Lotus For Seven Tenths

I was commissioned by Seven Tenths Dive Wear to shoot this image of the iconic lotus position for in their marketing campaigns and clothing line. 

It was shot early one evening while hovering in the deep blue off the coast of Little Cayman. 

Thanks go to dive buddy Kim Linford for her patience, as holding this pose underwater is a lot harder to achieve than you might imagine!

I used a Subal housed Nikon F90x and Nikkor 16mm ƒ2.8 lens, and Fuji NeoPan 400 with the final image coloured on system.

Ad Campaign For Amgen

This Ad campaign for Amgen took us to Iceland, Bavaria and Morocco.

For logistical reasons we shot the various locations first, and then shot the models in the studio in London, carefully matching camera heights, angles and lighting. The blood platelets were created in CGI and added in post.

Agency : CDM London.    Client : Amgen.    AD : Shauna Kealy.   Location scout : Leonora Sheppard.   Post and CGI artist : Kai Bastard.

Below is a selection of the finished ads..

The Sad Demise of Fuji’s NeoPan 400 B&W Film

I was sad to see the demise of Fuji’s NeoPan 400 B&W film stock recently.

All of my underwater work was shot using NeoPan 400, in a Subal housed Nikon F90x and Nikkor 16mm ƒ2.8 lens, and for those who are wondering.. I rated the stock at 1600asa, and later colour graded the work on system. 

For me the whole experience of diving, of being underwater was one of being carried through a surreal, eerie and misty landscape, and so this approach allowed me to shoot using purely natural light, and at depth. 

Thanks to dive buddies Caroline Haycock and Kim Linford, DIVE magazine, Seven Tenths Dive Wear and A.P. Diving. 

Locations below include the Red Sea, Bermuda, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. More of my underwater work examples can be found here.

End of day safety stop, Little Cayman.

End of day safety stop, Little Cayman.

Wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, near Res Muhammad, Red Sea

Wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, near Res Muhammad, Red Sea

Safety Stop, Cayman Brac

Safety Stop, Cayman Brac

Wreck of the Caraquet, Bermuda

Wreck of the Caraquet, Bermuda

The drop off at Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman

The drop off at Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman

Wreck of the Russian Frigate 356, Cayman Brac

Wreck of the Russian Frigate 356, Cayman Brac

6000 feet drop off at Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman

6000 feet drop off at Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman

Stunning visibility near Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman

Stunning visibility near Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman

Shoal of Bat Fish, Red Sea

Shoal of Bat Fish, Red Sea

The huge fluted anchor from the wreck of L'Herminie, Bermuda

The huge fluted anchor from the wreck of L'Herminie, Bermuda

Live abroad captain and ex US Navy Seal Captain Tom Talmadge, diving for Lobster, Little Cayman

Live abroad captain and ex US Navy Seal Captain Tom Talmadge, diving for Lobster, Little Cayman

Cement bags litter the wreck of the Constellation, the inspiration for Peter Benchley's film The Deep, Bermuda

Cement bags litter the wreck of the Constellation, the inspiration for Peter Benchley's film The Deep, Bermuda

 

 

 

New Interiors Ad Campaign For Marston & Langinger Paint

Ad campaign shot recently for Marston & Langinger, promoting their range of beautiful paint.

We built a series of minimally propped room sets with expansive wall space, creating the perfect stage for these gourgeous paint finishes to sing from.

The ads are currently appearing in World of Interiors, Elle Decoration, Country Living and House and Garden.

Client : Marston & Langinger.    AD : Alison Jenkins.    Stylist : Alison Jenkins.

A selection of finished ads..

My First Book #iPHONEONLY Is Now Available

I am extremely happy to announce that my first photo book #iPHONEONLY, is now published and available for purchase.

The book’s designer, Les Welch, describes it as ‘a book for the people’ and with that in mind it was designed and priced to appeal to a broad audience.. young photographers and students, people that enjoy using their phone camera, as well as seasoned photographers and those who may just be curious to see what is possible with such a device.

We hope you enjoy the book.. we’re very proud of the finished result, and ultimately we hope that the book will provide some inspiration.

