Kellie French - FT Mag

A deep dive into the glorious world of the CHEESE TOASTIE, captured in all its’ brilliant, oozing beauty by KELLIE FRENCH for FT Magazine.

Known in the Netherlands as TOSTIS, in Spain as the CATALAN BIKINI SANDWICH, in Mumbai as the BOMBAY SANDWICH - the CHEESE TOASTIE is a simple snack deserving of “serious attention”! After perusing these sumptuous shots (and the accompanying article), we were immediately compelled to rustle one up! YUM!! 🥪🧀✨💛

 
 

Kellie French - Guardian / Blooming Marvels

Kellie French shoots blooming marvellous florals for Observer.

These gorgeous images explore delightful ways to spring into the new season... "rethinking your scent" and “giving up ‘drinking alone in your pants’ (Finnish “kalsarikännit”) and going Mediterranean with a colourful evening aperitif"…!

A stunning celebration of spring creativity 🌺🌸💜🧡💛🌱✨ 🙌

 

Kellie French - Sali Hughes / Guardian II

More fresh and innovative imagery conceived and captured by Kellie French for Sali Hughes’ “On Beauty” column in the Guardian.

Such a joy for Kellie to bring her creative thinking and bright and beautiful photography skills to explore a wide range of beauty concepts.

From L to R:

solid perfumes / concealer / wet look hair / affordable retinols / botox vs skincare

Huge thanks to the Guardian for this amazing commission 🙌

 

Kellie French - Sali Hughes / Guardian

Kellie’s work has focussed on beauty for the last few months, creating some stunning content for Sali Hughes’ iconic weekly beauty column in the Guardian.

The picture editors wanted her to devise a series of images with a modern, conceptual and humorous taken on beauty photography. The brief gave Kellie lots of freedom with her ideas and executions, and we absolutely love the results!

The images focus on a range of concepts… from L to R…

wavy hair / strong hair / saving money with a beauty subscription / glass highlighters / Christmas fragrances.

Huge thanks to all the Guardian team and to Sarah Cherry for the amazing hair & makeup. ❤️💥🔥

 

Kellie French - Anita Bhagwandas / Guardian

Kellie was recently commissioned by the Guardian to shoot this striking portrait of Anita Bhagwandas, an award-winning journalist, beauty editor and broadcaster; to accompany a feature on her new book ‘Ugly’. As always, Kellie brings a considered and creative take on the subject-matter.

“We've all had those moments. The ones where you look in the mirror and nothing feels ok. For Anita Bhagwandas, this started when she was a child and it created an enduring internal torment about her looks. Why are our lives shaped by such limited ideas about beauty? How can we break free of them for a happier, more inclusive future?”

Kellie’s response to the brief was to create an image of Anita holding a mirror that showed a twisted, poignant and beautiful reflection of herself.

“I liked the idea of ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?’ and the constant conflict about wanting to be accepted as beautiful. The snakes in the mirror have tones of Medusa, which I loved too.”

 

Kellie French - Folk X John Lewis / Folk

Kellie has worked on several playful commissions for the brilliant Folk Clothing, always working closely with founder and creative director, Cathal McAteer.

The brand’s ethos is to make quality clothing that lasts as long as possible. To launch their ‘It’s All Good Folk’ collection for Folk X John Lewis, Kellie shot a series of images embracing the idea of looking after clothing, creating a long-lasting bond with each treasured item 👕🧡.

The first campaign collaboration focussed on Folk’s new corduroy collection - fresh out of the 📦 !

Huge thanks to FOLK and all the good folk who worked on these lovely commissions 🙌

 

Kellie French - Telegraph

For the recent Valentine’s edition of Telegraph magazine, Kellie was commissioned to capture images to accompany an article about some of the less heart-warming aspects of falling in love… with a psychopath… 😬💔!

Great concept and beautifully ominous photography 🥀

 

Kellie French - 4 Day Week / Observer

“Work Less, Live More…”

An idea we can all get on board with!

Kellie French embraces the theme of the 4-day working week, conceptualising and capturing these striking images for the Observer.

(plus a sneak peek behind the scenes!)

 

Flock welcomes Kellie French

Flock are delighted to welcome the amazing KELLIE FRENCH to our roster!!

Kellie is a London-based photographer and creative director. Funny, engaging and concept-led, her bold, graphic compositions and playful approach have been tantalising us for quite a while now and attract a wide range of editorial and commercial clients.

Prior to photography, Kellie had a successful career in advertising, working at agencies including M&C Saatchi, Ogilvy and AMV BBDO. She enjoys working closely and collaboratively with clients throughout the shoot process, bringing her extensive experience and outstanding creativity to each and every concept and commission.

Kellie currently has a weekly column in The Guardian Saturday Magazine, and recent clients include The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Observer, Simple Skincare, Unilever, John Lewis and the BBC.

We’re really excited to be working together! ⚡️✨