News: Come and join me on the 4th Plinth!
Hi All,
this is a little unusual but I got a slot on the 4th Plinth in Trafalguar Square. It’s this coming Friday (9th Oct. 2009) between 7pm and 8pm. For more info, read on there: http://www.oneandother.co.uk – Thanks to my Girlfriend Ilana, it was her initiative (as always, she has the best ideas!)
Now, since i’ve been really lucky, it falls at the exact time of the weekly live show on Sky arts and will be streamed live (like any other “performances”) on the One And Another website as well as on sky arts. So there is a chance I’ll be interviewed as well! Me! Interviewed!? lol
Let’s really hope for no rain. Imagine the laugh! All soaking wet, for an hour up there on the plinth!
I will be doing a few things up there.
- I’ll be taking photos, of course, of you people and the surrounding! At the end of the day I am a photographer! And I will be using a very old medium format that used to be used by press photographers in the late 1940’s. It’s a Graflex Speed Graphic Press camera, and looks every little bit old like… really old! It will be my first use since a good friend of ilana’s mum gave it to me. And it produces massive slides almost the size of an A5!
- We’ll be doing a sing along on the song “Smile“, also known as the Charlie Chaplin song… Thx to ilana, cause i wouldn’t know how to organize that myself! So come along and learn the words, we’ll be singing our heart out! and follow her on twitter for the latest info about her upcoming events!
- I’ll be promoting a project put together by Jeremy Cowart called Help-portrait. The idea being to find people/charities that could do with free quality portrait and give them the photos for free. It will take place on the 12th December 2009 and this will be my attempt to get as many people involved as possible! We need photographers who are willing to give their time for free. We need Locations! Photographic Studios, empty rooms or any cool place we could use on the day. Of course, all that for free! And we’ll need people to photograph: charity, youth movement, people in need… Anyone in need! I even got a T-shirt made for that which i’ll be wearing on the day!
Here is a little video to explain all about the Help-Portrait project:
For more info, here are a few links:
The One and Another website, to catch the streaming live: http://www.oneandother.co.uk
The help portrait website: http://www.help-portrait.com
The help-portrait community website to get involved: http://community.help-portrait.com
the place I got the T-shirt made: http://www.eastlondonprinters.com (thx to Brian, you’re brilliant!)
My twitter (if you want to spk to me while i’m up there!): http://twitter.com/romainkedochim
And to spread the love, you can email or tweet and retweet this post using this shrot url: http://bit.ly/3wxPjJ
EDIT: a little review on londonnet as well http://www.londonnet.co.uk/news/2009/oct/smile-flashmob-heads-4th-plinth-trafalgar-square.html
VOTE for Ilana Lorraine on www.slicethepie.com and show your support to an amazing upcoming artist!
Hey Guys,
Live Music: Naturally 7@O2 Indigo Bar
Yesterday the O2 Indigo Bar went crazy for this amazing band of what they call “Vocal play”. No Instruments, only their voices. The audience enjoyed the show from beginning to end.
Live Music: Wu Tang Clan@Shepherds Bush Empire
The Wu Tang Clan was back in London tonight for a well polished performance and I had the pleasure to shoot the gig. I’m telling you, what an evening! The amazing part was that all the main members turned up. The whole crew was bouncing, they took turns to rap, graciously shared the spotlight and rocked the house!
Thanks again to Rocky, The tour manager, for letting me and Ilana enjoy the rest of the show from the stage. That was Awesome!
Wedding: Louise And Jo – Final Images
As promised, here is a series from Louise and Jo’s wedding. It was a very intimate ceremony, with only close friends and family, and I am very happy they are very happy!
The Ceremony:
The Decisive moment:
The Signature of the Register:
At the break, Near St Paul’s Cathedral:
The wind playing tricks on us:
On the Bridge:
During the Dinner:
The Whole Family:
Mica Paris@Indigo Bar O2
Tonight Ilana and I accompanied Frank McComb for a quick performance at Mica Paris’ Gig. Here are a couple of snaps, hope you enjoy them.
And as Franck is performing at The Pigalle Club Tomorrow, there should be some more to come.
Wedding: Louise And Jo @The Globe Theatre – London, UK
When Deborah contacted me to tell me her friend Louise was looking for a wedding photographer who could document the most important day of their life and make sure that they could enjoy their day with no worries… I was really Pleased. I love shooting for friends and friends of friends, despite what other photographers say about the subject…
Anyway, I met Louise and Jo, and I could feel the warmth of real friendly and simple people in front of me. We had a drink, and a chat, went through the list of shots not to miss, had another drink… you know, the usual. We then went outside for a quick shoot on the river Thames, just outside the venue, and it was freeeeeeeeezing! But still, we had a laugh and all in all it was a great opportunity to get to know each other before the day.
Here, dealing with the cold:
And so the day arrived, and even if it was originally only meant to be a 2h to 3h cover, i took my second shooter of the day with me (thanks to you Ilana!) and we had a brilliant time! The family was all smile, the ceremony was really lovely (especially in this sooo nice venue) and the reception was as intimate as one could dream of!
Here are a couple of shots from both the pre-wed meeting and the wedding day! And more to come soon, as i just received the final list of the ones chosen by Louise and Jo – so stay tuned!
Romain.