tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64200678908204172742024-03-08T17:27:43.827+00:00Derek Bremner PhotographyDelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-62339960685127258872011-07-11T21:36:00.004+01:002011-07-11T21:47:07.893+01:00Website Redesign...Over the last one month I've shot three festivals and while doing so I was thinking that I wasn't really happy with my website. It was ok as a portfolio website but the problem was that all my new work was going on to Flickr and my blog is here. All of which was directing people away from my website.<br /><br />I wanted to make a site that I could make the focal point of what ever I'm doing.<br /><br />I think I'm going to use this blog and Flickr less and less while moving everything on to the new site.<br /><br />I'm still going to be using <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_deldel">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://derekbremner.tumblr.com">Tumblr</a> as a place for announcements of my work so it would be cool if anyone that follows this blog followed me on those sites.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.derekbremner.com" title="New website... by Derek Bremner"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5927094599_378086a661.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="New website..."></a></div><br /><br />You can click the screenshot to be taken to the site.Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-25263957707470711362011-06-22T22:17:00.002+01:002011-06-22T23:14:40.295+01:00Download Festival<div align="left">Just over a week or so ago I shot Download Festival. There is so much to say about the weekend that I don't really know where to start or how to get it down (so I've been putting off writing this despite desperately wanting to do it). I'm finding it hard to know what to write.<br /><br />Download was very much a weekend of extremes... I felt extremely scared, overwhelmed, happy, humbled, proud and frustrated with myself. I was pretty much jumping in at the deep end and I didn't really know if I was ready or good enough but the opportunity was too good to pass up and it out weighed my anxiety and self doubt/loathing.<br /><br />It wasn't just a case of shooting a festival, I was shooting the festival as part of a team of photographers doing the official photos for Download. There was a level of quality I needed to deliver and as one of eight photographers, I felt going in as the weakest link.<br /><br />I like to plan in my head how things are going to go and I couldn't really do this as there were so many unknowns going in. I also felt like I was going to be pushed (for the best) out of my comfort zone by myself and by the team.<br /><br />From the minute we got to the festival site we began working, going out and shooting people and atmospheric shots. This is the sort of thing I've always wanted to do but shied away from because of my anxiety and fear of people telling me to get lost. I didn't really have a chance for the anxiety to kick in because I just had to crack on and deliver. I also had the mental back up of doing it for someone and something. <br /><br />Normally these types of situation go like this in my head (similar to the Rolo Tomassi situation)...<br /><br />"Can I take your photo?"<br />"Urrr what for?"<br />"Um.... just for me"<br />"No"<br /><br />or I worry that if I try the sneaky approach I'll get...<br /><br />"Why are you taking my photos? Don't do it."<br /><br />As I was taking photos for Download it gave me a valid reason for doing it. People didn't need to know or care who I was because they'd know who I was working for. It's an amazing confidence booster and a massive difference to if it's just me. As well as doing crowd shots I pushed myself to do some band portraits.<br /><br />I learnt a lot leading up to the festival and over the weekend. The other photographers were incredibly supportive and seeing everyone nailing amazing shots was inspiring. It made me want to take better photos (I totally thought it would have the opposite effect).<br /><br />I'm happy with a good chunk of the photos I took, there's a load that I think could have and should have been better but it's given me a lot to think about. I really need to carry this standard of work forward and need to work on my focusing and shot selection. There's not really any excuse for putting up photos where the focus is off. Seeing your photos online full size really shows the flaws in them and I want to cut those down.<br /><br />Some of the highlights were Japanese Voyeurs (as usual) on the Friday and Letlive., Trash Talk, Versaemerge and Your Demise on the Saturday.<br /><br />I just hope this is the start of some good things happening rather than just a one off.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/514"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/ff1281a0-9937-11e0-9410-fefd616b8533/514_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110618001754" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/322"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/c798984a-92d4-11e0-9a52-fefd616b8533/322_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110609211230" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/japanese_voyeurs02"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/3593f69e-9377-11e0-b7d8-fefd616b8533/japanese_voyeurs02_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110610163511" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/duff_mckagan02"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/7646525c-9365-11e0-9f40-fefd616b8533/duff_mckagan02_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110610142812" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/trc01"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/af23dd14-9429-11e0-aed6-fefd616b8533/trc01_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110611135251" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/versa_emerge10"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/2f2fd918-9871-11e0-9c48-fefd616b8533/versa_emerge10_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110617003441" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/456"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/59470edc-9485-11e0-a9e3-fefd616b8533/456_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110612004903" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/let_live02"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/e3f7a0ac-9442-11e0-a1ca-fefd616b8533/let_live02_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110611165314" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/483"><img src="http://media.digitalphotogallery.com/qzdsldoqltyx/images/470a0106-94ef-11e0-bd50-fefd616b8533/483_website_image_gwsl_standard.jpg?20110612132714" width="500"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="left">You can see the rest of the photos I took <a href="http://photos.downloadfestival.co.uk/view/?photographers=Derek%20Bremner" rel="nofollow">by clicking here</a>. It's worth checking out the rest of the photos as there are some superb shots in there.<br /><br />I'm sure this post is pretty garbled and missing lots of thing I probably should have said but this is what I can think of. I have some concerns about how I've been shooting which I may come back and address but I'm going to see how the next few things I shoot go.<br /><br />I'm really hoping I can carry the positiveness I gained from Download through with me. The real test will be the LRG Roller Derby season championship bout. I want to do more portraits and as they will be just for me, we shall see how it goes (or doesn't as the case may be).</div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-33832435625200555772011-05-30T22:09:00.002+01:002011-05-30T22:45:56.683+01:00On a more positive note..<div align="left">That last blog post was a bit of a downer but I thought I'd put up some stuff which was a bit more on the positive side.<br /><br />I've officially caught up on all my editing which I'm really happy about and I've managed to upload it all.<br /><br />Hearts Under Fire - Islington Academy<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626841355880/" title="Hearts Under Fire - Islington Academy by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/5776523022_cbe908f1d2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Hearts Under Fire - Islington Academy"></a></div><br /><br />MiMi Soya & Scarlett Girls - Facedown<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626841474538/" title="MiMi Soya - Facedown by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/5776049131_06cf261d8c.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="MiMi Soya - Facedown"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626716811923/" title="Scarlett Girls - Facedown May 2011 by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/5776569672_d8ff7330d8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Scarlett Girls - Facedown May 2011"></a></div><br /><br />London Rollergirls Season 3 Bout 6<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626773882204/" title="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/5744508928_3857a7b5e6.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626649179943/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/5744496122_b4e71bc8d5.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls"></a></div><br /><br />Miss Led - Big Chill House<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626718491543/" title="Miss Led - Big Chill House by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/5777449912_0ffa8c6066.