JULIAN CALVERLEY #iPHONEONLY
A book of landscape photographs, made entirely on a camera phone.
Foreword by Wayne Ford.
ISBN: 978-0-992911102
Softback 72 pages, A5 (210x148mm)
60 colour photographs.
Published in May 2014 and printed in the United Kingdom, using a waterless lithographic print process. The waterless lithographic print process was specifically chosen for its ability to reproduce extremely fine detail, with the resulting piece beautifully echoing the mood of the original work, both in colour and depth.

The price is £15.00 plus shipping.
The book is available here.

Thanks go to Les Welch, who had faith, Jack Lowe for introducing me to Instagram and to Wayne Ford for kindly writing the foreword.

Are You An IGER ?

The nice people at the AOP (Association of Photographers) have run an article in the current edition of Image Magazine called “Are You An IGER ?” featuring a dps of my iPhone photographs.

You can view larger versions of my #iphoneonly pictures on my website and find me on on Instagram here.

You can find out more about the AOP here, and Image Magazine here.

3 month Production for Virgin Media Business

Last year we were comissioned to shoot a library of images for Virgin Media Business. Now the product is launched we can finally talk about it.

The production spanned 3 months in total (60 working days) - from sign-off to final delivery of images.

Casting - we cast approximately 400 models over 3 days, in order to find a total of 68 people (47 adult models, 5 child models, 6 teens, 2 policemen, 5 firemen & 3 extras)

Locations - we scouted and permitted 14 locations over 23 days.. A hospital reception, an x-ray room, a school, 5 x offices with server rooms, a modern house, a civic centre, a recycling plant, an empty industrial space to park our fire engine, a roundabout on an A-road to park the police car, car parks and loading bays to park engineers vans etc.

Styling - the stylist, Natasha Freeman, had to work solidly for 25 days gathering all of the relevant wardrobe & prop items for this shoot. To name but a few...90 different outfits & accessories, server cabinets, computers, telephones, head-sets, plants, garden furniture, desks, tables and much more...

Travel - We hired mini buses, winnebagos, a cherry picker, dust carts, JCB’s, a police car, a fire engine.. oh, and a Land Rover.. you name it, we had it! 

Catering - over 200 mouths were fed over the period of the shoot, that’s a lot of food!

Agency : Design UK.    Art Director : Pieter Van Loon.    Stylist : Natasha Freeman @ LPA/Style.   Hair & make-up : Hannah Marshall @ LPA /Style.    Shoot production : Holly Brooks @ LPA/Production. 

Below is selection of imagery from the shoot, with larger versions here.

AOP Awards 2011

Last week I was extremely pleased to be told I’d won a place at the AOP 2011 Awards exhibition and in the accompanying Awards book.

The category winners will be announced at the opening on Wednesday 26th September at Ambika P3, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS. Tickets go on sale shortly and can be purchased directly from the AOP.

For those who like to know, the picture was made with my trusty Alpa 12 SWA & Schneider Alpa Apo-Switar 5.6/36 mm.

Nortonstreet Lane under snow, St Paul’s Walden, Herts.

Young Vine Sunrise In Paarl, For Nederburg

Location shoot of young vines growing near Paarl on the Western Cape of South Africa, for Edward Dillon and Nederburg.

We had a window of around 30 seconds in which to capture the sun breaking the mountain line. The shot wouldn’t have been nearly as controllable without the help of The DoP Shop’s Solar viewing glass, which allows safe viewing of the sun..

Agency : Chemistry.  Client : Nederburg   AD : Nicole Sykes.  Shoot production : Leonora Sheppard.

Below is one of the press ads.

The Perfect Bunch For Nederburg

We spent 5 days in the beautiful Sonoma County area of California searching for, and shooting, the perfect bunch of grapes for Edward Dillon and Nederburg.

We shot a mixture of aerials, landscape and close ups.

Agency : Chemistry.  Client : Nederburg.   AD : Nicole Sykes.  Shoot production : Leonora Sheppard.

Below are two of the press ads..