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A Big Year
As many of you know this last year has held a lot of change for both myself and my family. We have moved to London, changed our entire surroundings and I have been lucky enough to get some new clients too.
I have been doing a lot of work for The Script and it has been a massive break for me as The Script are a band very much on the rise as well as being very media savvy. I have found them great to work with and very helpful to me personally and professionally as I continue to develop new contacts and connections in the UK. Another new client this year is Gary Barlow. I was very much taken by surprise when I got the call but am delighted that it has been a fantastic experience shooting him both in rehearsals and at the Royal Albert Hall. Also recently I flew back to Ireland for a day to do a shoot for an amazing band, The Fallen Drakes. There are other clients that I cant share info on yet, but its been a big year that I'm very grateful for.
Below you will find some of the photographic highlights for me from the last year..
Glen Power of The Script during a rehearsal at the Shepherds Bush Empire
Danny O'Donoghue of The Script during a rehearsal at the Shepherds Bush Empire
Mark Sheehan of The Script at the Shepherds Bush Empire
Ben Sargeant of The Script at the Shepherds Bush Empire
The Script at the Shepherds Bush Empire
Gary Barlow at a rehearsal
Gary Barlow at a rehearsal
Gary Barlow at a rehearsal
Gary Barlow at The Royal Albert Hall
Gary Barlow at The Royal Albert Hall
Gary Barlow at The Royal Albert Hall
Gary Barlow at The Royal Albert Hall
Gary Barlow at The Royal Albert Hall
Gary Barlow at The Royal Albert Hall
Outside Radio City Music Hall New York for The Script gig
Mark and Danny of The Script during sound check in New York - Radio City Music Hall
Mark during sound check in New York - Radio City Music Hall
The Script on stage during sound check in New York - Radio City Music Hall
Danny of The Script in New York - Radio City Music Hall
The Script end of show in New York - Radio City Music Hall
Myself with The Script in New York - Radio City Music Hall
The Fallen Drakes in Phoenix Park - Dublin
The Fallen Drakes on Sandymount Strand - Dublin
Danny of The Script in The O2 London
Danny and Glen of The Script in The O2 London
Danny of The Script in The O2 London
The Script end of show shot in The O2 London
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Off Topic : Saturn!
The other day I came home late from a night out and noticed how clear the sky was. I decided to have a go at taking a picture of Saturn. With only DSLR gear I knew this was a challenge.
First of all I set up the tripod in front of the house (there was little light pollution) and put the Canon 7D on the tripod). I used the 7D over my 5D as the crop factor was a bonus for zoom. Next I hooked up my 70-200 and a 2X Canon Extender Tube. That totals 400mm, but multiplied by the crop factor, thats 640mm effective focal length.
I shot at F5.6 with 1/250 second exposure and ISO 1600, and got the image below. I used one of the many solar system browser apps for the iPad to find saturn in the first place!
I'm pretty happy that its even possible to see the rings at all, but after doing some reading, I have discovered that if I wait for a drier night (it was quite cold and moist air that night) I will get a clearer image. I'll probably find another remote location too with no light pollution too the next time. As I said, this is very off topic, but interesting none the less!
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Free Music Photography eBook for iPad
Shooting Sound: How I went from shooting Brides to Bassists
My Music Photography ebook is now available for free for the iPad. You can download it here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/shooting-sound/id500453442?mt=11. For those without iPads a kindle version is coming soon, but in the mean time here is a PDF.
It is aimed mainly at photographers who want to break into Music Photography but should be of interest to anyone who loves photography and features a large gallery.
Please share this post on your Facebook walls and Twitter!
I hope you enjoy the book,
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Education - Modules for Schools
I am now offering Music Photography Modules to Secondary Schools, primarily aimed at Transition Year Students, however it is flexible. These modules can be in both single and multi day form and are country wide!
To find out more please visit this page
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Christmas Special
As a special offer for Christmas this year I am offering full day one-on-on lesson vouchers for 99 euro!
This is suitable for both point and Shoot Owners and Digital SLR owners. So it covers everyone of all skill levels.
Orders must be in by Saturday the 3rd of December and I'll post out the vouchers next week. The Vouchers can be redeemed anytime in 2012.
To enquire or order simply email me on info@ShootTheSound.com
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Competition for fans of The Script
As many of you know I'm running a Music Photography Exhibition at the moment in Dublin. I have a large canvas of Danny that I will post to anywhere in the world to the winner of this competition. I'll sign the back of it too.
What I want is for someone to get @TheScript to Facebook Post or Tweet my Exhibition ( link is http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=238436416207588 ). In order for me to know the winner, they must mention you in the post/tweet. If any of you see the post, let me know, @ShootTheSound on twitter !
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Music Photography Exhibition
November 2nd-9th
The Crypt @ Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, Ireland
Mon-Sat 09:30-16:15, Sunday 12:30-14:30
This is going to be an exhibition of my Music Photography with pieces of U2, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Elbow, The Script, Coronas, Foy Vance & dozens more!
Flyer for download here
I've setup a Facebook event for it here
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Pete Doherty @ The Academy
I shot Pete Doherty for the first time last night in The Academy, Dublin.
It was a dark gig to shoot, very little light but well worth it. Pics here
