Monthly Archives: February 2012

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Beth Porter and the Availables

I’ve worked with Beth a number of times, in several guises! She plays cello, recorder, ukulele, violin, … and she can do the most astonishing dolphin imitation! She also write songs for her group, “Beth Porter and the Availables”, and that’s what we were recording for … Read More

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Playing Up Theatre’s Accrington Pals

This was my third play in one week! Well, two plays and a musical, and all very different. Unusual take on WWI in that it concentrates on the women at home more than the soldiers in the trenches. Several interesting scenes combining the women at … Read More

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Theatre photography – The Decent Rogues

“The Decent Rogues” is a new musical by “Music is Life Productions Ltd“ which is about to transfer to London so they needed some good photos to promote the production. The show was first on at the Rondo theatre in Bath but now had a short … Read More

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Kelvin Players’ production of Natural Causes

Kelvin Players, an amateur group based in Bristol, put on “Natural Causes”, a black comedy about assisted suicide. The entire play is set in one living room, so a bit limiting for photography but the acting was good and there were some wonderful facial expressions … Read More

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The Bookshop Band – photoshoot in a bookshop

I’ve been working with The Bookshop Band for over a year now, shooting both photos and video – I’ve videoed almost every event they’ve played in Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights as well as the recording sessions they did at Ben’s house and Prior … Read More

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photo retouching – before and after

I thought it might be useful for people to see what sort of retouching I do to my photos. Of course, what I do and how much I do varies drastically depending on the type of image and its use – a fashion shot gets … Read More