Geri Halliwell causes chaos as she leaves the Ivor Novello Awards in London Photo: Frank John for Famefad The Ivor Novello Awards were held  at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane in London an event which traditionally honours hit writers from the world of rock and pop. Thought I’d take a look and see what was going down……if anything. Emeli Sande and Calvin Harris seemed to dominate the headlines for this event which had a guest list including Alt-J, Ben Howard, Beverley Knight, Calvin Harris, Cerys Matthews, Gavin Rossdale, Geri Halliwell, Jake Bugg, Katy B, Liam Gallagher, Lianne La Havas, Lily Allen, Michelle Gayle, Natasha Khan, Noel Gallagher, Peter Gabriel, Randy Newman, Richard Jones, Sarah McDonald, Shaznay Lewis and not forgetting The Maccabees. Passed on the arrivals for this event and thought why not try Departures for a change get some more candid photos and see whats cooking.  Wrong move! Turned out that some paps thought “Yesssss this is the place to be...

Cara Delevingne at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards, Mayfair, London Part 2 of the Glamour Women of the Year Awards held in Berkeley Square in Mayfair in Central London on 4 June. Victoria Beckham claimed the Woman of the Decade Award , that’s got to be the one to win and congratulations to her. Rita Ora claimed the solo artist award and with the amount of headlines generated by her over the last few months again another deserved win. Please to see The Saturdays getting the recognition they deserve with the Best Band award. Full winners list below. Featured Star: Cara Delevingne She didn’t win an award but the fashion model  Cara Delevingne billed as the new Kate Moss, who is always grabbing the headlines did it for me on the arrivals at the event and grabs the headline photo for Part 2. Such a character! It was difficult to keep a straight face while I snapped her! You could say we have a full on connection here...for sure! She started to "blow up" around the same time a...

Rita Ora arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards  in Mayfair, London. Photo Frank John for Famefad.com The  Glamour Awards in association with Pandora were held in Berkeley Square  on 4 June and this event is a red carpet fashionista extravaganza. Bit of a big one this in the red carpet events calendar and a magnet for female stars not only from here in the UK but quite a few Hollywood types make it over to this event to grace the red carpet.  Would I miss this.? Don’t be silly! The Glamour Awards is hosted by Glamour magazine every year in Mayfair and has been since 2003 to hand out the Woman of the Year Awards to honour extraordinary and inspirational women from a variety of fields. Categories include Man of the Year Editor’s Special Inspiration Outstanding Contribution Entrepreneur UK TV Actress US TV Actress UK Solo Artist Band TV Personality Radio Personality Presenter Film Actress Theatre Actress Writer Fashion Designer Accessories Designer Comedy Actre...

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley  Glamour Women of the Year Awards  were held in Berkeley Sq in Mayfair in Central London and what a night. Decided on an unusual angle for this years feature looking at the highlights but red dresses only? Don’t think anybody else has done this and they probably don’t have these shots either.  The thing is I was actually there, the papers and fashion bloggers were not hence I was in no rush to get this out by 10pm last night like the rest of the media. There are some unique shots here! FULL SIZE: Rosie Huntington Whiteley. Women in Red. Glamour Women of the Year Awards, London 4 in my opinion that stood out on the night because of the red dress factor were naturally Kate Hudson bringing that Hollywood Wow Factor, all of Little Mix, Fearne Cotton and last but certainly not least Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. There’s something about a woman in a red dress, songs have been written about it, it takes guts and confidence to pull it off, but when it’s don...

Taylor Swift Ultra Close National TV Awards, London INTRO Not everything goes to plan when you are a Celebrity Photographer. A multitude of things can go wrong when taking celebrity photos including the following 1. people blocking the shot 2. foreign objects suddenly appear in the frame such as hands, phones, other photogs cameras 3. adverse weather conditions including strong wind, hail, snow and torrential rain 4. technical problems with the camera or bad exposure or focus and flat batteries 5. celebrity not playing ball and not interested in being photographed 6. celebrity wardrobe malfunctions...seems to be more the women than the men I could go on here but you get the idea? The list is endless. You just don't realise what it takes to get shots of these stars ..............sometimes it's an absolute nightmare. BEHIND THE SCENES This Taylor Swift photo was taken from the manic fan pen at the National TV Awards. She came over and what I call Ultra Close Up ....I call it with...

