THE SCENE
THE PEOPLE
WHO MAKE
THE LANE.
PEOPLE WITH PRESENCE. THE KIND YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIRECT.
CASTING OVER EVERYTHING.
NOT THE COMMERCIAL ROSTER. NOT THE PR AGENCIES. NOT THE DENTAL CHAINS. THAT LIVES IN ROADHOUSE.
THIS IS WHO WOULD TAKE THE CALL. A SOLID DOT MARKS A LIVE OR RECENT EXCHANGE.
SAINT LAURENTAESTHETIC ANCHOR · ALWAYS
HEDI SLIMANEDIOR HOMME · CELINE · SAINT LAURENT
STEVEN KLEINDARK LUXURY · CAMPAIGN ARCHIVE
TERRY RICHARDSONDIRECT FLASH · 2000S ARCHIVE
JUERGEN TELLERANTI-POLISH · MARC JACOBS
@THECOBRASNAKEPARTY DOCUMENTATION · 2005-2012
@GEESMALL_FACESGEE · IN THE SCENE
@SOPHIAKELLYSOPHIA KELLY
—COCO BLAKE
—JXDEN
@HENNYSEEARHENNY SEAR · CONNECTOR
@TEDDYCORSICATEDDY CORSICA · CONNECTOR
@STORMMCCORMICKKSTORM MCCORMICK · CONNECTOR
@LAVALARUELAVA LA RUE · NINE8 · ARTIST
@KELSYKARTERKELSY KARTER · ARTIST
—HENRY HOTROCC · ARTIST
@MIAKHALIFAMIA K. · CULTURAL MASS
@JAEGRILLSJAKE EVANS · JEWELLERY
@LAWLESS_STUDIOJOSH MOORE · DESIGNER
NG · SCENE · HEAVY HITTERS · WORKING ROSTER LIVES IN THE MAP
CONCEPTS
SHOOTS THAT
DON'T EXIST
YET.
LIVES HERE UNTIL YOU MAKE IT REAL OR KILL IT.
IDEA · TARGET — KING KONG
OFF-DUTY
MODELS WITH THEIR GUARDS DOWN.
FIVE SUBJECTS. ONE DAY EACH. DIRECT FLASH, 24MM PROXIMITY. NOT THE CLOTHES — THE CIGARETTE BREAK, THE UNMADE BED, THE HALF-EATEN BREAKFAST. STORM, LILY, WHITNEY. LOOP IN TWO OR THREE FROM YOUR FOLLOWS.
FLASHBEDROOM24MMNO STYLIST
OPEN DETAIL
PLANNED · TARGET — SNEEZE
LATE SHIFT
A KITCHEN BRIGADE AFTER SERVICE.
SHOT IN A REAL LONDON KITCHEN AT 1AM, POST-SERVICE. CREW IN WHITES, SHIRTS OPEN, PULLING BEERS. STEAM. BURNT EDGES. APPROACH VIA FOLD OR THE STANDARD DECOY CHEFS.
KITCHENNIGHTREAL CREWHEAT
IDEA · TARGET — THE FACE
SOUTH OF THE RIVER
PECKHAM, BRIXTON, NEW CROSS.
ONGOING, NO DEADLINE. ANYONE INTERESTING SOUTH OF THE THAMES. BUS STOPS, TOWER BLOCKS, OFF-LICENCES. RESISTS POSTCARD LONDON. BUILDS SLOWLY INTO A BODY OF WORK — A YEAR MINIMUM.
DOCUMENTARYSOUTH LDNONGOINGSTREET
IDEA · TARGET — PASCAL
COUPLES, ARGUING
REAL CHEMISTRY. NOT ROMANCE.
TWO PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW EACH OTHER. A SCRIPTED-ISH ARGUMENT, OR THE LONG SILENCE AFTER ONE. CAMERA CLOSE. THE ENERGY REAL COUPLES HAVE THAT YOU CAN'T CAST FOR. KIRAN X LEIGH FIT.
COUPLESTENSIONINTIMATEBEDROOM
SHOT · TARGET — ROLLACOASTER
DRESSING / UNDRESSING
THE FIVE MINUTES EITHER SIDE OF A SHOOT.
SUBJECTS GETTING READY, OR UNWINDING AFTER. THE ROBE, THE HALF-PULLED JEANS, THE MAKEUP WIPE, THE CIGARETTE IN THE DOORWAY. ALREADY SHOT ONE FRAME WITH NUSRAT.
BTSINTIMATEFLASHFASHION-ADJACENT
IDEA · TARGET — ZINE / DAZED
DUBSTEP DOCUMENT
THE REAL UNDERGROUND. NOT THE BROSTEP.
LONG-FORM. DJS IN THEIR FLATS, SOUNDCHECK NIGHTS, BASEMENT RAVES. B&W, OCCASIONAL FLASH. MOTHCLUB, PICKLE FACTORY, VILLAGE UNDERGROUND AS VENUES. BUILDS TOWARD A ZINE.