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Miss Led - Big Chill House"></a> </div><br /><br />I photographed Miss Led painting a section of The Big Chill House in Kings Cross. She worked on it over two weeks at the end of April. We talked about the idea of doing a video and although I can't film anything on my camera I thought about editing a series of photos into a stop motion video. It was a lot different to shot. I spent less time thinking about each individual shots and tried to shoot a bit looser. I'm fairily happy with how it came out and I know how I would do it differently if I do it again (which I would like to do). Miss Led has another edit of the video with some shots of the finished rooms but I'm more interested how the work gets done than the finished pieces.<br /><br /><div align="center"><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24431697?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/24431697">Miss Led - Big Chill House redesign</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/derekbremner">Derek Bremner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></div></div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-8516411373473265172011-05-30T19:34:00.003+01:002011-05-30T20:51:00.079+01:00Rolo Tomassi & my anxiety<div align="left">I'm just about getting back on my feet and getting on top of all my photography work. I managed to get a load of stuff I shot at the start of the month finished today. It means I can relax a little as it's not nagging me in the back of my mind.<br /><br />I've been shooting a lot of shows over the last few months for Photo Pit and I've been pushing myself into situations I would never have gotten myself into because I want it to work and I want to be a better photographer. For the most part, it's been good and I'm glad to be pushing myself but it has backfired on me.<br /><br />I was on Twitter a while back saying how much I wanted to shoot Rolo Tomassi playing at the Relentless Garage and they tweeted me back saying to email them and they'll see what they can do. I emailed and asked if it would be possible to go down and photograph their day (load in, sound check, backstage etc...) and they said that if I wanted to, to just come down and find them around this time. <br /><br />So on the day I got all my stuff together and went to the venue but the band were running late so I just waited out the back. When Rolo Tomassi arrived they turned up at the same time as the two other support bands. There was probably 15ish people around who were all unloading vans and bringing the stuff into the venue. It suddenly dawned on me that I didn't know which one of the band I had been emailing (as it was a generic band email address). I assumed it was James but I couldn't really see him around to approach and when I did he was with a group of people. I thought about introducing myself to someone else in RT but I was overcome with anxiety and a feeling of dread. <br /><br />All I could think about was the fact that if I spoke to someone else they wouldn't have a clue who I was and why I was there. The longer I stood there and the more I felt like a massive dick and a weirdo and the worse the feeling of dread got. It's the worst sinking feeling you could ever get.<br /><br />I struggle really badly in social situations with introducing myself to people in general but if I think they aren't going to have a clue who I am then it becomes almost impossible. Once I get that sinking feeling and anxiety I start thinking: <br /><br />"How the fuck am I going to achieve anything if I can't do something as simple as say hello? How can I expect Photo Pit to be a success if I can't grasp basic human contact?"<br /><br />"Why would they know or want to know who I am? I'm not a good photographer, I am a nobody and won't ever amount to anything. I had an opportunity that I consider to be a big one and I've fucked it. I doubt I'll be able to work with them."<br /><br />I go over all the other times I've been in this kind of situation and think of them all as failures, which brings out every other form of failure in my life. I start self loathing really badly and start getting really depressive. It all becomes one big downward spiral and I just feel so low. At that point, the biggest thing that runs through my head is the fact that I have to get out of this situation as fast as possible.<br /><br />I started to have a panic attack and had to leave. Thankfully Ben Gibson was in Central London and was shooting the show in the evening so I bailed and went to meet him. I was even lame enough to have a little cry on the tube on the way into town. Ben did an amazing job of cheering me up and calming me down without even realising he was doing it.<br /><br />It was after this that I realised that most people don't realise how hard some things can be for people or that someone can struggle with stuff that is just natural like social interaction. I'm sure most of this just reads like "BOO HOO" but it is what it is.<br /><br />The show itself was amazing, Rolo Tomassi absolutely blew my mind and I am incredibly grateful for them sorting me out with a pass and for the opportunity I kinda screwed up.<br /><br />The show itself was pretty hard to shoot which you can read about on the Photo Pit blog as well as see more photos from it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.photopitmagazine.com/blog"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://permanent.media.digitalphotogallery.com/images/ca5c41d6-8540-11e0-8751-fefd616b8533" width="500" alt="Rolo Tomassi" /> </div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-57407853361813565842011-05-20T13:08:00.002+01:002011-05-20T13:38:15.459+01:00Back from the dead<div align="left">Is this thing still on?<br /><br />It's been over three months now since I've updated this thing and I've only put up three blog posts this year. The longer I left it the harder it felt to come back and update it. So much has happened that I just didn't where to start and it was starting to make me anxious thinking about it.<br /><br />I do want to make an attempt to update this more regularly but maybe not to the extent I was doing so last year. Maybe fewer updates but longer and more detailed? Who knows.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5601401610/" title="Glassjaw - HMV Forum by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5601401610_d2969c905f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Glassjaw - HMV Forum"></a><br /><br />I've also started to think about shifting the focus of my blog slightly. I've written about it a few times but I suffer from depression (I hate saying that, it sounds so cliched) and have (at times) severe anxiety. This majorly impacts my life and my photography. When I have bad spells which happens a lot, I struggle to find outlets for it. I used to moan and whinge on Facebook but stopped because I was worrying too much about what people thought about me doing that. I moved it to Twitter and now regularly whinge and moan on there. The problem is I feel like on Twitter and Facebook it has no context and just looks like I'm all "WAH WAH WAH I HATE MY LIFE WAH WAH WAH". There are loads of 'friends' on Facebook and followers on Twitter who I'm sure won't want to read that so on here I can vent and rant which will do me good and people have more of a choice about reading it.<br /><br />So... the idea is as well as writing about what I'm up to, what I've done etc... I want to write about how my depression and anxiety effects my photography directly so that maybe people can understand what it's like a bit more. Sometimes I think people don't appreciate how hard small and simple things can be and the kind of situations I get stuck in which mentally spiral out of control. I'm not sure how well I will be able to achieve this but I'm going to give it a shot. <br /><br />Kevin Smith has been doing an excellent podcast with Jason Mewes which started by focusing in on his battle with drug addiction and after explaining all the things had happened, said that the podcast was a weekly intervention to make sure Jason Mewes was ok. This is my own personal intervention.<br /><br />I'm in the middle of a very weird, scary and tough time at the moment which I'll explain soon.</div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5601398666/" title="Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows - Underworld by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5601398666_bc0fd312ea.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows - Underworld"></a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-16143802384326587942011-02-19T20:08:00.004+00:002011-02-19T20:53:59.047+00:00February Update<div align="left">A lot seems to have happened since the A Day To Remember blog. Myself and Penny are still working on getting things ready for Photo Pit magazine and I've managed to shoot a couple more shows for it as well.<br /><br />The first thing I shot was MiMi Soya at the Purple Turtle which was pretty cool. They've said they are interested in being involved with Photo Pit which is great. The show was good and they were so easy to photograph. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5432347238/" title="MiMi Soya - Purple Turtle by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/5432347238_0033d9d6c2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="MiMi Soya - Purple Turtle" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.photopitmagazine.com/blog/2011/february/mimi_soya_purple_turtle" rel="nofollow">You can read more about the MiMi Soya show and see more photos on Photo Pit here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">I also got to shoot Versaemerge who were supporting We The Kings. I love VE and I've been pretty desperate to shoot them since Warped almost two years ago. They were my only regret from Warped last year. The night was pretty stressful and I could have done better with the photos but I'm happy with some of the results. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5458805519/" title="Versaemerge - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5458805519_9a8b4365e8.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Versaemerge - Electric Ballroom" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5458806165/" title="We The Kings - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5458806165_b6380bf0fe.