Lara Jade
www.larajade.co.uk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/larajade/
http://larafairie.deviantart.com/
Displaced © Lara Jade
Born Lara Jade Coton, Lara is a 19 year old photographer from West Midlands, England. She has been shooting since she was thirteen years old, on her fathers digital camcorder. There, and in researching photography for a school project, she found her interest and eventual love for photography.
Eliza Portrait II © Lara Jade
Her first camera was a 2.0 megapixel Digital Polaroid. From there, she moved on to Canon cameras and lenses. At first, she used natural lighting for all her portraits, as well as doing the model’s hair and makeup herself. Now days, Lara Jade is no stranger to using studio lighting and having a team of makeup artists and other creative assistants at her side. Though she still says she prefers natural lighting to studio.
Karis and Her Teddy Bear © Lara Jade
At the age of 17, Lara Jade created her own business, Lara Jade Photography. She is now represented by Sudest57 agency in Milan, and has an impressive amount of publications and clientele that range from her home in England into the rest of Europe. Her clients include Headline Publishing, Amphora Publishing in Russia, BBC Audiobooks, Blanvalet Publishing in Germany, Kokkno Jewellery, rock band InMe, DJ Sophie Sugar and DJ Miss Behavin. She has also had many exhibitions and photo features in London and at Cabinet Des Curieux in Paris.
Ornithophobia © Lara Jade
Lara Jade has been featured in many magazines and e-zines during her career. She has had photos in Photography Monthly, Practical Photography, Digital Camera Magazine, and What Digital Camera, as well as e-zines such as Photo Salves, Republicca, Peppermint Teaparty and Snap!.
PierrotVI © Lara Jade
Inspiration comes from many places for Lara, including her imagination, her ability to think quickly on her feet, dreams, music, movies, and from the old art masters of painting and photography.
“I'd say networking is one of the most important things in photography although you always need to be open to experimentation to develop your own style. Having your own style is a major point to consider and you will be known for being unique rather than following the crowd. You’ll find that the 'practice makes perfect' no matter how old the saying sounds but it's definitely true, there's always room for improvement no matter how long you've been in the game.” – Lara Jade
The Hanging II © Lara Jade
Works Cited
Coton, Lara Jade. “About Lara Jade”. Flickr. 2008. [http://www.flickr.com/people/larajade/]
Coton, Lara Jade. “About Me”. Lara Jade.com. 2008 [http://www.larajade.co.uk/low/02.html]
Media
All photos from larafairie.deviantart
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