Rock Photography panel discussion
This Friday evening Tony Mott (music photography legend), Joe Ferrara (Art Director of Rolling Stone Australia) and little old me are talking at the Australian Centre for Photography about “Rock Photography“.
Tony will give a 30 minute presentation which will leave you in awe of his career and give you plenty of chuckles – then it’s [...]
Them Crooked Photo Contracts
I was asked for comment by The Music Network the other week about a photo contract that photographers were required to sign in order to shoot Them Crooked Vultures live. The article was prompted by a discussion thread on Flickr about it. I thought i’d expand my thoughts on the issue.
You may have noticed that [...]
Britpop live music photo exhibition
Next week i’m having a little photo show with a couple of snapper mates, in association with the British Indie night Britpop.
It’ll be me, Graham Denholm and Mark Metcalfe, all showing photos of British bands performing.
I’ve managed to dig out the trinity of britpop heroes Noel Gallagher, Jarvis Cocker and Damon Albarn plus more modern [...]
Bluejuice through the years
To coincide with the release of bluejuice’s new album Head of the Hawk, i dug out some of my photos from the archives for a pictorial retrospective in Tangent magazine.
Bluejuice is in the midst of an Australian tour at the moment and Head of the Hawk is out now.
Wolfmother lays their Cosmic Egg
Wolfmother II played a free outdoor concert at the Entertainment Quarter (always Fox Studios to me) last Friday for Take 40 Live and Guitar Hero 5.
It was good to shoot them on a relatively small stage for a change, not the festival stages they primarily grace these days.
With TV lighting, an enthusiastic crowd and a [...]
Interview with Tony Mott
An interview i did with music photographer veteran Tony Mott has just been published on Mess and Noise.
We spoke for about half an hour over Skype, me in Sydney, Tony in his temporary home in Melbourne.
Tony’s someone i’ve always admired in the photography business. He’s gotten where he has through sheer passion for his work [...]
Children Collide : a photo retrospective 2004-2009
For no reason in particular and in no particular order, here’s some Children Collide photos from the archives.
At the 2009 Big Day Out.
At The Annandale in 2008. This show got a rave review from Time Out.
At Homebake 2006.
At the opening night of now defunct Rebel Rebel.
At SXSW in 2007.
Johnny with Vincent Juggernaut in 2004 at [...]
Gig photography etiquette
The letter above appears in this week’s Drum Media. Apologies for the crappy picture, i just snapped it quickly on my phone.
Despite being a concert snapper myself, i wholeheartedly agree with everything this punter says. It makes me so irate when i see other photographers do stupid stuff like point their external flash backwards [...]
Concert Photography Masterclass : Part 2
This is the second and final part of my guide to concert photography.
Technique
You can be technically adept but still take poor photos, the trick is knowing when to click the shutter. Watch the performance for a moment, where is the light on stage? You may have to wait for the performer to move [...]
Concert Photography Masterclass
For issue 46 of Digital Photographer magazine i wrote an article about concert photography. It gives an overview of everything an aspiring live music photographer might want to know.
I republish it here across two posts. I’ll outline the preparation you’ll need to do before you get to the venue, the process for acquiring [...]
Tips for live music / concert photography
UPDATE
I’ve published a revised, expanded and improved version of this article – concert photography masterclass.
I get the occasional email asking for advice on how to take better live music photos, so i thought i’d assemble a guide of sorts here. Consider it just my opinion, i’ve never formally studied photography, i’ve plenty to learn, [...]
