Pains and Plans and a Happy New Year…

Pains and Plans and a Happy New Year…

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 …

A Meanwood Night

A Meanwood Night

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.

The Full Works

The Full Works

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, …

Dirt Vs WYTM

Dirt Vs WYTM

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis was an interesting and challenging night. It’s a new night at Beaverworks, where I often shoot and had the interesting set up of a Metal and Alternative night (with live bands) at the top, and a techno night in the basement. There is actually …

Shutter Dragging in the Woods

Shutter Dragging in the Woods

Reading Time: 2 minutesI went for a little walk up in the woodland of Meanwood park the other day, and decided to limit myself to my Canon 1000D and a simple 50mm prime lens. I did a few portraits of my family, but also had a little play …

Spooky Shoot

Spooky Shoot

Reading Time: 2 minutesI spent the evening on Hallowe’en in a certain old Mill building in Holbeck where Photocamp Leeds had set up a spooky Hallowe’en shoot. I used this to experiment with a few different techniques – wide angle shots, using a Lensbaby for portraits, and off …

Hallowe’en in Space

Hallowe’en in Space

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor one of the regular nights I shoot at, Remedy, Hallowe’en is the big one where they pull out all the stops to create a crazy and over the top event. I produced nearly 150 images from this event – this is just a small …

Program 342/44b. Report.

Program 342/44b. Report.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSir. Incoming diplomatic transmission from Agent 1479 on the Planet Sol 3, known by it’s inhabitants as ‘Earth’. Program 342/44b. Report. Following the collapse of the previous civilizations on Sol 3, the rebuild has not been successful. The innate aggression and avarice has remained. Isolated …

Tinnitus

Tinnitus

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust a quick one – after light night I ended up in a little techno night. Some girl (half) jokingly commented that it was her turf, so I thought I’d take a few shots  – mostly because I was a bit drunk and irritating, but …

Fine Art Monochrome – Nature Fantasies

Fine Art Monochrome – Nature Fantasies

Reading Time: 2 minutesThese images came from one of my experiments – I put a roll on Ilford Pan F into a Fujica AX-1 SLR. Being a lovely fine grained slow film I thought I would play with some fine art style nature imagery. This is the result, …

Light Night

Light Night

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn event I always try and get to is the annual Night Light in Leeds, where various art installations and projections take over the city.  I was all set to be really organised this year and plot a sensible path through the events, especially as …

Ela Orleans at Wharf Chambers

Ela Orleans at Wharf Chambers

Reading Time: 3 minutesI was invited down to this lovely intimate gig at Wharf Chambers to shoot a set of images capturing the night. Something a little more chilled than many of the events I shoot for this project – I almost didn’t include it on this site, …