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="We The Kings - Electric Ballroom" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.photopitmagazine.com/blog/2011/february/versaemerge_and_we_the_kings_electric_ballroom" rel="nofollow">You can read more about the show and see more photos on Photo Pit here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">About two weeks ago I spent the evening with the Fuel Girls again at Proud in Camden. It was a good night and it's always nice to spend time with Teta, Vanessa and Leonie. They are a good laugh and awesome ladies. The lighting was pretty strange and the photos are pretty hit and miss but I really like a few of the shots of Teta and Leonie while they were doing their hoop routine.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5437608308/" title="Fuel Girls - Proud Camden by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5437608308_96fcc3253c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Fuel Girls - Proud Camden" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5437609326/" title="Fuel Girls - Proud Camden by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5437609326_fd4729f458.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Fuel Girls - Proud Camden" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626028049700/" rel="nofollow">The other photos of the Fuel Girls from the night are here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">Last Saturday was the first London Rollergirls season 3 bout of the year and it was great to get to be there again. Both bouts were so close and really hard hitting. There were some pretty big slams and I was pretty lucky to get a shot of Kamikaze Kitten flying although it could have been sharper. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5457536048/" title="Suffra Jets vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5457536048_733c429b43.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Suffra Jets vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5457530554/" title="Ultraviolent Femmes vs Harbour Grudges - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5457530554_8f98bc6d48.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Ultraviolent Femmes vs Harbour Grudges - London Rollergirls" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626084356560/" rel="nofollow">The photos of Ultraviolent Femmes vs Harbour Grudges are here</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625958867297/" rel="nofollow">the photos of Steam Rollers vs Suffra Jets are here</a><br /><br /><div align="left">The day after the Roller Derby I went to photograph Miss Led who was being filmed doing a painting for a new Lynx campaign. It was a long day and it was lovely getting to watch Miss Led working again. We've been talking about working more closely together and I'm hoping this is the first step. I did feel a bit weird though as the person who was filming the day (Martin, from Stitch That) was very talented and professional. He had a lot of ideas of things that could be done with the video and I felt the total opposite. I felt very unproffesional and amatuerish. I was extremely worried about how the photos would come out and if they would be good enough.<br /><br />You can see the video here...</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TyrlDe6uwEU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5458830935/" title="Miss Led - LYNX Angels Will Fall campaign by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5458830935_ceb8a28409.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Miss Led - LYNX Angels Will Fall campaign" /></a> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157626089104958/" rel="nofollow">There's more photos of Miss Led here</a> and <a href="http://www.lynxeffect.com/uk/blog/" rel="nofollow">you can read more about the campaign here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">As well as doing all of this I've had to work at my day job. Between work, going out photographing and editing I'm shattered at the moment. It's been hard trying to get the photos sorted and online quickly. I feel like I'm falling behind. I've got a couple shows next week and I think I need to more organised before and after the shows. </div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-18960316445259476962011-02-08T13:46:00.003+00:002011-02-08T14:06:21.037+00:00A Day To Remember & Photo Pit Magazine<div align="left">It's been a busy week(ish) since I last updated here. Myself and Penny launched our project 'Photo Pit Magazine' and it's been quite intense getting our site up, sorting out email addresses and trying to organise passes.<br /><br />Things are slowly starting to fall into place and we are making progress. The website is still a bit rough around the edges but we just wanted to have something up to try and get people aware of what we are doing. I wrote this on the Photo Pit blog which hopefully makes what we are doing a bit clearer:<br /><br />We are aiming to create a music based art photography magazine. It may not be what people expect but I think we've got a concept which could really grow.<br /><br /><blockquote>"We want to cover and promote the bands, events, festivals and club nights which we are passionate about as well try and showcase a different side to music photography. I want us to create photographic editorials which will push ourselves to create better images. We love music are going to attempt to convey the whole experience of being at a show and if we can do this you won't need to read a review. The photos should tell you everything you need to know.<br /><br />We want to be at as many shows as possible and will be blogging about what we are up to along with images a head of the release of each issue."</blockquote><br /><br />Last Friday was the day we shot our first shows for this. Penny shot Facedown and I made my way to Brighton for A Day To Remember. I was pretty stressed as it was out first show, having to rush to try and make sure I got down there in time to make all the bands, also stressing incase something went wrong with the passes. I was also worried what would happen if I couldn't deliver on the photos. I got through the support bands (Bayside & Pierce The Veil, who were both amazing in helping to sort out a pass for me) but I was told due to having too many photographers (SEVEN!) that I would only be able to shoot one and a bit songs. When ADTR came on I just tried to shoot as much as possible and I feel like that screwed me up a bit. As I thought I was going to get kicked out any second that my focusing was off a bit and I screwed up a lot of potentially good shots by making simple mistake. The photos overall weren't bad and it was a relief to get the first show out the way.<br /><br />We are still trying to spread the word about Photo Pit and we've got a long way to go but I feel a bit more positive.<br /><br />I had a good meeting with Penny at the weekend.<br /><br />After spending January with nothing to shoot, I'll have shot four things in eight days by the weekend (which may not sound like a lot but with a full time job and having to do editing, it feels like a lot). I photographed Fuel Girls on Saturday and am at MiMi Soya tonight. I've also hopefully got the next London Rollergirls bout this Saturday. Hopefully I'll have news of some other exciting shows soon too. Fingers crossed.</div><br /><br />Bayside<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5423456686/" title="Bayside - Brighton Dome by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5423456686_97e8a36663.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Bayside - Brighton Dome" /></a></div><br /><br />ADTR<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5423457160/" title="A Day To Remember - Brighton Dome by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5423457160_c007e9963d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="A Day To Remember - Brighton Dome" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.photopitmagazine.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">Click here to see more photos from the show on the Photo Pit Magazine website.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-16153950283069885292011-02-01T14:17:00.002+00:002011-02-01T14:38:26.856+00:00New year. New plans. New fears. No photos.<div align="left">Last year I felt like I made real progress and I think I took more photos and covered more events/shows last year than I've ever done before. I was quite proud of that but this year is off to an incredibly slow start.<br /><br />I didn't shoot anything in January which made me feel kinda shitty but I've been trying to plan, arrange and get some things started.<br /><br />I'm hoping to be doing some work with Miss Led soon. She's got some great projects coming up and I can't wait to get started things with her. She is constantly a big source of inspiration and positiveness that I need.<br /><br />My website went down for a while due to my hosting running out and not being able to afford to renew it but Andrew Kendall did me a massive favour and helped me set up a site on his Digital Photo Gallery website. I'm pretty happy with how it looks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.derekbremner.com">Check out my new site here.</a><br /><br />I guess the big reason I haven't touched my camera much is my project 'Photo Pit Magazine'. Penny Bennett and I started talking a few months back about our frustrations at not being able to regularly shoot shows because we weren't working for anyone, so we decided to try and start something ourselves. It's taken a lot of conversations and thought about the best way to go about things and we are slowly starting to get into a position where we can start putting stuff out there.<br /><br />It's been hard though because I feel like I'm hitting all the walls and closed doors I had when I wasn't working for anyone and for every step we make I feel like there's something else which keeps us from moving any further.