Jessica Wright The Olympus Has Fallen Premiere was buzzing the BFI IMAX in London with it’s European Premiere and there was an extensive guest list for this event.   With the main action centred around the films leads of Aaron Eckhart and Gerard Butler the female stars had to pull the stops out to ensure they shone as brightly as the Eckhart and Butler combo.   Guests on the night included The Voice Finalist Bo Bruce, Gabriella Ellis, Jessica-Jane Clement, Labrinth, Lydia Rose Bright, Matt Johnson, Natalie Pinkham, Sophie Turner and Sway amongst others.   Difficult to pull a headliner out of this collection of guest arrivals but in the looks department  Jessica Wright in a black number seemed to do it for us here on the night with Frankie Essex raising a few eye brows and warming up a chilly night.   Archive Article: 3 April 2013 This article originally appeared on Frank John London  

Female Celebrity Portfolio Charli XCX Frank John is a London Celebrity Photographer specialising in Female Celebrities, trying to capture their, beauty, style and fashion and the very essence of what they are all about in often difficult situations and in split second moments. It’s a highly challenging pursuit but the rewards can be immense. I would say it was “A Calling” from the very first event, I knew I would be focusing more on the women rather than the male stars, it was like night and day. The rest as they say is history! All photos in this Portfolio are Registered and Protected with the DMCA. QR Code at end of article Sandra Bullock Being a London Celebrity Photographer you will be covering a broad spectrum of scenarios where celebrities will be present including promotional events of all shapes and sizes, red carpet events such as awards and film premieres, TV and Radio Station promo run arrivals, Hotel arrival and Departures, Parties, Balls, Fund Raisers and general sightings...

Amber Heard Amber Heard is Part 12 of the Beautiful Female Celebrities Collection series. Yes you could say she is in the "stunner" category and so is worthy of the blog tag "stunners" ..........hence why she is here as Part 12. This photo is an incredibly important one for me because these are the last ever celebrity photos I took EVER. The photo that appears here is the second from last. The last ever one was her standing outside her limo pickup waving to a massive crowd. Can't find that one for some reason, As always if I find it, it will be here. Amber Heard Bio Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American actress. She had her first leading role in the horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006), and went on to star in films such as The Ward (2010), Drive Angry (2011), and London Fields (2018). Heard was married to actor Johnny Depp from 2015 to 2016. They married in Feb 2015. At the time of taking the photo on 30 June 2015 she had been married...

  Suki Waterhouse Suki Waterhouse is Part 11 of the Beautiful Female Celebrities Collection series. This could quite easily renamed to something much shorter such as the tag that is used on this website for this category of blog post and that is " stunners " and yes she is one ......hence why she is here as Part 11. Background Cards on the table and hands in the air I have had limited dealings with this female star, she was starting to blow up during my time in my latter years of being a celebrity photographer going under the category of "musician, actress and model". and achieving great success in all three which is quite a rarity. Her modelling breakthrough came around 2012–2014 when she became a recognisable face in fashion where she worked with big brands like Burberry and appeared in major magazines. This is when she first became widely known, started coming under my radar and was increasingly in the public eye. She is a London girl born and bred from Hammer...

  Kirsten Dunst at a Film Premier in London from behind Celebrity Photo Shoots Opportunities and Locations in London Taking you on a deep dive into the world of a Celebrity Photographer in London .What are the types of photo shoots that you would be involved with in Central London concerning what I specialised in which were the female stars. Can also be used as a guide for Best places for Celebrity Photo Opportunities if you are interested in celebrities but are not a Celebrity Photographer. Bear in mind some places or events mentioned you will need the appropriate credentials to gain access but many are places that are open to the general public. This is a London focused article. Introduction The types of photo shoots that we are talking about are more concerned with the editorial/photo journalism angle and not the more studio based advertising/commercial photography which is mainly shot indoors but not always....- depends on the campaign. That's a totally different ball game and...