Being reborn!
Yes that is correct but I'm not going to go in a history lecture, the long and short of it is after shooting live shows for 2 years, I felt like I needed a change otherwise I would be doing the same thing day in day out and not progressing. I decided to take a break from it and just →
Review: Pierce The Veil
30th January 2011 - Your favourite San Diego-ites? San Diego-ins? San Dieg-ons? Oh wait I know now, San Diegens finally get a foothold in the UK touring with New York's Bayside and Ocala heavyweights A Day To Remember. Review: With 2000+ people in attendance, outside there were a dedicated amount of followers who came for them just as equally as the →
Portraits: Foundation
25th January 2011 - Here we have the ground stomping Foundation from Atlanta in the good old USA. Playing in the same venue as Latitudes last week, I set up from Chris at Bridge 9 Records to do some new work for Foundation for the 2011 press cycle. Simple strong promos were needed and I delivered in no time. For more →
Portraits: Latitudes
17th January 2011 - Ok so just a quick post to say that I will not be detailing the photo shoots I do with bands on here anymore, to streamline and keep the focus on the live pics and reviews etc for this site. From now on there will be a couple from any promo shoot I do in a →
Review: Stone Sour
27th October 2010 - On the success of the brilliant show the guys in A7X put on, Stone Sour had to bring it equally or more and they did. Great band to finish the night, with Corey Taylor leading the foray one can't really complain. Review: I reviewed this one as a last minute favour for my friends website, the full review →
Photos: Hell Yeah
27th October 2010 – Being the second time this year photographing a Hell Yeah show, I had some sense of how this would play out. The difference being in a club venue this time around, and bearing in mind they are the first support any chance of a great light setup was scarce. I didn't review these but I did →
Review: Underoath
12th March 2010 - Sadly the last time we would see the incredible Aaron Gillespie in the Underoath outfit, a shame but people have to do what feels right. Without further longing though, this was definitely a highlight even in the early part of the year. I love Underoath. Here are some of my favourite pics with the review and →
Photos: Johny Flynn and the Sussex Wit
Being lit mainly by spotlights save for a single blue bulb far off into the background, it was quite a obstacale in creating a variety of photos with the same lighting employed throughout. The band were the first to support Mumford and Sons on their latest tour. They are of a similar genre so plenty of instrument changes and a →
Portraits: Undercolour
24th October 2010 - After the band apparently being unhappy with there previous photos word of mouth (off SRGents) introduced them to me to get a solid set of shots with around 3 different looks. Moody, Colourful and then whatever I felt would go with them (I do aim to shoot something for myself every job). Shooting Notes: Really straightforward, the locations →
Review: Avenged Sevenfold
27/10/2010 - On the brink of what could quite possibly be the biggest tour of the year, a 2300 strong fan base have been at the doors as earliest as 1pm in eager anticipation of two such coveted bands. It's easy to see why, a back catalogue spanning just under ten years and a huge stage setup to support. Lets →
Preview: Avenged Sevenfold
I would never have thought of being able to, not only see Avenged Sevenfold shred me a new one but photograph it too. With another bonus seeing Stone Sour as well! Needless to say it was an exciting evening, and I'm still proudly wearing the pass on my shirt. More lazy than anything though. Don't be fooled by this image, →
Preview: Three Blind Wolves
25th October 2010 - Playing in a venue I've always wanted to go, Three Blind Wolves rocked out the Deaf Institute which made up there debut appearence in Manchester. I met the guys previously through my friends in The Louche F.C and was invited to shoot this show. Very cool guys and music to go with it. You want to →
Preview: The Louche FC
24th October 2010 - The writers block may be sinking in I think. I can't even write my thoughts....sleep deprivation is the cause indeed. Anyway, I managed to take some time for myself after doing some press photos for Undercolour in the day and went along to see my friend Luke play in his band The Louche FC. They were playing →
Portraits: Carnations
3rd October 2010 - I'm a little bit off today so my intro won't be super amazing that it knocks you off the seat your sitting in. Let me just say that I'm glad to photographing a band that aren't metal/hardcore. A pleasant change of pace and we got some pretty decent pics with next to nothing gear. Shooting Notes: While I →
Review: Our Last Night
18th October 2010 - Very much anticipated and seriously long over due, New Hampshire's outfit Our Last Night finally graced our shores with their blend of brutal hardcore and flawless execution of it. Embarking on the bands first time playing in UK what better band to start out supporting, than our very own We Are The Ocean. Review Without wasting time the →
Review: Mumford And Sons
2nd October 2010 - Folking out to a sold out crowd of 3500 at the O2 Apollo Theatre in Manchester, London quartet Mumford and Sons warmed everyone's hearts including my own with their take of authentic traditional sound and foot stomping rhythms. More after the jump so. . . . . Review: Going in a similar order of the Sons debut album, →
Photos: Flyleaf
Doesn't time just fly by? Seems like last year I shot my first music festival. Another one of the bands I had to see is Flyleaf. With a passionate bassist and incredible soaring vocals coming from Lacey Mosley, how could you not spend the time watching them? More info and notes when you.. .. .. .. Can't even explain it... Shooting Notes: Argh, →
Portraits: Heights
Ahead of the last show of a compact tour with fellow hardcore mobs, Postmortem Promises and Martyr Defiled, I caught up with Heights for a quick photoshoot to provide new press images, since they recently signed up with Small Time Records. Seeing as though we didn't know how long we'd have to shoot, it wasn't worth doing anything complex so →
Photos: SRGents
There are all sorts of music I listen to, yet only certain genres that really stick and then there are some bands from a totally other area that really surprise me. SRGents are one such band I had no idea would interest me so much as they do. Predominately French vocals over layers of English folk makes one hell of →
BOTM September: Canterbury
Being a music photographer I've always come across interesting bands, either recommended, commissioned or found myself but more often than not there are the bands that stick out above the rest and stay constantly in my recently played list. Hailing not from Canterbury as most assume, the locational named band are who I'm talking about. An amazingly talented quartet from →
Photos: Lamb Of God
As is most usual with heavy metal bands, photographing a dimly lit show is always a challenge. This was no exception. There are a few gigs I've done in the past that I really enjoyed shooting so the first of them is Lamb Of God back in February this year. Fast brutallic metal and a personal regret of not bringing →
Photos: August Burns Red
The time is 2pm on a Sunday afternoon - does that mean it's too early for metal? I don't think so. Coming back to play the greatest festival the UK has to offer for rock anyway August Burns Red ripped it up. The set was shorter than I'd like but it was intense and enjoyable which is all that matters →
Photos: Bring Me The Horizon
"We will never sleep cos sleep is for the weak, and we will never rest til were all f---ing dead!" The chant will never leave my head. Bring Me The Horizon performed at Manchester Academy, October last year and it was the best show I've been too so far. . . . . . Shooting Notes: At this point I was still →
Photos: Airbourne
Balls to the wall rock and roll, more Marshalls than a music shop and a complete disregard to the brutal elements of Britain's nature. Airbourne were a great close to the festival and closed it out perfectly. All that was left to do was run back to my tent. Shooting Notes: By this point I was too wet to care. I wanted →
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Here I blog everything I shoot, be it bands, models or even all the personal projects I work on. Though its primary function is reviews of live shows and shooting notes to help aspiring photographers.