<br /><br />We have a lot of ideas and things we want to work on/happen. Our website is almost up/ready (just waiting for something to resolve with the web domain) but I am just starting to feel like this is all going to come to nothing. I am worried that we won't be able to get anything released or we will struggle for content etc... I worry about letting Penny down and I worry about all the people I've been contacting about this thinking it's bullshit or a waste of time. Part of me deep down wants to fold now and not go any further as I'm genuinely shit scared about this. I'm not going to though, I guess it's easier to crash and burn than to give up now. I have a LOT of things I'm worried or fretting about. It's taking a lot of planning and sort things out for the next few months which I'm not very good at. I want us to expand our team but it's another person to try and keep in the loop and keep up with what they are doing. Everything feels like another spinning plate and I'm waiting for it all to drop. <br /><br />Mark Gamble has been a massive help with the design work for Photo Pit and he's also been incredibly supportive.<br /><br />Hopefully at some point I'll have some new photos and something from Photo Pit Magazine to show around. Fingers crossed.<br /><br />It's going to be a strange year.<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5407775604/" title="Photo Pit Magazine by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5407775604_e2caf80c63.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Photo Pit Magazine" /></a><br /><br />Photo Pit Magazine coming soon (hopefully).Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-3025467322251523472010-12-30T23:20:00.004+00:002010-12-30T23:41:44.295+00:00Edgar Wright<div align="left">Earlier this year I had the privilege of meeting Bryan Lee O'Malley which was great as I was a big fan of the Scott Pilgrim books. I also really enjoyed the movie and it was probably my favourite movie of the year (which meant I was pretty excited when I found out Edgar Wright was coming into Forbidden Planet). I've been a fan of Edgar since Spaced was on Channel 4.<br /><br />The photos from the signing really aren't the best signing photos I've taken. It's a shame as Edgar was great, really nice and chatty with everyone and I wish I could have done that justice. I would love to photograph both Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg together signing. I reckon it would be pretty interesting.<br /><br />I've said before that I struggle to keep signing photos different each time I cover them and I really struggled with this one getting the exposures and colouring right.<br /><br />The signing got me thinking about how I would like to try photographing on a big film set and document a films production.<br /><br />It's kinda weird thinking this was the last set of photos I will have taken in 2010.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5307446977/" title="Edgar Wright - Forbidden Planet signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5307446977_4cc7d97617.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Edgar Wright - Forbidden Planet signing" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5308034280/" title="Edgar Wright - Forbidden Planet signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5308034280_e99e18c59b.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Edgar Wright - Forbidden Planet signing" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625709672012/" rel="nofollow">The other photos from the signing are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-7279208218336143932010-12-24T18:05:00.004+00:002010-12-24T19:17:46.609+00:00Gallows - Two Shows/One Day<div align="left">Gallows announced a while ago that they were going to play Grey Britain in full at the Electric Ballrooom (and they also announced shortly after that they were going to do Orchestra Of Wolves in full at the Dingwalls on the same day). I was looking forward to the show and the more I thought about it, the more it felt like an incredibly important show/day. <br /><br />The band have been through it all since the release of Grey Britain ranging from parting ways with their label to playing some of the biggest shows they've ever played (supporting RATM) and I felt like these shows (especially the Grey Britain one) was the end of an era. There had been a lot of rumors and talk about them splitting up and I was thinking that if they were going to split, this would be a good time to do it or it would end up being a statement that they aren't going anywhere. One of the other special things about the GB show was the fact they would be playing with a string section. <br /><br />I've always wanted to try and shoot the whole experience of a show and shoot more than just the live performance and I desperatley wanted to try it for this. I emailed the guys and pitched it too them and they seemed happy to let me come down which I was over the moon about.<br /><br />On the day I joined them pretty early on for their first soundcheck and tried to shoot as much as possible. I didn't really feel comfortable shooting backstage in their dressing room as this was really the first time I've properly spoken to most of the band and didn't want to push things too far. The day must have been quite stressful and tiring for them and I didn't want to shove a camera in their face while they were trying to relax and calm down. That was a pretty big regret for me.<br /><br />I found the Dingwalls show pretty hard to shoot. There was no barrier and the crowd were going apeshit. I got stuck on one side of the stage (by Steph) and didn't feel I could get over to the otherside to cover Lags and Stu so I don't feel there's as much variaty as I would have like. The show was superb though.<br /><br />The Electric Ballroom was going to give me a lot more freedom to shoot as there was a barrier and I could move about a lot more. In my head I had a lot of things I wanted to try and do as well as places/angles I wanted to shoot from. The show seemed to fly by and I tried to do the things I thought about but it wasn't as easy as I had hoped and I didn't feel like I was nailing the live stuff as easily as I have in that venue before. I missed a few things like Richard Carter coming onstage for 'Black Eyes'.<br /><br />They had said all day they wouldn't be doing encores and I was at the back of the stage as they were finishing 'Crucifucks' and Steph mentioned they had decided to do 'Orchesta Of Wolves' but would I take a photo of the five of them onstage before they played again. I was absolutely shitting myself. I was panicing about the photos not coming out and having blown a massive moment for them. I got up on Lee's drum stool and just shot as much as I could hoping SOMETHING would come out ok.<br /><br />While I was taking the shot I just had a realisation that this is what I've always wanted to do and this was what I had dreamed about doing. It also felt like I was part of something great. I went back into the pit to shoot the last song and felt incredibly overwhelmed and emotional. If you'd have told me six months ago that I would have been in this situation I'd have laugh at you. The GB show was truely stunning and the band over the day were amazing to be around. They've all been incredibly supportive and I still feel on a bit of a high.<br /><br />It may seem silly to some people and shit loads of other photographers are in this situation all the time but this sort of thing doesn't happen to me. The band, the music and taking those photos meant the world to me and it was one of the best things that's ever happened to me.<br /><br />As a whole I love a lot of the photos I took but I do think I could have done better and I could have done more but I'm hoping from this I'll get the chance to do this again and it could be the start of something good.<br /><br />I really want to thank Frank, Steph, Lee, Lags and Stu along with Clare, Paul and all of the Gallows crew. I know I've done this a million times already.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5287907295/" title="Gallows - Pre-show/Soundcheck by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5287907295_2aac4cbdd8.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Gallows - Pre-show/Soundcheck" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5288512486/" title="Gallows - Pre-show/Soundcheck by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5288512486_beeb3da44f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Gallows - Pre-show/Soundcheck" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5287910321/" title="Gallows - Pre-show/Soundcheck by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5287910321_4800cfc662.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Gallows - Pre-show/Soundcheck" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5288513632/" title="Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves (Dingwalls) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5288513632_3f251dc837.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves (Dingwalls)" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5287912015/" title="Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves (Dingwalls) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5287912015_1336597600.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves (Dingwalls)" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5287917071/" title="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5287917071_2af50e357d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom)" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5277285814/" title="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5277285814_400950d177.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom)" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5287916665/" title="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5287916665_7a3a4e3eea.