month saw me working with hair giants ghd for the London launch of their brand new straightener, the Platinum. It was a packed out day with loads of energy and good vibes from the ghd hair team. 

ghd take over the Royal Horticultural Halls for the day

Also in the diary was a jam packed 2 day shoot with womenswear brand Wallis for their AW15 collection, a stills shoot at social media company Hootsuite and a shoot up north with award winning photographer Laura Pannack.

Right, off to enjoy the sun now.

A Modernist Dream

This weekend saw myself and my talented photographer friend Chris Baker friend take on a new personal project in the form of a mini doc centered around modernist 1930's architect Wells Coates.

The project came to fruition when a few months ago Chris (a fan of both Wells and modernism) ventured to two of Coates's iconic buildings, the Isokon in Hampstead London and Embassy Court in Brighton, to embark on a beautiful stills project featuring both the buildings and the residents within as the star of the show.

After meeting and shooting some of the colourful characters it was decided that there was more than enough content for a lovely piece of moving image to be made and we set about producing our first short documentary.

Watch this space for the final edited piece.

Embassy Court, Brighton

Rooftop view from the majestic building

Game, Set, Match

Back in the studio today after a fun and jam packed 3 days with Lacoste for their first ever global press trip.

16 journalists from around the world were invited to join Lacoste in experiencing the beautiful city of Paris whilst it hosts the Roland Garros tennis tournament and all whilst wearing the new AW15 'Straight Set' collection.

The new Lacoste AW15 Collection

Due to shooting both stills and film on the trip (a challenging request, but do-able!) I was only able to capture the last 2 sets of the Tsonga/Nishikori match...it was an exciting 2 sets though!

Tsonga riding on the home crowds support