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JASDIP SAGU SHARES WITH US HIS EXCELLENCE IN BECOMING A DETEMINED AND DRIVEN INDIVIDUAL WHO BELIEVES THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

Interesting words from an up and coming photographer – Jasdip Sagu who is a semi-professional photographer whose business expanded at the age of 21.  Here he tells us a little about his lifestyle as a young photographer and how he deals with high competition the competitive nature of the photography industry. 

At twenty-four years old, just out of a dead end job and with no real knowledge about the working world, the aspiration of starting his own business was probably the last thing on his mind.  However Jasdip did exactly that and pursed his career and direction in a world of snap shots.  Although photography may seem like all fun and games, he is still determined to achieve the best and his business is still at its most powerful.

As a youngster Jasdip loved art and music, but it wasn’t until 2008 he started taking photographs. “I would attend family events and weddings and take pictures, then straight away post them on Hi5.  I got thousands of views a day and tons of comments, “That’s what drove me towards photography.”

Based in East London, Jasdip now travels all over the UK to attend shoots and he will soon be exploring Scotland and Ireland for weddings after completing a mini course that specialises in such occasions.  Pretty good for someone who is only 24 years old.  His first shoot was with a modelling agency that he teamed up with to make sure both sides got what they wanted from the shoot.  The outcome was the princess and the frog image – A picture showing this is of Sally (picture to the above)  the agency was happy with the photographs and Jasdip could be sure he was getting paid.

Not until Jasdip went travelling, and captured a picture of a guy with a wonderful looking hat and goldfish bowls for earrings, – that’s when he had that blitz of inspiration and got the old man to pose for his picture.  Soon after he made his own studio in the basement of his house, having that extra space was perfect (Picture to the right).

Jasdip began to get serious about his photography career; his passion drove him to making up his own studio in the basement of his parents’ house.  He made use of this space and wanted it to be professional as possible. He experienced a slight hiccup when inviting his first client round.

“Nothing embarrassing has happened, apart from my studio lights not working.  After around 20 minutes of trying to get it to work and phoning around I luckily manage to get it to work!  Not only that the female models are often surprised as most of them expect a female photographer but instead get a male photographer.”

“I set up my own business when I was 21. It was quite a big challenge as I hadn’t really done it before – with not much experience in the photography world.  The number one perk of owning your own company is that you get to be your own boss.  So you can work at a steady pace.  Although running your own business isn’t all happy times – being motivated and having that determination to push yourself is highly important as you have a lot of responsibility on your head.”

“If I wasn’t a photographer I would probably turn to architecture – However I don’t see myself stuck in an office doing the average 9-5, this is what I’ve been longing for and now that it’s happened I can’t bring myself to having any other career.”

His main inspiration for a shoot and to build a recognised portfolio comes from all walks of life. Anything from magazines, films, interiors or even his everyday lifestyle of meeting new personalities – once he gets that spark the idea is continuous from that point on.

Although his love is for people and capturing “high fashion shoots with gorgeous models of different races & sizes!” He aims to get the full glory and lets the personality shine through when taking pictures.  No matter what his model is always the centre of attention.  

His favourite picture is one he calls “Sense of Tranquillity.” He took the photograph at 5:30am on a quick point and snap shot.  “I am very pleased with the image and the detail, as it was a spur of the moment thing.  Luckily I didn’t miss my coach back to the airport.”

This simple photograph has turned into a popular buy for his customers who often request it on a  canvas or large print.  Jasdip believes this goes to show how planning a shoot isn’t everything and that your creativity and imagination can also show the true attraction in the world.

When Jasdip had the tables turned and became a model for the day he took to it like a breath of fresh.  Wanting to know what it was like to be a model- he wore a sleek slim fitted grey suit, with a bright white shirt, black tie, shiny shoes and a very expensive watch! “I arranged this myself so I could see a sample of how other photographers work.  The photographer actually came across quite rudely and unprofessional.  However I have learnt where he was going wrong and where I aim to correct his mistakes and treat my clients kindly and with respect.