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom)" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5287920455/" title="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5287920455_ba3cd6543b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom)" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5288522946/" title="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5288522946_ee8d1a91ea.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom)" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625665398118/" rel="nofollow">The photos from the pre/post show and sound check photos are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625539819895/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos from the Dingwalls show are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625512019033/" rel="nofollow">The other Electric Ballroom shows are here.</a><br /><br />The photos are also up on Frank's website (frankxcarter.com) and (twice as many photos) are on the Gallows Facebook page.Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-76359152855709059062010-12-23T17:51:00.005+00:002010-12-23T18:03:42.514+00:00Quick post about the Gallows shows<div align="left">I spent Friday photographing Gallows’ two album shows in Camden. I’m waiting to see what happens with the photos before I put a full set online but I uploaded this one.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5277285814/" title="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5277285814_400950d177.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Gallows - Grey Britain (Electric Ballroom)" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Friday is a day I’ll never forget. I’ll write about it properly soon.<br /><br />Also everyone should be reading Frank's blog anyway but there's a few of my photos from both Gallows shows on there now if anyone is interested.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.frankxcarter.com" rel="nofollow">Frankxcarter.com</a><br /></div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-44648413870871907772010-12-12T21:21:00.003+00:002010-12-12T22:13:50.462+00:00London Rollergirls Season Three - Bout Three<div align="left">Saturday was the last London Rollergirl bouts this year and it was a great way to go out. Was really happy that the Ultraviolent Femmes won their first bout of the season and Habour Grudges winning really opens things up. At half time they had a Space Hopper race which was pretty fun to watch. I was quite surprised to see they'd used one of my photos in the programmes.<br /><br />I got to shoot from the middle of the track again and feel I had a bit more of a grasp on it this time but I felt I struggled a bit more than normal shooting from the outside. My camera was doing it's usual taking photos when it feels like it wants too and I got a new error message which I haven't seen before. As long as my camera holds out another week then I'll breath a big sigh.<br /><br />I really want to improve by the end of the season and I'd like to be taking more photos of the whole event/more candids than I'm currently doing.<br /><br />I'd like to thank (again) Erin and the rest of the London Rollergirls for being very welcoming and helpful. I really love this sport and love being (sort of) involved in it in a very small way.</div><br /><br />Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5255418542/" title="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5255418542_b39fdc85db.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5255419486/" title="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5255419486_3299227137.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5255420780/" title="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5255420780_33cef1b0f7.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5254811381/" title="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5254811381_f5420f6924.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5254810365/" title="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5254810365_27e04b2788.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes - London Rollergirls" /></a></div><br /><br />Half Time<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5255425660/" title="Half Time - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5161/5255425660_f16faf3638.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Half Time - London Rollergirls" /></a></div><br /><br />Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5255430074/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5255430074_9da4858496.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5255433126/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5255433126_9f028b4236.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5254820121/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5254820121_2f08b0fee6.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5254821121/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5254821121_b47455d537.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5255434746/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5255434746_e3cabd3fc7.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625584462596/" rel="nofollow">More photos of Steam Rollers vs Ultraviolent Femmes are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625584478940/" rel="nofollow">More photos of Half Time.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625458760079/" rel="nofollow">More photos of Harbour Grudges vs Suffra Jets are here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">I feel like I'm counting down to Friday which is going to be a massive day for me. I'm pretty fucking nervous but it's all pressure I put on myself to perform and deliver. I'll write more about it soon I guess. I also want to do an end of year 'review' of sorts. It's been a big year with lots of highs and lows. Might be good for me to reflect a bit.<br /><br />I've started working on a project I've had in my head for a little while now which could open some doors and be pretty exciting. It's one thing that makes me look forward to 2011.</div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-447237604582548832010-12-06T22:40:00.002+00:002010-12-06T22:44:18.415+00:00Instax<div align="left">Despite being broke I picked up an Instax on Ebay a couple of weeks ago. It's taking some getting used to, especially getting the focal lengths right and framing everything. Some of them are ok but some could have been better. Hopefully I'll learn from the mistakes. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5238906147/" title="Portobello Market by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5238906147_1d6b3ccd3a.jpg" width="500" height="404" alt="Portobello Market" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5238909551/" title="Untitled by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5238909551_348c23bbb2.jpg" width="500" height="392" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5238910753/" title="TDON by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5238910753_683bba5a3e.jpg" width="500" height="398" alt="TDON" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625419222427/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the Instax prints are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-22510894494251737292010-12-04T19:33:00.004+00:002010-12-04T21:23:39.060+00:00Japanese Voyeurs & Young Guns - Electric Ballroom<div align="left">I got an email from Romily (the singer of Japanese Voyeurs) saying she'd seen the photos of them I'd taken at the MAdM show and liked them. She offered to sort me out with a pass for their show supporting Young Guns at the Electric Ballroom. Recently I've felt a little weird with regards to my blog. Some days I'm proud of it, really enjoy writing it and putting it up. Then other times I struggle to find things to write and feel like it's incredibly boring and self indulgent. Things like the email from Romily make me a bit more sure and justified about the way I do things.<br /><br />I'd been away with work for several days and had worked some ridiculus hours so before hand I really wasn't excited for the show but the minute I got to the venue I felt a hell of a lot better. Japanese Voyeurs were on early and they killed it. I really like them and they are great to shoot. There's something about them. The Swellers were second and were ok but not 100% my sort of thing. I've photographed Young Guns before and their singer Gustav is really fun to photograph, he has a lot of energy and covers the stage well. <br /><br />I'm pretty happy with how the photos have come out and I'm really enjoying how I'm taking photos at the moment. I'm trying to shoot a bit more free and looser. I hope it shows.<br /><br />Thank you to Japanese Voyeurs for sorting this out.</div><br /><br />Japanese Voyeurs <br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5231741763/" title="Japanese Voyeurs - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5231741763_578939dc3d.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Japanese Voyeurs - Electric Ballroom" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5231743117/" title="Japanese Voyeurs - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5231743117_8a75f77fb4.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Japanese Voyeurs - Electric Ballroom" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5231742211/" title="Japanese Voyeurs - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5231742211_f712b533f3.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Japanese Voyeurs - Electric Ballroom" /></a></div><br /><br />The Swellers <br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5232312926/" title="The Swellers - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5232312926_6180d3f6fa.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="The Swellers - Electric Ballroom" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5231721823/" title="The Swellers - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5231721823_251e79f50b.