About Me

Lara Jade is a freelance photographer from the Midlands, England.
It was in early 2007 that she decided to turn her hobby into a profession by opening her own business 'Lara Jade Photography', where she takes on a number of clients from models to musicians.
Her main goal on a photo shoot is to capture the emotions and styles of her client, whilst making them feel at ease. She also tells tales through her work, coming up with original concepts and pushing the boundaries of the average portrait through her use of perspective and digital darkroom techniques.

From an interview with 'Dejour Magazine'

"To fully appreciate the merits of Lara’s work in the same manner her avid fans do, you would have to consider the extent of her youth, the considerable size of her portfolio (at least 5 years worth of work, and counting), and the infinite expanse of her imagination. Discounting Lara’s account on online photo-sharing application Flickr, a modest average of 6000 individuals per day peruse her extensive gallery on art community DeviantArt, where she assumes the well-known sobriquet of ‘larafairie’. Features on photography magazines such as Practical Photography and Digital Camera Magazine only confirm Lara’s charm as a promising débutante in the world of photography.
The allure of Lara’s work transcends that of her undeniably photogenic face staring out of many moody self-portraits. Instead, the major attraction lies in her ability to capture spellbinding stories within the confines of the photograph’s borders. For instance, her photo projects, namely ‘Phobias’ and ‘Crime Scenes’ highlight her ability to produce a cohesive narrative through photography.
Even at her tender age, Lara’s flourishing reputation as a meticulous photographer has allowed her to play her trade, mainly shooting portraits. Her list of clients includes
music artistes InMe and Sam Roman, UK-based jewellers Kokkino and Laura Bezant as well as freelance dancer Rachel Martin.
Lara’s masterful visual storytelling stems from her attention to the minutest detail in which she assumes almost total control over the resulting photograph."

Services

Lara is available to take on personal / commercial photo shoots and design work (CD/Book Covers/Posters etc).
For more information on her services please contact her at lara@larajade.com or ljcoton@googlemail.com

Features and Commissioned Work

Sep 06 - Photo of the week winner on Ephotozine (online web magazine)
Oct 06 - Product photography for Laura Bezant Jewellery (laurabezant.com)
Oct 06 - Live Photography for the band 'InMe'
Sep 06 - CD Cover work for the band 'Vanilla Curve'
Sep 06 - One of my self-portraits featured on a Russian Book by Harold Pinter 'The Dwarfs'
Oct-Dec 06 - Featured in Online Magazines (Peppermint TeaParty, Snap!, Magnus, Lab Online)
Jan 07 - Featured in 'What Digital Camera' in the reader portfolio section of the January Issue 07
Jan 07 - Portrait Photography for the band 'InMe'
Feb 07 - Published in a magazine for conference photography
Jun 07 - Work featured and for sale in London's exclusive nightclub - M1NT.
Jun 07 - My Final Major Project (on phobias) got three distinctions. Exhibition & Runner up student of the year 2007 award at Sutton Coldfield College
Jul 07 - Featured in 'Digital Camera Magazine' (four page spread)
Jul 07 - InMe photo shoot featured in July's 'Rock Sound' Magazine.
Jul 07 - My photography featuring model Nicola White was featured on the Urban Mainstream magazine.
Aug 07 - My photograph 'Displaced' was featured in Aesthetica Magazine.
Aug 07 - Final grade for college (diploma in photography). Passed with triple grade Distinction Distinction Merit.
Sep 07 - Album art for the band InMe. Album - 'Daydream Anonymous'.
Sep 07 - Featured work on 'Repubblica.It' here.
Sep 07 - Featured in 'The Journal' magazine.
Oct 07 - Work was featured in Aesthetica Magazine (October edition)
Nov 07 - Seven page interview and feature on my work in Practical Photography (December Issue)
Nov 07 - One of my pieces from the 'fight series' featured here.
Nov 07 - Commissioned by Kokkino Jewellery to shoot their collection.
Oct 07 - Featured in online article 'Humana Maelstrom' here.
Jan 08 - Featured in online article 'Photo Slaves' here.
Jan 08 - Featured in online magazine 'Dejour' here.
Feb 08 - Deviousness Award Winner on DeviantART for February 2008!
Mar 08 - Book Cover Image 'Poppyland' by Raffaella Barker (released June this year)
Apr 08 - Photography for DJ's Sophie Sugar and Miss Behavin.
Apr 08 - Photography for Kelli Ali
Apr 08 - Featured work for '7 favourites theme' on http://www.clickmgz.com/
Apr 08 - Feature in Bak Magazine (online)
Apr 08 - Book Cover for Lynda La Plante's Book 'Die Blutrote Dahlie' (The Red Dahlia) released in Germany.
Apr 08 - Photos created for Kokkino Jewellery were featured in 'Retail Jeweller' magazine.