The British Musical Fireworks Championship in Southport are this weekend! Three nights of great firework displays done to music by the top companies in the UK. Always attracts huge crowds but the question is can I capture a good photo of fireworks? The answer is yes. The best way is with a camera with manual …
I woke up this morning to the news Christina Grimmie had been shot at a post-show meet and greet. The Orlando police later announced Christina had died, she was 22. Just let that sink in, 22. For those who don’t know, Christina was a singer who rose to fame posting her videos on youtube. She …
So 2016 sucks, right? Celebrity after celebrity, legend after legend, icon after icon’s are dying. The likes of David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Paul Daniels, Sir Terry Wogan, Ronnie Corbett, Victoria Wood and most recently Prince have left us. It would seem God is planning one almighty festival in heaven this year! Now the question keeps …
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There is often a misunderstanding of the rights and laws for photographers so here’s a quick breakdown for you. 1. In the UK you automatically have copyright of any photograph you take and no need to apply or pay a fee. 2. Except if you are hired to take photographs then the copyright falls to …
I’ve never really spoken publicly about contracts for photographers before but I feel now is the time to speak out. In early 2014 I contacted Boyce Avenue’s management about shooting one of their UK shows as press. The reply I got was “Your photos look awesome and we would love to have you photograph at …
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Last night I went to photograph an artist where I only knew a couple of their songs. I came across Lucy Spraggan due to Spotify, where I selected an artist and asked it to make a playlist with similar artists and it added Lucy. I wasn’t too sure what to expect last night but it …
Justin Bieber has not been the best role model for young people in the past; he’s been accused of reckless driving, arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and had smoked marijuana, charged with vandalism, arrested and charged with assault and drink driving, had videos release of him using racist slurs. All of those …
I’ve photographed many punk, rock, metal and what ever else bands. You know the kind of bands who say how they are so excited for their latest gig and can’t wait to party with you etc? I’ve noticed the bands that progress and start to live their dream are the ones who show how excited …
There are two train of thoughts when it comes to documenting your life with images. Either you take photos of everything from your lunch to a selfie while in bed or of just the “important” moments in life. Why? Why only important moments? Don’t you reckon there are hundreds of important moments? If I was …
When you hear that the Fratelli trio are heading out on their ‘Eyes wide, tongue tied’ UK tour you can’t help but start to hum to “Chelsea Chelsea I believe..” but there is much more than their infamous hit Chelsea Dagger to this band. Jon Fratelli’s slick look and his buttery smooth performance show just …
I’m not sure how you’d describe Amber Run, like who do you compare them to? You don’t, that’s the point. You will start comparing other bands to them like “XYZ are like Amber Run with less talent”. They are currently taking the music scene by storm, the momentum is totally with Amber Run right now. …
I shot and edited this video for the Momentum festival.
Shot and edited the live session with Benjamin Lewis for his debut single A Little Bit of Paint. The audio was recorded and mastered by Tobias Archer.
Shot and edited the live session with Dan Astle for his song Last Bus. The audio was recorded and mastered by Tobias Archer.
Shot and edited the live session with Dan Astles for his song No.12. The audio was recorded and mastered by Tobias Archer.
Shot and edited the live session with Natalie Holmes for her song Don’t Know Me. The audio was recorded and mastered by Tobias Archer.
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As I travel to a festival called Momentum I started to think about how I focus on the job at hand, which for me is to take awesome photos of the festival and show it’s incredible atmosphere. The first thing for me is to understand what your goal is. If I’m going to shoot from …
I want to start doing more shoots with artists and bands. But not your usual kind of of photoshoot or live show coverage. I want to shoot your practices, your studio time (regardless if that’s your living room or a fully dedicated studio. I want to tell YOUR story so you can give your fans …
I have recently started using Snapchat loads but one reason I didn’t like it to begin with was you are expected to snap interesting photos, funny photos, or selfies. That last one I struggled with, as I have for a long time hated the way I look. So I would take selfie after selfie, hating …
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In the last couple of days there has been many reports about Taylor Swift taking all her music off streaming services such as Spotify. Now as a fan of Taylor Swift and a Spotify user you may be annoyed to find you now can’t listen to her latest and greatest album. Before I was going …
I was speaking to my mum about the time she met her idol Donny Osmond this year. She burst out crying just as she said hello to him but luckily for my mum he has dealt with this kind of situation before and knew how to handle it. So here are my top tips for …
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So you want to go see your favourite band and they are playing near you. Now what? Here are my top 5 tips that you may not of thought about. 1. Buy your tickets together Find out who wants to go and buy them all together. Why? Cause you’ll save money on the “handling …