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="The Swellers - Electric Ballroom" /></a></div><br /><br />Young Guns<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5231744563/" title="Young Guns - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5231744563_ee4d52729f.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Young Guns - Electric Ballroom" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5231745285/" title="Young Guns - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5129/5231745285_5216d41f0b.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Young Guns - Electric Ballroom" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5232339338/" title="Young Guns - Electric Ballroom by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5232339338_492161f8ae.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Young Guns - Electric Ballroom" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625402855515/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of Japanese Voyeurs are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625402804997/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of The Swellers are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625402868363/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of Young Guns are here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">Someone at the show I had a brief exchange that went like this:<br /><br />"Who do you shoot for?"<br />"Me"<br />"Oh so you do freelance for a lot of different people and magazines?"<br />"No, I just shoot for me"<br /><br />I feel like photography and music photography especially can be a bit of a pissing contest and unless you are working for someone it can feel like you are being looked down upon. It shouldn't matter who I work for, I do what I do because I enjoy it and it made me really appreciate the other photographers I know who don't make photography feel like a competition. The only person I compete with is myself. I am constantly battling with my confidence and self esteem and when I am happy with the photos I take (like I was last night) and get emails or comments like I did from JV (and Gallows), it justifies everything for me.</div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-52453360725894184932010-11-28T18:36:00.004+00:002010-11-28T19:41:30.005+00:00Gallows - Back To The Dives Tour<div align="left">It's been a while since I've photographed the Gallows live and I know I get nervous before shooting a lot of shows (especially before shows that might be pretty crazy or that doesn't have a barrier). This time I was more nervous after everything that went on with Banquet Records last time I photographed Gallows in Kingston.<br /><br />Despite taking my camera with me I wasn't 100% sure if I was actually going to take photos but once I got there I decided that there was no way I couldn't take photos.<br /><br />I'd read that the first band was meant to be Feed The Rhino but it turned out to be a band called Polar who were ok! They set up their pedal boards and microphones on the floort and played their set there which was pretty cool. I felt like I couldn't quite get the angles on the shots. TRC were the second band and it took me a while to get my settings right so the photos are a bit hit and miss but they are always interesting to watch.<br /><br />I managed to get a spot at the front for Gallows and decided that this time I'd try and not stay in one place for the set. I stayed for most of the set in the middle but then moved to the edges to try and shoot Steph and Lags some more. It was a great show and I think the pictures came out alright.<br /><br />Fingers crossed I'll get to be shooting their album shows and I can't wait.</div><br /><br />Polar<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5213653809/" title="Polar - The Peel by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5213653809_6c1f671383.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Polar - The Peel" /></a></div><br /><br />TRC<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5213656107/" title="TRC - The Peel by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5213656107_1b456e0a0d.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="TRC - The Peel" /></a></div><br /><br />Gallows<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5213657601/" title="Gallows - The Peel by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5213657601_880fd4ca56.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Gallows - The Peel" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5213656675/" title="Gallows - The Peel by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5213656675_a7f061cd2e.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Gallows - The Peel" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5213657803/" title="Gallows - The Peel by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5213657803_3127d26766.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Gallows - The Peel" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625358472771/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of Polar are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625358474961/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of TRC are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625358478955/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of Gallows are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-26254087797011253672010-11-27T10:16:00.005+00:002010-11-27T10:36:48.873+00:00Nathan Fox - Signing & Installation<div align="left">After the anxiety attack, I decided not to go to Erotica and I felt pretty bad for letting people down but I just wouldn't have handled the situation well.<br /><br />Instead, I decided to meet up with Nathan Fox who had done a signing at work. Nathan was taking part in a massive art installation in an office on Shaftesbury Avenue. He was working on the stairwell across five floors using a mix of paint, markers and massive vinyl stickers. <br /><br />It was just him and his friend Dennis who were working on his section so it was really nice and peacefull which was just what I needed. As I've mentioned before I find artists working fascinating and I had a great time. Nathan Fox's art is stunning and it helps that he is such a nice guy too. Definitely want to meet up with him at some point in the future and photographing him work again.</div><br /><br />Signing<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5203476069/" title="Nathan Fox - Forbidden Planet Signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5203476069_0c5fee69cd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Nathan Fox - Forbidden Planet Signing" /></a></div><br /><br />Installation<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5203477697/" title="Nathan Fox - Hogarth Art Installation by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/5203477697_133be9fc07.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Nathan Fox - Hogarth Art Installation" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5203476905/" title="Nathan Fox - Hogarth Art Installation by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5203476905_143baa7003.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Nathan Fox - Hogarth Art Installation" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5203478451/" title="Nathan Fox - Hogarth Art Installation by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5203478451_e2fbd41489.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Nathan Fox - Hogarth Art Installation" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625333329527/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos from the signing and installation are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-47192474121211890712010-11-20T14:09:00.006+00:002010-11-20T14:57:08.487+00:00The Saturdays & Rival Schools<div align="left">This weeks been a strange week and I'm going to try and get a load of it down. I shot MAdM on Monday and was going to see Rival Schools on Tuesday. A couple of hours before hand a friend text me asking if I wanted to come to an intimate showcase and photograph The Saturdays. They aren't my cup of tea but it's a chance that doesn't really come round often (or at all really) so I said yes. The showcase was for AOL and they had arranged a little photo opportunity before hand. I was pretty nervous as I'm not really very good or confident at taking photos of people and I was pushed for time as I had to get to Rival Schools. It was stressing me out a little because I knew I was short on time and I got very flustered and paniced. The photo could have been better but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was when I left.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5192205334/" title="The Saturdays - AOL Music Sessions by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5192205334_a1cdc5c5d8.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="The Saturdays - AOL Music Sessions" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Rival Schools are a band I've been listening to for nine years now (since their first and only album came out) and they are a band I've forgotten about and rediscovered a number of times over the years. Over the last few, every time I hear the album I love it a little bit more. I've been lucky enough to see them a couple of times but seeing them at the Hoxton Bar and Kitchen was the first chance I've had to photograph them live.<br /><br />The photos really aren't anything special but the opportunity to take them meant a lot. The band were perfect and they are just an effortless band. Everything seems so easy and they are very understated which makes them quite powerful.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5192077644/" title="Rival Schools - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5192077644_c8c8b0c298.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Rival Schools - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5192078284/" title="Rival Schools - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5192078284_7832bc1061.