Business Portraits at Landsec
Headshots and business portraits at Landsec, the largest commercial property development and investment company in the UK.
Landsec is the largest commercial property development and investment company in the UK, and I was recently asked to photograph some of their staff for publicity purposes. They required some photos for use when they write an article online, speak at a conference or are quoted elsewhere. Fortunately being such a big, successful property business mean their offices, located in the heart of the new developments in Victoria, are stunning and provide plenty of spaces to use for some contemporary style business portraits. With about 20 minutes for each person, I was able to capture a selection of shots for them to use in different scenarios. Here are some of my favourites.
Julie Montagu, Yoga Rockstar
Julie Montagu is a bit of a rock star in the world of yoga, and she invited me along to photograph her school of yoga, where she teaches her students how to teach yoga themselves.
Julie Montagu is a bit of a rockstar in the world of yoga and nutrition. She's so good at yoga, she teaches people how to teach yoga. So when she invited me along to take some photos of her yoga school in action, I didn't take much persuading. She had guest teachers who are also expert yoga practitioners helping her students learn very advanced techniques.
I'm going back again in the summer to see her students graduate, but in the mean time, if you're in London and looking to learn how to teach yoga, you should definitely check out the Julie Montagu School of Yoga. Here are some of my favourite photos from my time at the school.
Luxury Estate Agents
The Luxury Real Estate International Symposium 2018 took place at St James' Court, a Taj Hotel in Victoria, London, and I was there to photograph it.
London is a global destination city. I think it will always remain that way simply because it's the centre of the world from a time point of view. Greenwich Mean Time will always be the centre of the world, so it makes sense for London to be a hub.
Anyway, London is definitely a leading business capital and attracts a lot of overseas businesses as a place to stage their events. In January, an organisation called Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate, based in Seattle, were in town for their International Luxury Real Estate Symposium. Being held at the very lovely St James' Court by Taj hotel in Victoria, the event was attended by estate agents from across the world who specialise in luxury, high-end properties.
As most of the attendees were from outside the UK, it was only fair that the first activity was a red bus tour of the capital, taking in the sites of central London in an afternoon. I went along for the ride and learnt some new things I didn't know about the city in which I've spent most of my life.
Following the bus tour were some welcome drinks and canapes at the hotel. The second day saw the conference kick off in the function rooms at St James' Court. There were speakers and panel sessions all followed by lively discussions. The day ended with drinks in a proper English pub where local ales were drunk and classic pub grub was consumed.
The final day of the symposium consisted of more speakers, panels and Q&As, before it was finished with an award handed out by the chairman of Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate, John Brian Losh.
Some of my favourite photos from the three days can be seen below. Thanks for popping by my blog.
Fast Food (and Photos)
The global CEO of McDonald's, Steve Easterbrook, visiting the McDonald's where he worked as a manager back in 1993.
Picture the scene. It's a cold and wet winter's day shortly before Christmas. It's lunchtime.
McDonald's drive through in Bushey is a busy place, full of hungry customers taking a break from their day and having lunch.
The perfect moment for the global CEO of McDonald's, Steve Easterbrook, to visit the store where he first worked as a McDonald's manage in 1993, and see it doing so well.
I was there to simply take a photo of the current restaurant crew with Steve, so we set it up and took the photo in less than a minute. It's far from a perfect photo, but sometimes speed is more important when working with people like Steve. He didn't want to interrupt the lunchtime rush more than was necessary, so it was a quick job!
