Saturday, 21 May 2011

Aston Martin Auction......



Another nice job for Aston Martin......



They arrive nice and early this year
( This is the sixth that i've covered )


and it's not just Aston's that arrive.....


This is by far the most expensive street legal car available
on the market today and capable of accelerating 0-60 in 2.5 seconds.


View of the exposed engine.
  Car specifications here


The room starts to fill up......






The car above is a rather rare 1965 DB5 Vantage Shooting Brake
which later sold for £390,000.
Below are three " found in barn " projects all of which sold rather well.







The memorabilia auction takes place in the morning......





......and the cars after lunch



Food and decor supplied by 1st Class Cuisine
Nice guys and girls.

 
On with the Auction.




It's me !
Photograph supplied courtesy of
Tim Cottingham / www.astonmartin.com


Last chance to check the lots.








The star of the show.... 
A concourse winning 1963 DB4 Series V Vantage 4.2L Convertible.
One very pretty car which sold for a very pretty price £460,000.


Spending hundreds of thousands and so happy about it.


Amazingly busy this year.


If you wait long enough two Astons will pass....







and they all go home....
Just a small sample of over 300 shots taken on the day.

Friday, 20 May 2011

Pretty Pictures......

Just images this time......






lovely time of the year.....



Sunday, 15 May 2011

Financial Times...... Shoot Three......


Another day back into the City and this time it's off to Cannon Street, opposite St Pauls Cathedral to be precise...


Richard Romer-Lee, MD of obsr is todays subject matter....
a few shots inside to start....




and then outside to use the Cathedral as a backdrop....



just a small sample......
More portraits in this series to come as the weeks go by.....




Financial Times...... Shoot Two......




The location this time is Grosvenor Place and a shoot with John Chatfield-Roberts, Chief Investment Officer and head of the Jupiter Independent Funds Team.
colour first again....then the black and white versions....
 







just a small selection....cant wait to see them in print !





Friday, 13 May 2011

Financial Times...... Shoot One......



Back to London again, this time right into the centre of the City at the heart of the capital also known as "The Square mile"  It's crammed with Banks and Financial institutions, on par with New York as the leading centre of global finance.




It's a strange location of ultra new and old Gothic architecture all mixed up together....
a fantastic location for architectural photography.


My location for this shoot is right under " The Gherkin " 
a Norman Foster creation.......


its correct name is 30 St Mary Axe.


I've been commissioned by The Financial Times for a series of portraits to illustrate a weekly article on various business personalities.

The first in this series is
Rob Hepworth, Chief Investment Officer for Ecclesiastical.

A few samples below.....
colour first then my preferred versions in black and white afterwards.







more to follow.........


Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Nursery Portraits......


Portraits of various members of staff at a local nursery....
 





 just a small sample of numerous portraits taken.....







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