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Rival Schools - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5191483525/" title="Rival Schools - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5191483525_c134cb868b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Rival Schools - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625430411734/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of Rival Schools are here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">So MAdM, The Saturdays and Rival Schools was the first two days of the week. The same person who sorted out The Saturdays for me was also sorting out a photoshoot with Dita Von Teese for an interview she's done with her for the Metro newspaper. This was a massive deal for me and while I was stressing and nervous about it, it was something I HAD to do. <br /><br />In the end it fell through and it didn't happen but I was shooting a burlesque show for my friend on Friday. I was also meant to be spending the weekend at Erotica and I had two people that wanted photographs from me. I was meant to be shooting for House of Burlesque and Tanya Tate had also said she was after some photos. Despite the Dita shoot falling through I was told I could go and photograph her doing a book signing. As the week went on I was stressing more and more about everything and I was struggling to work out how I would fit everything in and not let anyone down.<br /><br />As well as all these things I did five full days at work and covered/photographed a signing for artist Nathan Fox. It really has been an insane week.<br /><br />I went to the burlesque show but when I got there I just didn't feel right. I felt incredibly uncomfortable and self concious and I don't know why. I was also very busy with loud music and lots of extremely loud talking. I started feeling quite claustrophobic (it's the only way I can describe it). As it was a charity show and I had been asked to photograph it was I was putting pressure on myself to deliver some decent photos to warrent being asked to do it. As the night went on and once the performers started my anxiety was going through the roof and I was verging on a panic attack and I was starting to get into a bit of a downward spiral and I was freaking out. I ended up having to leave and I was pretty upset. I felt like I had let Deni down for leaving and not taking photos but I also just didn't feel up to being around groups of people so I decided not to go to Erotica. I think it's for the best that I take a little bit of a breather and try and collect myself a little. Everything just got too much too quickly and I felt so far out of my comfort zone this week. It's meant letting down three sets of people over the last two days but I don't know what else I could have done.<br /><br />This week has made me realise that I can take <i>some</i> good shots but I really am not a good photographer and I think there's a big difference. I seriously lack the skills to handle pressure and social situations which can really set you apart.</div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-58564055181804452492010-11-19T13:57:00.003+00:002010-11-19T14:11:40.292+00:00Melissa Auf der Maur - Scala<div align="left">Last time Melissa Auf der Maur was over she managed to get caught up in the joys of the Icelandic volcano and her gig got shuffled about. I was also ill was having a very intense week with lots going on (similar to this week strangely).<br /><br />She announced a show at the Scala and I was over the moon about this. Scala is a really laid back venue, great lighting and they have a barrier! I decided to go into the venue a bit later so I could grab a drink with friends but when I got inside Japanese Voyeurs were about to start. They took me by surprise when they started playing and I really wanted to grab some shots. I went to go get my spot on the barrier to find there wasn't one and I had to find a spot in the crowd which meant I had to duck and dive round peoples heads to get some shots.<br /><br />The lighting for Japanese Voyeurs was p-e-r-f-e-c-t and between that and the band themselves, everything really felt like it clicked. I really want to shoot them again. <br /><br />In almost total contrast to JV, the lighting for MAdM was a lot less intense and tended to be single colours and not much front lighting. I think some of this was for atmosphere and also they were using a projector. I like how the photos came out but I definitely had to work harder for her.<br /><br />I'm trying to shoot a bit differently and a bit more free at the moment. I will be working on something that could be really exciting and it might help me to push myself a bit more with what I'm able to do.</div><br /><br />Japanese Voyeurs<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5188521106/" title="Japanese Voyeurs - Scala by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/5188521106_7171edf93f.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Japanese Voyeurs - Scala" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5188521394/" title="Japanese Voyeurs - Scala by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5188521394_b9a6861116.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Japanese Voyeurs - Scala" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5188520498/" title="Japanese Voyeurs - Scala by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5188520498_c364cecbf8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Japanese Voyeurs - Scala" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Melissa Auf der Maur<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5188522548/" title="Melissa Auf der Maur - Scala by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1010/5188522548_1a5e9a1d88.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Melissa Auf der Maur - Scala" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5187920667/" title="Melissa Auf der Maur - Scala by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5187920667_c62bfc0768.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Melissa Auf der Maur - Scala" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5188524120/" title="Melissa Auf der Maur - Scala by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5188524120_5a336a86f9.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Melissa Auf der Maur - Scala" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625295903299/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of Japanese Voyeurs are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625295909219/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos of Melissa Auf der Maur are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-64713719616469286512010-11-15T13:00:00.002+00:002010-11-15T13:23:17.581+00:00London Rollergirls Season Three - Bout Two<div align="left">The second of the London Rollergirls doubler header bouts for Season 3 took place on Saturday night (featuring Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers and Ultraviolent Femmes vs Suffra Jets). I was looking forward to shooting this bout as I thought the last lot of photos were <i>ok</i> but could have been better.<br /><br />The first thing I noticed was there seemed to be a lot more photographers this time and getting space in the first corner wasn't as easy as last time. The LRG were allowing photographers into the middle of the track to shoot from a box which they are marked out but the photographers were only allowed in and out during time outs or at the end of the period. I think I was pretty much the only one to say they wanted to try shooting from there in advance but on the day, lots of other photographers also wanted to try it too. I managed to get in for the start of the first bout and I loved it. It allowed me to get closer to the action which I've struggled to do before and it was a lot easier to track the skaters round the corner and get some good shots of them in motion. A lot of the photographers seemed new and seemed to ignore/not know/not understand a lot of the things that myself and some of the regulars had been told which was a bit weird to watch.<br /><br />I'm a lot happier with these photos than before. I hopefully have more variaty in the shots and they make for much better sets.<br /><br />The bouts themselves were great and extremely close/exciting.<br /></div><br /><br />Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176263447/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5176263447_43ce59d683.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176870696/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5176870696_b211eaec07.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176267423/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5176267423_c0919fae58.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176269147/" title="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5176269147_28a7bb29f5.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers - London Rollergirls" /></a></div><br /><br />Ultraviolent Femmes vs Suffra Jets<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176860176/" title="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5176860176_c4d799fb30.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176864878/" title="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5176864878_5f846460b4.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176258989/" title="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5176258989_cebd9ce6b3.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5176260509/" title="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5176260509_71c1694182.