“I hardly ever have my picture taken as I’m the one who’s always behind the cam.  It would be nice to experience being in the limelight for the day, I think I would pull off being a model quite easily.” 

Like for many others, the digital age has provided Jasdip to get creative and showcase his work online. “Some company on Facebook were advertising a cheap deal so I decided to set up my own web page.  I believe a company can increase its chances of growth with the use of the Internet, it’s a terrific way to spread your name” With technology comes other aspects of using various software such as Photoshop. “Depending on the affect I want to achieve, I try my best to capture as much beauty on the shoot.  I like to enhance my pictures using Photoshop – not compose fake pieces of work.”

What advice would you give to up and coming young photographers?

“I have never done a photography course, I learnt everything myself, I brought myself a camera and learnt via trial and error.  Learning everything about your camera is vital, be different and most importantly be confident.”

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Should Kate stub it out?

Kate doing what she does best to the extreme on 9th March 2011, blows the audience away whilst walking down the catwalk at Paris fashion week

According to newspapers Kate smokes 80 cigarettes a day.  After a three years she struts her stuff in skippy hot pants, laced blouse and kinky boots all by Louis Vuitton.

This is just another stunt to get  into the papers and get everyone talking about her.  She obviously doesn't give a monkeys, that's why she did it.  She's already told the world "I'm not a role model,"  which is why her rebellious side has made her more desirable and more talked about. It's just another part of a fashion statement.  Really does anyone care?.....her cocaine addiction got her far more publicity than this.  All the models smoke anyway to stay super slim!

 

God, apparently as a prank, devised two sexes and called them "opposite." The sex war has raged for 5,000 years. But surely it’s time we called a truce... starting with men negotiating their terms of surrender.

Great day today having Kathy Lette doing a talk. She was awarded an Honary Degree two years ago at Solent University as did Jo brand. To be honest I hadn't heard of her before, but she's such a talented writer/ novelist.  Some of her books  to look out for:

• To love honour and betray (till divorce us do part)
• How to kill your husband (and other handy household hints)
• Dead Sexy 
• Puberty Blues
• Altar Ego 
• Men - A User's Guide 

She came today to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of international Women's day.  She's a strong, bubbly and humorous character with lots of  "girl power."  Her novels are based on her and her girlfriends over cappuccinos with girlfriends.

A Downfall moment in her career is when she turned down a date with George Clooney....yes George Clooney.  She wrote scripts for a sitcom one of them being "the facts of life" where Clooney happened to play a part in.  He asked her out but she just simply wasn't interested at the time!  When one of her  girlfriends pointed out he was on ER, she screamed at the top of her lungs!!!

Kathy says that the best thing about being a writer is that you get to work in your jammies all day, drink heavily on the job and have affairs and call it research!

She really has made my day today and I have learnt a lot about her.

 

Confessions of a blogger

Lucy Robinson who’s been represented by an actress Claire Wood in the documentary -she is a blogger for Marie Claire.co.uk.  Taking you through a journey of her virtual love story based on her blog, it’s a perfect example for EVERYONE looking for love virtually.

It has been said by C4 that seven million people signed up to online dating in 2010 and there were twelve million dates alone in the U.K.

Her readers are always the first to know about her dating events.  Many who plan a date normally get their hair done or something glamorous along those lines, but Lucy on the other hand gets straight to blogging about experiences.

Online dating is no longer glared upon; it’s become the latest trend to finding love.  Lucy is not new to online dating, so she wants her profile to come across as desirable.  Standing out from the crowd is a must in order to attract that certain man. 

As described by Lucy on how her inbox gets bombarded from men of all walks of life, she says how she finds it difficult to respond to men who write in text language and indicating they want the obvious.  Taking the time and effort to respond to a potential partner is important to bag yourself a date. 

For men its woman heaven, browsing through, exciting and beautiful ladies who want relationships, just at a click of a button. 

Not only that Lucy is aware of all the tricks, heard all the lies and seen all the misleading photos.  “Men lie shamelessly on their dating profiles, mainly about their height and interests - making themselves "look more alluring.” said by an interviewee.

