The Great Escape – Day 3: Marina and Tiff

After the aches and pains of the morning I decided that for the Saturday I would shoot only the bands that I would enjoy shooting and who’s photos would be more likely to sell. Also, I knew the headline act – “Marina and the Diamonds” would be packed and not easy to get into.

The first act I needed to shoot was Tiffany Page who was playing at the tiny Volks on the seafront. I got down there vary early to size the place and the lights up and caught the end of their sound check. Took a couple of snaps and then enjoyed the short set by Jaakko & Jay – “Acoustic Punk” very entertaining.

Photographing at small place like this and getting there early means you usually get a chance to make contact with the band and this gives a little more interaction. I’m really pleased with the results given the space and the light I had.

Next I wandered down to Concorde 2 and watched a couple of support acts before Marina, who was headlining. My gut instincts were right and as the time drew near for her performance; the venue and the pit filled. I couple of guys I knew did not make it in (The pit was also reduced as Channel 4 were also filming and had 2 cameras in the pit). I however had the centre of the pit – prime position.

All in all the perfect evening, 2 good shoots with a little time to relax and enjoy some music… (and a beer too!)




Ash at Concorde2

Concorde 2 in Brighton is a venue I love and hate both at the same time (with far more love than hate I must say). Why?

My hate is the lighting and the smoke machine… It really is a small venue and like most small venues the lighting is just about vertically over the stage with and awful lot of backlighting. For the audience the result is great and dramatic. For a photographer trying to deliver images to a client where you can see the performers, see their faces, recognise them, it’s a nightmare. It’s just the nature of small venues, The Borderline in London is usually the same

But as a venue, it’s wonderfully intimate. It’s not just it’s size, there is something else, an atmosphere that contributes to this feeling within the venue. I’ve been to some wonderful gigs here and I will continue to visit as often as I am able…

For Ash, for some reason we had far more room in the pit than normal and as there was only one other photographer there was plenty of room to get the wide angle on for the 3rd song which, with the backlighting made for some dramatic photos. Then, as he got to the end of the number Tim punched the air… perfect!!

Originally uploaded by Julie Edwards Uk

Tired Tired Tired…

Only a quick posting as I sit down for a coffee. I will update you on the weeks events over the weekend. All I will say now is I have been very busy with far too many late nights.

I have a nice pair of photos in today’s Metro newspaper (below). I like it when I have images in The Metro as I always get a phone call or email from my partner to tell me, which means I actually get a tear sheet. (It’s impossible to check all the publications every day so usually I do not find out till a month or two later as I get a sales sheet through).

Thank for reading; more to follow…
J

Back to last week

I have been so buried in paperwork again this week, I have hardly held the camera. Actually by about 8pm last night I just had to go out and snap something; a couple of corny Worthing sunsets (which I will not post if you do not mind), it was just nice to get back to doing something artistic. I did not only leave the beach with the sunset images, also an idea for a new project so it was a really inspiring 30 minutes.


So, back to last week; I mentioned I was covering David Gray at The Roundhouse. A lovely venue..


Then it was “The Magic Numbers” at “Concorde2″, a tiny venue I love. Playing a mixture of old favourites and stuff from the new album, they sounded great..


Thursday was a total contrast and a celebration of one of my favourite albums (and an all time great); Mile’s Davis’s “Kind of Blue” with Jimmy Cobb (the last surviving member of the original recording) and Wallace Roney playing the original Miles Davis part…





After that, it was 2 full days at The Goodwood Revival. Great atmosphere, good fun, a must for next year’s calendar.



Recently used online….

A busy week this week; Monday was David Gray at The Roundhouse and last night was “The Magic Numbers” in Brighton. Tonight I am taking an evening off before tackling “The Tower Music Festival” tomorrow night and then a few days at “The Goodwood Revival” (off to Brighton in a moment to find an outfit as if I want trackside access, I need to be in period dress).


I will post images from this week over the weekend but just thought I would link to a couple of sites that have used my images in recent weeks (a reciprical link is always a friendly thing to do)..

First, there was frightfest,using my image on thier home page. (The dailymail published a few frightfest images).

Finally, on the homefront, I photographed Prof. Glyn Edwards and Punch and Judy 200M from home.