I'd normally cross the road to avoid rowdy stag and hen groups, but when you use models and nicely designed t-shirts they are much more appealing. We had some fun shooting Sam, Kerri, Ty and Jonny from Fresh for stagandhentshirts.com at the Brighton Media Centre Studio last week. My stag days are well and truly over but if they weren't I'd have my mates decked out in these!
I was pleased with this shot on the iPhone, the result of a campsite hangover and the need for an early morning stroll at this weekend's Forgotten Fields Festival which was conveniently close to home in East Sussex.
This month's Readers Digest layout using one of my pictures of entrepreneur and inventor of Pavegen, Laurence Kemball-Cook
Saturday morning dance classes at Mayfield School. A great little shoot but tricky not to include myself in the shots due to the many mirrors.
@jamesroyclarke Thank you for another wonderful set of photographs for @Mayfieldgirls ..you are amazing!
— Mayfield School (@Mayfieldgirls) July 13, 2015Hello, World!
A little shoot I have just done for Readers Digest. Laurence Kemball-Cook is a young entrepreneur and inventor of Pavegen. Pavegen is a remarkable pioneering technology creating flooring that harnesses the energy of footsteps. The technology has already been installed in over 100 projects in more than 30 countries, in train stations, shopping centres, airports and public spaces.
A great little recommendation from Jonathan Jewell, creative director at The Drummer Agency who I have worked with on a number of projects including those focussing on child poverty in developing countries for Compassion International.
"James has been our photographer of choice over the last several years often accompanying our video teams in some challenging locations around the globe. Working, as we do, for many charity clients, James has the ability to help us tell stories through powerful portraits and reportage shots and his photography has been the backbone of some very successful campaigns over the past 4 years. His knowledge, attitude and experience are a perfect match for our approach and our clients. As creative director I seek out professionals who can exceed my expectations and can take an idea and execute it better than I imagined - James does just that and his work is testimony to that".
The pic below was something he art directed and I shot at a Compassion project in Kampala, Uganda.
8 across, 5 down. My dog pic in this weeks favourite phoneography submitted to Stockimo the stock photography agency.
Monday morning treat #GridofGreatness Cheers everyone & congrats to the 64 that made this week's edit #phoneography pic.twitter.com/rPncxqmdED
— Stockimo (@stockimo) June 1, 2015Some shots for The Freshwater Theatre Company who come to schools giving interactive drama classes. Here are 3 different year groups in action from Sebright Primary School in Hackney, East London.
I like this shot because of the symmetry and the serious expression and also the old-fashioned interior decor which doesn't quite fit with the sitter. It's an out-take from a Daily Mail shoot of Anna Tilley who had a nasty illness called sepsis and it was shot in her grandmother's lounge in Crawley.
A few shots from Sunday's very english event at Mayfield School. Old students and their families were invited to a church service, champagne reception and afternoon tea with birthday cake for the 80th birthdays of their incumbent nuns, Sr Jean Sinclair and Sr Maria Dinnendahl.
I was really pleased with this shot from Sunday's confirmation ceremony at Mayfield School. I find symmetry in composition satisfying and when it combines with movement and religious symbolism thats lots of boxes ticked for me.
Photography is the home of happy accidents (and unhappy ones). This is one I liked from this week when the flash failed to illuminate these business dudes. See how it should have looked on my new corporate page.
