I shot some studio portraits with the members of a band called Goodnight Gravity and it was a really good time. I normally don’t shoot band members in a studio and I most certainly never normally shoot artists with their instruments unless they are playing them but this time I decided to give it a try because the band really wanted a few. I am busy logging the photographs now and am short of time but I just converted 3 of the photos I took to Black & White so that I could see what they look like and I think they came out really cool. I actually really do prefer the colour photographs but I will keep these as well as all the rest of the shoot until I have sorted through them and the band has them as I don’t like giving away too much.
I just like to introduce the bands that I work with and this post is one of those. The band is made up of 3 members currently and they are trying something quite different to what I am used to but I do like it. Give them a listen if you are at all into Alternative music and I am sure you will appreciate what you hear.
Wow, it seems like I have been shooting a lot of bands lately and to be honest I have. I have also been shooting a lot of other stuff but it is hard for me to keep this up to date some times so I will make the effort to do so a bit later this week after I am done with the shoots I have booked. Anyway, I really enjoy working with bands and this is another one that really makes me remember what I enjoy about it all. These photos are of a band called Native Souls and I really like them as a band but also as individuals and it was an absolute pleasure working with them. I worked with these guys (and girl) on sunday and we just walked around the side streets near the river trying to find some back alleys to work with to match their urban sound. I cannot wait to shoot some live stuff with them in the next few weeks so look out for them on there.
I shot some photographs for a new band this week and the guys were really cool. I had so many laughs and we all found it quite hard to keep serious and focus on what we were doing and this is the result of too many Will Farrell movies and too many episodes of Flight of the Concords. Haha.
The guys are busy working on their music now focusing a lot on their sound and making sure they have a really good package before they put anything out there. I have a lot of photographs but do not want to give away too much so I am just posting these few. They aren’t the best of the set but they give a good idea of the locations we shot at and the guys having fun. I will update you on these guys as they progress because I think they will be something to look out for especially after hearing the previews of their stuff.
So I decided to make a Facebook Page a few weeks back and I am trying to make sure that I keep it up to date with my work as I go along. It is a cool way to follow my work if you like what I do so if you are on Facebook and you are ever bored at work, then join me by visiting me by clicking here.
Yesterday I shot a few portraits with Senses Fail as well as a few during their live set and it was an all round good time. Always a pleasure meeting decent people in the music industry.
I will update and add links to the magazine review and interview when they go live so check this post again soon.
In the mean time, here are a few photographs during the time I spent with them. To see more you can visit my Band Photography Blog. Hope you well. Marcus
Last night was the last day of Give It A Name 2009 and it was the best night of the two. I photographed Thursday, Underoath and Taking Back Sunday and all in all it was a super night. I have to say again that the lighting really was weird and by weird I mean (not good). Not only as a photographer but as a fan, I didn’t understand how all the lighting was focused between the front guys and the drummer and that there were no front lights so every one was a silhouette. Never before have I seen a setup like this, not even at a super small club where they only have 5 lights at their disposal. Anyway, I appreciated the fact that I was working with a D3 so that I could atleast boost the ISO up a little more than I ever have.
These are a few of the shots that I took during the day. If you want to see more, have a look at my Band Blog by CLICKING HERE.
Today we (my misses and I) had a super fun day out in the sun at Hyde Park with our good friends Warren and Andrea. It was really a relaxing time and we just spent the afternoon having a picnic and enjoying the outdoors and talking and getting lazy. Warren has recently bought himself a camera to play with so I brought mine along in case we got some time to shoot photos together and I ended up shooting some fun snaps of the group at sunset which is now peaking at around 8:15pm. I had very little gear with me but I made do with what I had and think that some really cool moments have been captured here. I did make a rookie school boy mistake and shot only in JPEG for some weird unknown reason so I have decided not to do any post work on these except for resizing. We were just playing the fool and some of them are slightly incorrectly exposed because of the light being moved over or aimed in the wrong direction but I like them and would really like to know what you think so comment if you have the time.
Last night I photographed The Blackout (black and white photos) and Give It A Name which was at the Brixton Academy. It was the first night of two and a super night out. I am most excited about sunday though but these are a few of the photographs I shot already. If you want to see more, click here to see my Band Blog.
The lighting was quite hard to work with because the stage is mostly back-lit and I don’t really enjoy shooting in that condition but I made do with what was available and feel there are some good shots.
Last night I shot photographs with Cassette as they played here in London to launch their new album. As always it was a super cool show and a fun time out. These are a few of the photographs from the show but you can see more on my Band Photography Blog by Clicking Here.
This weekend is a really busy one shooting for me so I will update a lot as I go along. I hope you are all well. Marcus
Today was the 7th month anniversary since my lady and I got married. I know it may seem silly to celebrate the monthly’s but we are so excited on each other and it keeps us happy and going. Anyway, today we came to the beach and just enjoyed another really special and fun day in the sun together. I also decided to shoot a few photographs of us playing the fool and it ended up being quite a laugh.
These are just a few of the photographs that we took together. I hope you all had a good weekend and that the short week flies by for you all. M
Last night I photographed Bloc Party which was really amazing. When we moved to London just over 3 months ago I bought tickets for the Wife and I to go because it is one of her most favourite bands. I didn’t think that 3 months later I would be commissioned to go and shoot the show so it was an absolute honour and I gave my ticket to our sister and the 3 of us went to party.
They were amazing and so super humble and that makes me like them even more. I love it so much when bands remember where they came from and thank their listeners for getting them to where they are because without them bands would never get big. These are a few of the photographs that I shot during the show, I have a whole lot more and will try sort through them later and try add a few more if I get a chance. In the meantime enjoy these and if you would like to see some more, you can do so by visiting my Music Photography Blog by Clicking HERE.
Haha, I just saw this video interview of The Young Guns that was done by Front Magazine on the day that I photographed them and you can see a little bit of the shoot taking place with me hard at work. It’s quite weird to see myself working because I never have. This was a really fun shoot to work on and I really enjoyed working with these guys and look forward to shooting with them more again in the future.
On saturday night I photographed two really amazing bands at The Royal Albert Hall, being Bullet for my Valentine and Fightstar. The event was in aid to raise money for a really cool charity, Teenage Cancer Trust and I really hope that it went well for them and that they received the support that they were hoping for.
This was super fun job to work on and I met some really nice people that I hope to see and / work with again. I have to also add that The Royal Albert Hall is one of the most amazing venues I have ever been to and probably the best live venue if I really think about it.
Here are a few of the photographs that I shot on the evening. To see more visit my music blog on www.londonbandphotography.co.uk
Last week I photographed some really nice jewellery pieces for a company called Meems and I really had a good time working with the friendly people that make the company. These are just a few pieces of the recent collection. I am shooting a few new ones in the next week so i will add them when I am done.
I hope that you are all well. Sorry for not updating in a while. Been really busy and finding it hard to make time for myself but it will come back soon. Marcus
