Alexander & Alexandra

A great night for quality music at Jagz recently, first up was Alexander McKay who had a fantastic voice and stage presence, here are just a couple of images from his performance..... 

 

 
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The main act on the night was Alexandra Legouix and the Sunflowers, a fantastic band that plays a fusion of Latin Jazz, Reggae and pop.

Here are some images from the night......

 

 

 

 

 

President Obonjo

I recently photographed 'President Obonjo' (Benjamin) at a comedy gig in Windsor a few months ago, he contacted me to see if I could produce some promo images for his comedy character.

We went up to London.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went to Marble Arch where there was the Flags of all Nations so we did a few images there, shame there was no breeze as I hoped the flags would be fluttering horizontally.

Next stop was the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, we stopped on a Pedestrian crossing  to get some images of the President with Big Ben in the background. after that we went across Westminster Bridge to the London Eye for the images you see above, I took some little Union Jack flags with me as a prop so Benjamin could wave them, I managed to capture a bit of blur in the flags to indicate movement.

All the shots were lit with just one flash, held by my trusty sidekick John who also kept an eye on the equipment.

Here is a little bit about the President.........

The name is  President Obonjo of Lafta Republic and I have been performing stand-up comedy since late 2010.
My set combines story political and personal story lines, my influences as a British Nigerian , the impact of Social media on my life. Also included in my acts are political, topical and observational comedy .

President Obonjo is a creative thinker. 

Awards

Luton Comedian of the Year 2013 , Beat the Frog in Manchester 2013 , Bath Comedy Gladiators 2013 and Hastings Comedian of the Month 2013

Quotes

Some reviews of my performance can be found below:

“Obonjo’s future is bright in the Comedy World it is blinding “

“ Extremely talented comic and has a bright future in the comedy scene”

"Judging by the opening performance of the first Lafta Republic comedy show, this is one head of state who delivers what he promises "- Herts Advertiser

"A newcomer to the scene the St Albans scene,  funny man gave an assured performance for a new comer and will certainly be a permanent fixture on the comedy circuit "

"Relative newcomer PO came on in loud, coloured African attire, I thoroughly enjoyed his performance.

Obonjo is an experienced MC and has done numerous Corporate gigs.

 

So, some great images for a very talented comedian....'Vote Obonjo'!!!

Ella Martini

Below are a small selection of images from a recent shoot with singer/songwriter Ella Martini
The first three images were taken at the 'Bel and the Dragon' restaurant in Reading which has a great interior, ideal for music promo shots. We spent a couple of hours there setting up lighting in different parts of the restaurant to create some images that Ella can use for promotional purposes.
To hear and learn more about the very talented Miss Martini, click here

 

The last image was taken outside by a lake to get just Ella and the sky in the frame as this could be used as a CD cover if cropped square, for this image, I underexposed the already moody grey sky and lit Ella with one flash, camera right.

As we were shooting the late afternoon sun came out on the left side to put some light on the left side of Ella's face which filled in the shadow really nicely.

All the images here where shot just using one flash with various lightshapers, such as an umbrella or a smallish softbox.