lxst Pro

I do photography for fun, and I have no interest in earning money from it. I feel like that decision has given me more freedom to experiment and produce a wide range of shots in a style that is developing and evolving as I go. My original goal was to produce raw, expressive images with tons of atmosphere. I'm building on that with a love for the filmic aesthetic and creating concepts behind shoots.

I'm working towards telling stories with my photos, but I enjoy being in the moment on shoots, and allowing them to go in their own direction on the day, so the story never quite goes to plan.

C U R R E N T    I N T E R E S T S

DYSTOPIAN FUTURE / ALTERNATE REALITY

I'm finding myself exploring dystopian concepts more and more with my photos. I like everything to feel a little surreal, like it doesn't quite fit in our world. Always happy to build a shoot concept around this theme!

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Very much tied into the dystopia theme, I've been having a lot of ideas recently specifically about the implications of AI in the form it's being rolled out at the moment. These ideas have a habit of making me feel awful if I think about them too much though, so trying not to have more than a couple on the go at once!

GENDER DECONSTRUCTION

I'm always interested in concepts that play with the idea of gender, and would love to hear from trans and non-binary models who want to collaborate on ideas around this theme (or anything else!)

REMOTE SHOOTS

I'm still keen to explore the medium of remote shoots and currently trying to build up a few concepts that work well with the limitations of working long distance. If you're miles away but like my work, we can still work on something creative together.

HOME SHOOTS

I love working in new home locations, finding interesting features and creating interesting, atmospheric images. A lot of my portfolio is in this style, and I'm very comfortable in my ability to produce this kind of work now - I do still enjoy shooting this, but I am currently looking to explore other things.

EXPERIMENTS

I like to mess with light distortion in-camera, artificial lighting, reflections and shooting through stuff to create weird effects. If you're up for just trying out weird techniques and seeing what happens, get in touch!

WEIRD & COLOURFUL FASHION

I love the opportunity to work with interesting clothing, and prefer a nice colour co-ordinated look.

T F P  W O R K

Most of my shoots are TFP. I edit quickly, because I'm impatient to see the photos, and generally send 20+ edited images, but that does depend on the style of the shoot.

L I G H T I N G

Daylight

Portable Studio Lighting Kit

Anything else that lights up

I'm happier using daylight and a floor lamp than my studio kit, but I do have the lighting options available should they be required for a shoot. I always bring studio lights as a back up for indoor shoots in case the other lighting isn't working.

L O C A T I O N S

I'm happiest working with indoor locations, but I seem to be venturing outdoors a lot more recently. I'm not the most comfortable shooting in studios, but may want to test it out again in the future.

F I L M    C A M E R A S

Recently, I've started shooting with film on a few different cameras. I've got a good Olympus SLR, some much older folding/box cameras, a stereoscopic 3D camera, and a trusty Polaroid instant camera. All available as props or to shoot with. I won't be doing any film-only shoots for a while as I'm still much less confident with film than digital, and wouldn't want to disappoint, so will mostly be bringing then along to other shoots to play with.

T R A V E L

Kent

Central London

I generally don't travel too far for shoots, as I'm pretty limited on free time. May be happy to cover travel costs if you're able to travel to Kent though.