MUSICUNDERGROUNDB&WZINE
IDEA · TARGET — KING KONG / SOLO
INK STUDIES
TATTOOED BODIES AS PORTRAIT SUBJECTS.
THREE SITTINGS AT BLANK COLLECTIVE. SUBJECTS IN THEIR OWN INK, FULL SKIN IN FRAME. BLACK BACKGROUNDS. HARD FLASH ON BODY, SOFT ON FACE. ALREADY HALF-THINKING ABOUT IT EVERY TIME YOU SHOOT LAWLESS.
TATTOOBLANK COLLECTIVEB&WSTUDIOSKIN
NG · CONCEPTS · 7 LIVE
INSPO
THE ARCHIVE.
WHAT TO STUDY.
PAST CAMPAIGNS, ARCHIVE FRAMES, REFERENCE IMAGERY. THE WORK YOU PULL FROM WHEN YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THE LANE.
NOT WHAT YOU'VE SHOT. WHAT TAUGHT YOU HOW TO SEE.
TERRY RICHARDSON · CAMPAIGN ARCHIVE
DIRECT FLASH. NO APOLOGY.
THE WHOLE LANE STARTS HERE. SUPREME, SISLEY, THE 2000S TERRY ARCHIVE. BLOWN HIGHLIGHTS, IMPERFECT SKIN, SUBJECT KNOWS THE CAMERA IS THERE. STUDY: THE FRAMING IS NEVER POLITE.
FLASH2000SCONFRONTATIONALSTUDY
HEDI SLIMANE · DIOR HOMME 2003-2007
THE COMPRESSION YEARS.
NOT THE SILHOUETTES. THE COMPRESSION. HOW TIGHT HE STAYS ON THE FACE. HOW LITTLE BACKGROUND HE ALLOWS. THE WHOLE POINT OF 24MM IS THE PRESSURE.
HEDIBLACK + WHITEFRAMINGYOUTH
JUERGEN TELLER · MARC JACOBS
THE RUDENESS OF THE FRAMING.
NOBODY COPIES THE RUDENESS. BODY CROPPED WRONG. EYES HALF-CLOSED. SKIN IMPERFECT ON PURPOSE. OPPOSITE OF CORRECT. OPPOSITE OF SAFE. THE CAMPAIGN-AS-OUTTAKE.
TELLERCAMPAIGNANTI-POLISHHONEST
MARK THE COBRASNAKE · 2005-2012
PARTY DOCUMENTATION AS ART.
THE LANE HE CARVED IS THE ONE YOU'RE BUILDING — JUST WITH MORE TENSION AND LESS SMILE. THE FLASH, THE PROXIMITY, THE ACCESS — ALL THERE. THE DIFFERENCE IS INTENT. HE DOCUMENTED. YOU'RE DIRECTING.
COBRASNAKEPARTYFLASHACCESS
STEVEN KLEIN · CAMPAIGN ARCHIVE
DARK LUXURY. HIGH TENSION.
WHEN THE COMMERCIAL IS DANGEROUS. KLEIN IS THE PROOF YOU CAN SHOOT BIG BUDGETS WITHOUT GOING SAFE. STUDY: HOW HE HOLDS THE LIGHT, HOW HE LETS THE FRAME GO QUIET.
KLEINHIGH FASHIONTENSIONSTUDY
ESTEVAN ORIOL · LA
DOCUMENT YOUR CITY.
THE LA STREETS BECAME HIS LIFETIME PROJECT. THE LESSON FOR LONDON: PICK A ROOM, PICK A SCENE, KEEP COMING BACK. ONE BODY OF WORK, MANY YEARS.
ORIOLSTREETLALONG-FORM
FILM · DRIVE · NIGHTCRAWLER · THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
THE LONE OPERATOR.
NIGHTTIME ENVIRONMENTS. STYLISED REALISM. TENSION + ATMOSPHERE. THESE ARE NOT REFERENCES FOR FRAMES, THEY'RE REFERENCES FOR THE MOOD YOU WANT THE WORK TO HAVE.
FILMNIGHTTENSIONMOOD
NG · INSPO · 7 STUDIES
EDITORIAL
SUBMISSIONS
IN MOTION.
KING KONG. THE FACE. INTERVIEW. ROLLACOASTER. SNEEZE. PASCAL.
STAGES MOVE TOP-TO-BOTTOM. PUSH STORIES INTO THE WORLD.
IDEA
3 STORIES
THE FACESOUTH OF THE RIVER · PHOTO ESSAY
I-DDRESSING / UNDRESSING · 8 FRAMES
SNEEZELATE SHIFT · KITCHEN BRIGADE
RESEARCHED
2 STORIES
KING KONGOFF-DUTY · 5 MODELS · ONE DAY EACH
ROLLACOASTERDRESSING / UNDRESSING · ALT FRAMES
PITCHED
2 STORIES
PASCAL MAGAZINECOUPLES, ARGUING · STUDIO DAY
THE PERFECTLATE SHIFT · ALT PITCH
ACCEPTED
1 STORY
NINE8 / LAVALAVARAZZI · LISTENING PARTY
PUBLISHED
NOTHING YET
—MAKE IT.
