lacoste

i showed an iphone photo of this the other day but i just wanted to

show a few more ( hopefully better ) pics as it's a purchase i'm very happy with.

as you know, lacoste is one of england's finest polo shirt makers

what ?

ok here's the reveal

perfect for summer ( i'll do the jokes )

and best of all, an oversized logo

with a union jack crocodile.

weather permitting i'll be wearing this in paris by the time this post gets published.

and as peachy carnehan said...

opportunity knocks

one of the shots i had to do last week was of this chair and side table

by this stage alarm bells should be ringing. you know full well what was going through

my mind while i was setting up this shot.

ladies first

that's pretty decent but...

then it gets better

( when myself and robo-cat get our own tv series, this will be the poster )

and of course, saving the best for last

oh that's outstanding !

www.thedesignjunction.co.uk

macchiato

i did a shoot at an italian restaurant on monday.

i was offered a coffee and opted for a macchiato.

grazie.

stylish stylus

does anybody out there play that 'draw something' game ?

i've been at it for a few weeks now and it's kind of addictive.

the drawback to playing on an iphone though is the tiny screen

and having to draw with your finger.

so, i decided to buy a stylus to improve my game.

searching on the bay i found just the ticket, the only thing was,

they were sold in packs of 8

they are great little efforts and it's just like drawing on your iphone with a pen

you can use them to type emails, swipe across pages etc, they are cracking things

spot-on for iphones and even better on ipads.

but of course, i don't need 8 of them so...

...does anybody out there want one ?

as long as i'm not forking out postage to 7 people they are up for grabs.

maybe you are in london and want to collect in person ?

or you could send me a stamped self addressed envelope ?

anyway, all apart from the silver one are available, just let me know.

and just to show you how my 'draw something' skills have improved

here are three of my recent efforts

1

2

3

ok, keep your wig on ! imagine how bad i was before the stylus !

self-portrait in w1

too many self-portraits over the last week or so ?

yeah, i was thinking that too, but the thing is, i've been working a lot recently

and not had time to skulk around town just taking happy snaps.

so all i have are shots from my jobs, which in the main i'm not allowed to

show you until they've been published, and shots of myself.

so...

in a restaurant in w1 on monday morning

standard pose, standard facial expression.
cashmere polo top by marc jacobs,
no 3 jeans by evisu,
safari-print air force 1 i.d's by nike.

etc, etc...

r.i.p.

out of respect, only one post today.

a close friend of mine's dad passed away a couple of days ago.

i only met him once and i only have this one photo of him.

it was taken first thing in the morning on the day of his son's wedding.

i thought i'd be first down to breakfast but no... he was there already

sitting alone in the big room.

i went over to introduce myself and asked why he was up so early.

it was absolutely pouring down and he said something along the lines of

that he couldn't sleep, he wanted to watch the rain and that hopefully it would stop.

we chatted for a few minutes, then his son and a few more people came down.

he seemed like a really nice bloke.

r.i.p.

behind the scenes

i took this shot last week and i like it very much.

i had to take a photo of the girl pouring some champagne from a different angle

but i walked over to my camera bag for something, looked back and saw this shot.

i know the foreground is messy but i love the light on the girl as she waits patiently for

me to get my act together.

apart from the pink cushion i also love that it kind of looks like she's in a wood, or a forest...

( perhaps even a glade ? )

here's the first frame i took of the actual shot that was needed

this frame is a bit shaky but i like that it gives it an almost painted look.

i'm so rubbish at remembering names but i'd like to say the girl's name began 

with an 'f'

thanks 'f'

oh and while i'm at it i should also thank 'e' 's' 'e' 'd' and any other letters of the alphabet

who helped on the day.