art and sole

ok, i've had a good flick through the art and sole book now

http://www.markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/art-sole.html

and i'm most impressed. if you like trainers and design then i reckon 

you should seek it out and give it pride of place on your coffee table.

here are a few pages from the collaborations section which caught my eye

1

because...

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/new-heat.html

2

because...

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/adidas-superstars-35th-edition-lee.html

3

don't judge me !

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/adidas-superstars-35th-anniversary.html

4

i love these... and they're french !

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/holiday-footwear-part-one.html

5

crooked tongues with the accessories pack

http://markwhitfieldphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/crooked-tongues.html

looking back trying to find the old posts of these kicks made me realise

i haven't done a proper post about my adidas / colette century lows...

... i'll remedy that in the next few days because they are seriously amazing.

also i almost forgot, i have a real cracking example of sneaker art myself

here at whitfield towers and i've never ever taken even one photo of it.

it's a piece that is probably one of the rarest items i own... a real grail piece.

i'll give you a clue... it is associated with a film.

any guesses are welcome, maybe even a sneaky prize if you guess right.

look who's back

look who's back

and busting into shot when i was trying to photograph myself at arm's length.

hmmm...

self-portraits in se1

is there any chance ?

another shoot in south london !

still, this was only just south of the river... 

i could see north london from just outside this place.

also it was a very friendly little joint 

( the manager made me a flat white less than a minute after meeting me )

and i shot a self-portrait less than five minutes after meeting him.

boom !

how do you like me now ?

maybe 15 or so minutes later i spotted another decent place for a self-portrait

and here are the deets:

jacket by maharishi

t-shirt by comme des garçons

jeans by evisu

zen grey air yeezys by nike

lumix gf-1 with leopard print strap by twinspanda

n7 pose and facial expression by me

go west

last thursday evening i schlepped it over to w12 for the second time in 2 days.

the reason ? drinks for my mate neil, who was leaving his job after 16 years.

i took a few photos, but they're kind of personal... if you don't know the people

in the photos then they don't mean so much or seem as funny as they do to me.

so, i thought i'd sum up neil's leaving drinks with this one photo of him.

sitting behind his roped off v.i.p. area sporting a very nice pair of af-1
supreme max air ( air max 95 )
the colourway is neutral grey / graphite / anthracite / neon yellow

top man.

flat white in ec1

the other day driving home from se1 i spotted a new coffee joint

just around the corner from twentytwentyone in ec1.

it's called 'ground control' and it has a parking space right outside... skill !

here's the flat white they made for me.

they use only ethiopian beans by the way.

oh also they sell magic darts little cup cakes.

it's a tiny little place with two tables inside and two outside but if you're

ever in ec1 i would give it a whirl... it's kind of opposite filthy mcnasty's

if you know where that is ?

kit

i don't know how interested you are but i thought i'd show you

how i travel with my leica kit, or some of it.

for an interior shoot i pack this

it's an orange pelikan case* with a headporter padded grip

inside is my leica m9 with a 16-18-21 lens and wide angle viewfinder.

a 35mm f2 leica lens

a 90mm f2 leica lens

spare battery

cable release

usb stick

piece of white tac

and hidden behind the foam are spare sd cards and my business cards.

hmmm... not the most interesting post eh ?

* they're guaranteed unbreakable and they're completely waterproof 

bret you got it going on

the other day on my shoot in se1, the owner of the restaurant ( bret )

made me this cracking flat white

as i was drinking it i thought about the only other bret i know...

outstanding clip from the flight of the conchords.

how can anybody not be cheered up if you say "you're beard looks good" ?