TONK in Jindabyne
Jinx from TONK
Tristan from TONK
Josh from Behind Crimson Eyes
Today I drove up to Jindabyne in the snowy mountains to take photos for the Canberra band, TONK.
They were up there supporting "Behind Crimson Eyes" along with "Zero Degrees And Falling".
Besides the freezing sub-zero temperatures and the long-ish drive, it was a really great gig. The lighting and sound, provided by "Eclipse Sound & Lighting" was fantastic!!
Sebastian Bach
I was really looking forward to this gig.
I had a theatre production on the same night however I was able to organise leaving early so I could take some shots for BMA Magazine. When I arrived however I was greeted by a mass of very annoyed and pissed off punters.
Unfortunately, a moving light fixture was placed too close to a sprinkler head. (You can see where this is going.) The sprinkler was knocked off which drenched the venue in a torrent of water putting an end to the gig before it had even begun.
Hopefully he will be back at some stage in the near future so the people of Canberra can get their piece of the Bach.
James Blunt - Lookin' Sharp
The other day I was asked if I wanted to shoot James Blunt for BMA. Naturally I said yes. Sure I'm not a huge fan of his music, but passing up the opportunity to shoot such a big name in a great venue would have been stupid.
I thought to myself though, "I really need some better glass", and so asked my friend Lisa if I could borrow her 70-200mm lens. (Thanks Heaps Lisa!!)
Tonight was the performance, one of my first really "big" gigs, and the first at the Royal Theatre in Canberra.
Myself and one other photographer (Canberra Times) were escorted in and behind the barrier; only 2 Songs this time, and as usual; No Flash.
James came out, looking rather sharp in a grey suit and started to play the guitar. Not sure of what song he started with im afraid.
I got some fantastic shots, the lighting was awesome and definately the most photographer friendly I have seen yet. Hardly any red to be seen at all!!!.
Immediately after the second song we had to leave and now I am currently downloading all the photos to the computer.
Unfortunately, as much as I would love to, I am legally not allowed to post any photos. Sorry about that. Some will be in next months BMA Magazine though, so keep and eye out for them.
Chasing Gravity
ANZAC Day, Sitting in a restaurant waiting for dinner to arrive and I get a phonecall from my mate asking if I can shoot a band called "Chasing Gravity" from Queensland, at The Greenroom.
I thought; "yeah, why not" and went to get my camera straight after dinner.
When I arrived at The Greenroom, it wasn't a very big crowd but they were very into the music.
Chasing Gravity came on and blew me away with how good they were. Definately one of the best Aussie bands I have ever heard. These guys will be big!!
Check out their myspace to hear some of their stuff.
"The Shape of Things" - Photoshoot
I had my first photoshoot for a poster a few weeks ago for Free Rain Theatre company. It was for their upcoming show called; "The Shape of Things". It was a lot of fun, great location, even if the sun was a bit annoying. The End result looks cool though.
Check out the final result here.
Casual Projects @ ANU
Tonight I shot local band; "Casual Projects". As usual they were fantastic and the crowd loved it. Only problem was the lighting, as per usual at the ANU it was pretty shocking. Oh well. It wouldn't be live music photography if we didn't have to deal with crappy lighting at times.
Pnau
Today I got asked by BMA if I wanted to shoot Pnau this evening. I had never really heard their music before so I thought I would pop along.
It was also the first time shooting at the UC Refectory. Not a bad gig but the lighting was pretty bad so didn't get as many shots as I would have liked. Here are two of lead singer, Nick Littlemore. One as he was about to climb back up on stage. The other, him exhausted lying on the stage.
Oooooh, First Post.
deviantART, flickr and myspace. I have them all....
And all of them relate to my gig and portait photography. I thought it was about time I get a central site where I can put up a blog of all my photography related expeditions and adventures, along with some of my photos.
(edit. Posts below this one are a selection transferred from my previous blog at deviantART.)
Hopefully I use this site more often and people get as much enjoyment out of looking at some of my photos as I do when I take them.
Thanks for visiting.
Newtons Playground: 7-9 March 2008
This was the first year of a new combined music and extreme sport festival held on Mt Panorama in Bathurst. For most of the weekend the crowds weren't too big however it picked up later in the weekend when Gyroscope and Grinspoon took the stage.
All in all it was a very fun weekend. I drove up with the band TONK. In between shooting bands on and off stage, a lot of my time was spent chatting to the various bands backstage while having a few drinks.
Jinx from the band TONK
Jinx screaming his heart out.
Phil from Grinspoon wouldn't let me take his photo. He insisted he do it instead, holding my camera and sticking his tounge out.