NG · EDITORIAL · 8 STORIES IN MOTION
JOURNAL
FIELD NOTES.
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. WHO YOU SHOT. THE REFS THAT HIT.
PRIVATE. REVERSE-CHRONOLOGICAL.
26.04 · NOTE
TWO ENGINES RUNNING.
ROADHOUSE PAYS. THIS IS FOR THE REST. BRAND ENGINE GETS ITS OWN ROOM TO BREATHE. CASH FUNDS THE EDITORIAL. EDITORIAL FUNDS THE LANE. LIVE, NETWORK, ENJOY LIFE, HAVE FUN, EXPERIMENT, MAKE ICONIC IMAGERY, EXIST.
STRATEGYRULES
19.04 · SHOOT — LAWLESS
FOOTIE TEES, ESTATE + PUB.
JOSH MOORE, SELF-FUNDED WORLD CUP PROJECT. LAURA MODELLING CROPPED GIRLS VERSIONS. ESTATE LOCATION THEN PUB. LOW BUDGET, HIGH TRUST. THE KIND OF WORK THAT BUILDS THE LANE.
CONFIRMING 19TH MY BRO.
LAWLESSESTATEPUBWORLD CUP
12.04 · SHOOT — NUSRAT
REGENTS PARK, SECOND PASS.
1PM START, 2-3 HOURS. MULTIPLE LOOKS, 15-20 MIN EACH. ONE HOUR FOR GROUPS. SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS AND SHOOTS FAST. THE MAR 29 SET WAS RIGHT — HOLD THE LINE.
FASHIONREGENTS PARKRE-DO
04.04 · REFERENCE
HEDI AT YVES — THE FLASH YEARS.
PULLED THE 2003-2007 SLIMANE ARCHIVE AGAIN. NOT THE SILHOUETTES. THE COMPRESSION. HOW TIGHT HE STAYS ON THE FACE. HOW LITTLE BACKGROUND HE ALLOWS. THE WHOLE POINT OF 24MM IS THE PRESSURE.
TIGHT, INVASIVE FRAMING. SUBJECTS AWARE OF CAMERA. TENSION, ATTITUDE, PRESENCE.
HEDIARCHIVEFRAMING
29.03 · SHOOT — NUSRAT & LUKE
TWO SUBJECTS, ONE PARK, ONE FLASH.
NUSRAT'S FASHION SHOOT FIRST, THEN LUKE'S DIGITALS STRAIGHT AFTER. SAME 24MM, SAME SPEEDLIGHT, TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. LUKE HAD NEVER BEEN SHOT BEFORE. THE FIRST FRAME AFTER HE STOPPED TRYING TO POSE — THAT'S THE ONE.
REGENTS PARKFLASHDIGITALS
26.03 · SHOOT — LAVA LA RUE
LAVARAZZI, NO PHONES INSIDE.
LISTENING PARTY. PAPARAZZI-STYLE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY — GUESTS ENTERING AND LEAVING. STRICTLY NO PHONES IN THE VENUE. £100 FEE BUT THE ACCESS IS THE POINT. LAVA IS A REAL ARTIST. THIS IS THE WORLD.
EDITORIAL GOLD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DAY RATE.
NINE8MUSICSTREETPAPARAZZI
24.03 · NOTE
OLD BLUE LAST IS HALF A MILE AWAY.
YOU FOLLOW THE VENUES, YOU DON'T SHOOT IN THEM. FIX THAT. ONE NIGHT AT OLD BLUE LAST, ONE AT MOTHCLUB, ONE AT DALSTON SUPERSTORE — THREE FRAMES IN THREE WEEKS. STOP WAITING TO BE INVITED.
VENUESOLD BLUE LASTMOTHCLUBACTION
21.03 · REFERENCE
TELLER, AGAIN.
MARC JACOBS CAMPAIGNS THIS MORNING. THE THING NOBODY COPIES IS THE RUDENESS OF THE FRAMING. BODY CROPPED WRONG. EYES HALF-CLOSED. SKIN IMPERFECT ON PURPOSE. OPPOSITE OF CORRECT. OPPOSITE OF SAFE.
TELLERCAMPAIGNSTUDY
15.03 · REFERENCE
COBRASNAKE, MARK THE COBRASNAKE.
SPENT THE NIGHT WITH THE ARCHIVE. THE LANE HE CARVED IS THE ONE YOU'RE BUILDING, JUST WITH MORE TENSION AND LESS SMILE. THE FLASH, THE PROXIMITY, THE ACCESS — ALL THERE. THE DIFFERENCE IS INTENT. HE DOCUMENTED. YOU'RE DIRECTING.
COBRASNAKEARCHIVESTUDY
NG · JOURNAL · 9 ENTRIES