...a plethora of creative nonsense...
Reading Time: 2 minutesSomething that comes up in discussion more and more amongst music photographers recently is the curse of the LED spot. These may have their benefits for cost, power and the environment, but they are bloody annoying for photographers. Unlike a normal incandescent light with a …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a red belgian style ale, with a bit of added rye for a spicy twist. Assuming a conservative 50% home brew-house efficiency this should hit an OG of about 1058, a final gavity of about 1012 and an ABV of 6%. Anything more …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery now and again you have things in life which do your head in. You love them and hate them at the same measure. I am not talking about family here – this tune is something that has been knocking about for a while, in …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnother dose of clubbing shots from my regular haunt Remedy at Beaverworks in Leeds. I have played about with some zoom burst effects recently, and as always using my long shutter speeds for full psychedelic effect… This was an interesting night – the planned event …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the wake of Britain’s nearly total solar eclipse The Guardian published a set of disappointing pictures from their roof which was shrouded in thick white smog and cloud. While not a total washout, certainly the eclipse in Leeds was not what we had all …
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have commented a few times on how business and pleasure don’t mix. That is, if you are trying to do a job, don’t get too pissed. This is something in my nightclub work I can be not very good at. Fortunately this night at …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis night was quite interesting as a photographer. I felt off all night – my back hurt and I had a dodgy stomach. I’ve managed some quite good shots, but it is interesting that in many of them my detachment from the night comes out …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnother instalment of the place I shoot most – Remedy at Leeds Beaverworks. I only really have half the night from this one and did not take many shots, as I was very tired and slouched about backstage for quite a while. I was also …
Reading Time: 4 minutesA few years ago, I read an article entitled ‘How to regain your photo-mojo’ – a set of projects designed to pique interest for the photographer in a rut. ‘Pah, that’ll never happen to me’, I thought. My partner, however, is joking that I am …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome moody pictures. Just a few little shots from a quick wak round the top of my street after dak It’s always good to remember the images on your doorstep that you have not taken yet.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery year, Beaver Works which is one of the venues I shoot at regularly, hosts a ‘Mad Friday’ party, bringing together many of the events which take place there throughout the year. This year the event fell on my birthday, so I had to go, …