 

Lucy talks openly to her readers and how she stalks her dates, what she goes through after a break-up and how she visits sites where women unite and talk about their recent heartaches.  Dumped.com is renowned to be number one when it comes to lonely hearts on the web. The expert support and advice helps to move on with your life. lol!

The documentary also features several online dating know-how women, giving an insight of their version of ups and down that adds a laughable side to the world of cyber dating.  It’s definitely a subject that most woman can related to in the 21^st century

Lucy continues to find love; it’s not ‘The Final Countdown’ until she finds her perfect match. 

You can watch it on 4OD

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/love-virtually/4od#3134156

Fashion Frenzy celebrity Galliano sacked after Anti-Semitic comments!

What’s the rant about?

Wow, what a shocker John Galliano fired by Dior just a day before Paris Fashion week.
Mr Galliano can be seen blind drunk at La Perle bar in the trendy Marais district of central Paris. The video was made public on Monday. 

Slur it out
 
The video caught Galliano saying:  "No, but I love Hitler and people like you would be dead today. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be gassed and dead.” This is an absolute disgrace if I do say so myself.  Just another stunt by someone who thinks they can. 

Bad books

Natalie Portman who won award for best actress was about to promote the perfume for Christian Dior.  Overwhelmed with what happened, in her own words she said:  “I am deeply shocked and disgusted by this, in light of this video and as an individual proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Galliano in any way.” 

What should Dior do?

Nothing -  it wasn’t their fault, they're the ones who should be most angered by Galliano for tarnishing the brand.  I still think a sincere apology should be coming from Galliano and not Dior.  If they did, it would make them look responsible for his improper actions.

Who’s taking over?

Rumors have it Riccardo Tisci or creative director of Givenchy will be taking the place of Galliano. Maybe this is what The House of Dior wanted all along; any slip up from Galliano would be an immoral way of getting him out the door. 

The question is did he really mean to say what he did? 

You know the saying “a drunken man’s words, is a sober man’s thoughts.”  Of course he meant it!  His pathetic excuse for an apology didn’t do him any justice at all.  TO THE POINT - it’s just another “superior” wanting a bit of lime light, there’s no better way to boast your celeb factor.  I'm pretty sure it will all blow over in a couple of years like any other attention seeking celeb incident.


Links:

·         http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8350738/John-Galliano-rant-caught-on-film.html

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GngFQLo8rIY

Oscars- what's the hype?

Natalie Portman won awkward for best actress for Black Swan and Colin Firth best actor for Kings speech.  These are the leaders of Oscars 2011. The 83rd Academy Award ceremony was held on Sunday 27th Feb in Hollywood.  100 million spent on Champagne for the stars and journalist.  Alot of effort goes into the ceremonies  to represent the extremely skill set actors. 

There were plenty of tearful speeches, not to mentions Firths humorous intro where he says: " My deepest thanks to the Academy, I'm afraid I'll have to warn you I'm experiencing stirring from the upper abdominal area that are threatening to form themselves in to dance moves."

The highlight for me and many others is the red carpet.  Gwyneth Paltrow says: "It's a bit nerve racking, a lot of people are watching and I just hope I don't mess anything up." Gwyneth Paltrow  choose an awesome metallic, shiny dress by Calvin Klein teamed up with gold pumps by Brain Atwood.  She wore brooch, earring and ring by Louis Vuitton's L'Ame du Voyage jewelry to finish.

Halle Berry looking super gorgeous at 2011 Oscars wearing a nude and crystal encrusted corset - Marchesa gown with organza and silk tulle ruffles. She paired her gown with exquisite silver jewellery and nude makeup.

Aishwarya Rai one of the most beautiful women in world made a stunning appearance in a a bronze
Giorgio Armani Privegown with rows of linear amber sequins and beaded detail at the waist. She paired her gown with Jimmy Choo clutch and glittering jewels.

Ash expresses how she feels about the ceremony "Its been an opportunity to come and see cinema on this part of the world.  I have been looking forward to the experience as I've never attended the Oscars before and very graciously the Academy invited me.  Me and Abhishek were here on a holiday, so we got  this invitation last minute."