the calling card - a few photos

Okay so it's late and I'm bored, well I can't be arsed to sleep just yet. Here's a few photos before I go to bed. Just some quick edits.

Many many more to come from this shoot.

Band - The Calling Card http://www.myspace.com/wearethecallingcard

Studio - University of Wales, Newport

Photography and Post-Processing - Me

the calling card studio shoot.

Just got back from my studio promo shoot with The Calling Card. Went amazing.

My lecturer / tutor Jason Evans helped me set up the lighting so I got it exactly how I wanted it. The band were amazing and so patient with my medium format issues :)

I took over 500 digital shots. And 2 rolls of medium format film so I'll upload pictures throughout the next week as I make my way through them and edit them.

second year fashion - milly

So I'm not uploading any photos from today's shoot for Milly's fashion design work. Mainly because the photos are awful.

Milly got VERY behind on her work from going out a lot and didn't finish until this evening. Meaning I had to shoot in an almost pitch black location so I couldn't focus manually as I couldn't see to do so. And I couldn't use autofocus as it couldn't pick up anything.

Complete fail.

Anyways.. I got SOME photos which she can use for her project. But I'm not happy enough with them to post them on here.

Never again am I being messed around this much for a shoot - seeing as I waited all day. And I didn't even get a thank you!

Anyways.... end of rant.

I've got a promo shoot with The Calling Card tomorrow in the studio which I am so excited for. I can't wait to get back in the studio. It must be at least 6 months.

Very excited about this.

As well as digital this will be shot in medium format so lets see how this comes out :)

Wish me luck - I'll update you tomorrow.

i officially fail at blogging - the calling card

So I've not done a blog in a while; but then again I haven't done photos in ages either.

Anyways... earlier this week I did a live shoot for a south wales pop-punk band The Calling Card. They're pretty awesome tbh... The venue wasn't that great so the lighting was a bit shitty - then my flash gun broke so these are all done with a rubbish on-camera flash.

I hope you like them, I've saved them with some Photoshop and Light Room.

I got a bit bored and made these photos are bit colourful - so I'm not sure whether they work. I liked them anyway so PFFFT!

The rest of the photos are in black and white :)

Thats the lot for now. I might do some more if I have chance.

Be sure to check out their myspace http://www.myspace.com/wearethecallingcard

I'm doing a studio shoot with them on Monday evening so expect to see a lot more photos of these guys. They are lovely.

x

i knew this would happen.

Okay so I completly forgot about this for a few days. I knew it would happen. Oops. I'll try and be better in the future.

Went home on Thursday for the weekend. Realized I much prefer it here. I saw Lostprophets at Union Chapel on Friday though - amazing. One of the best experiences ever. Acoustic in a chapel? Perfect.

I did a quick model portfolio shoot with Rhiana on Saturday as she's applying to be on Britain's Next Top Model. Here's one of the photos from that.

Back at uni now though. Arms are killing me from carrying heavy bags through the underground... I could do with a nice hot bath and a cuddle. Instead I'm going to be sitting at this desk doing work all fucking evening.

My deadline is tomorrow. I am completely stressed and want to curl up into a ball and cry.

I best do more work. This is to distract me from being stressy at everyone....

darkroom tomorrow.

So I didn't get chance to get any photos yesterday. In Cardiff all day the weather was pretty dull, this combined with random outbursts of rain doesn't encourage nice photos. And the signing was very quick - no chance to take some silly photos.

I felt so old at the signing everyone there was about 14. Starting to think I'm too old to queue up just to get a vinyl signed. Pfft!

I'm going to the darkroom tomorrow so I'll get some more prints - if I get chance to scan them I will.

I've decided my final for the project will be digital based so I sent off for the print from Kodak online today. Hopefully it comes through in time :) This is the photo I chose as my final - what do you think?

I much prefer this to my film prints I uploaded on Sunday...

a few photos.

I'm going to TRY and keep this up to date - but you'll probably assume I'll fail. Actually, I'm assuming that already. Unless I start now and get into a routine with this I'll forget about it for all eternity.

I'm not going to upload all my old photos - or put my portfolio on here. Because that defeats the idea of it being a blog.

So lets start from my last flickr update.

I did a shoot with Danni Dolly in Cardiff about a month ago for my first uni project called Street Life. I only just got round to scanning in my 35mm film prints so here they are. I know that they are not my strongest photos but I'll get better at film eventually :)

Model - Danni Dolly (modelmayhem #867329)

MUA - Aimee Preece (modelmayhem #1336318)

Hair - Danni Dolly

First Assistant - Amy Souter

Photography and Post-processing - Me

Anyways I know this isn't my best work but I'll be uploading everything and anything to this. Tomorrow I am going to The Blackout signing in Cardiff so expect so photos from that :)

xoxo