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Ultraviolent Femmes va Suffra Jets - London Rollergirls" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625386466062/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos from the Harbour Grudges vs Steam Rollers bout are here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625386446554/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos from the Ultraviolent Femmes vs Suffra Jets bout are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-58241912404756371332010-11-09T14:04:00.006+00:002010-11-09T14:23:36.940+00:00Never Say Die - HMV Forum<div align="left">Photopasses are a little bit of a rare occurance for me at the moment and I managed to get one (through Livethescene) for the London date of the Never Say Die tour. It had an insane line up. The tube strile meant I didn't get in until after the first two bands but once inside I met up with three other photographers I'm friends with (Ian Arnold, Abbi London and Ben Gibson). It was quite bizarre shooting with some many friends around and in the pit. It makes everything so much more fun and a lot more relaxed. It really felt like thats how shooting shows should be.<br /><br />The lighting for the venue was a bit hit and miss and that coupled with the fact they allowed flash sort of knocked me off my game. I wanted to shoot flash but couldn't get it right so I'd shoot without and then the lighting would turn shit. I'd then have to go back to flash only for me to get frustrated and switch back to shooting without. I normally don't see many other peoples photos from the gigs I shoot (if any) but seeing Ben's and Ian's photos highlighted how different my photos are (and I'm not sure thats a good thing). There's one or two photos from the night I really like but I look at them all as a whole and just think that they should have been better. That sort of line up and that sort of venue deserve better photos. I struggle a lot with shooting with flash and it's something I really need to get to grips with.<br /><br />The links below will take you to the rest of the photos from the night.<br /><br />The end of this year is going to be a strange one. Three potentially life changing opportunities may happen and they may not but I might right about the situations soon. Strange times ahead.</div><br /><br />Your Demise<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5155460208/" title="Your Demise - Never Say Die (London) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/5155460208_869a9b6027.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Your Demise - Never Say Die (London)" /></a></div><br /><br />Emmure<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5160866382/" title="Emmure - Never Say Die (London) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/5160866382_271fc362a1.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Emmure - Never Say Die (London)" /></a></div><br /><br />Bleeding Through<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5160263581/" title="Bleeding through - Never Say Die (London) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5160263581_2f8508800a.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Bleeding through - Never Say Die (London)" /></a></div><br /><br />Comeback Kid<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5160868878/" title="Comeback Kid - Never Say Die (London) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/5160868878_26fdea9db8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Comeback Kid - Never Say Die (London)" /></a></div><br /><br />Parkway Drive<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5160265285/" title="Parkway Drive - Never Say Die (London) by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1337/5160265285_61c113d7f2.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Parkway Drive - Never Say Die (London)" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625333271046/" rel="nofollow">Your Demise</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625221017887/" rel="nofollow">Emmure</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625345915100/" rel="nofollow">Bleeding Through</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625345918456/" rel="nofollow">Comeback Kid</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625345920052/" rel="nofollow">Parkway Drive</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-64846519934107993712010-11-01T00:06:00.004+00:002010-11-01T00:33:06.238+00:00Movember<div align="left">Today is November 1st and along with a few people from work, I've decided to take part in Movember. The idea is meant to be that you start the month clean shaven and spend the rest of the month growing a moustache.<br /><br />We all decided to do something slightly differe and grow out our facial and start the month with a moustache already rather than grow one through the month. The important thing is that it's all for charity. I thought that I look like an idiot all year round so I might as well try and raise some money while doing it.<br /><br />The money raised goes towards male (cancer) based charities and while I personally haven't had anyone close to me effected by cancer, it doesn't mean I won't have someone effected in the future and I have friends who have/had family members diagnosed with cancer. It feels good to raise money and be doing something good and worthwhile. Although the money goes towards research into things like prostate cancer, I feel like any money going towards any cancer research benifits everyone.<br /><br />I now have my moustache and am ready to rock it through Movember. I may try and post more photos throughout the month as I may change the style of it.</div><br /><br />Before:<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5133921154/" title="Movember by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/5133921154_93290b2242.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Movember" /></a></div><br /><br />After:<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5133922204/" title="Movember by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5133922204_7e259a1a70.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Movember" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625283845150/" rel="nofollow">There are a few other photos from the big shave here.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">You can donate/sponsor me <a href="http://uk.movember.com/mospace/660208/" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Any money given would be amazing and I'd be eternally grateful. Thank you to all the people who have supported me so far and (in advance) to the people that will support me.</div>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-32692014666597519562010-10-31T12:28:00.004+00:002010-10-31T13:07:52.874+00:00NFL Fan Rally - London<div align="left">For the last few years the NFL have staged a regular season game in London. I love American Football but because of things like the time difference I don't always get to keep up with it as much as I would like.<br /><br />One of the things I like about American Football and American sports in general is the spirit of it. Despite fierce rivalries, it brings people together in a positive way far more than most sports I feel. There's so much more to it than just the game, there's rallies and tailgate parties, people dress up and really get involved. Each game is a spectacle in it's own right.<br /><br />The support in the UK for the NFL has been growing as part of that is evident in the fact that they held the first official NFL fan rally outside of America yesterday. <br /><br />It was really cool to see the stage and events set up in Trafalgar Square. Although the rally was to promote the game between Denver Broncos and San francisco 49ers, there was so much support for all the other teams and the sport in general. I was proud to be wearing my Tim Tebow/Florida Gators jersey. They had The 49ers cheerleading squad and their drumline performing throughout the day as well as NFL legends and other people being interviewed. Jerry Rice was one of the first 'legendary' players I watched as a child.<br /><br />The only downside to the day was I emailed the organisers numorous times about seeing if I could get a photopass and got no response. I would have loved to be able to take photos of the people being interviewed and the cheerleaders. I didn't really take many photos on the day and I wish I had taken more. I still don't have confidence in going up to people and asking for a posed photo. The other thing is they could have done with a bit more variety on the stage as the Cheerleaders, drumline and one of the other acts performed about four times throughout the afternoon.<br /><br />Next year I definitely want to make it to the game. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5131036481/" title="NFL - Fan Rally London by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1220/5131036481_70383b4f1e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="NFL - Fan Rally London" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5131638420/" title="NFL - Fan Rally London by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/5131638420_605da29ac3.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="NFL - Fan Rally London" /></a> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625279039282/" rel="nofollow">There are a few other photos from the day here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-73339166232504399142010-10-27T13:40:00.004+01:002010-11-17T07:45:04.068+00:00Sinful Sunday<div align="left">The very talented Knickerbocker Glories put on their own show called 'Sinful Sunday' at the Tooting Tram and Social which is pretty much just down the road from me. The place is stunning and has a great feel to it and it had the added bonus of having a really strong line up (and being free!) so I was pretty excited to check it out. I had some friends coming down. It was their first burlesque show and although I'd been building up the fact it was going to be a really good show, I was worried it wouldn't match the expectations I'd set.<br /><br />The show was amazing and probably the best all round burlesque show I've been to. Miss Dolly Rose and Banbury Cross were brilliant, I haven't seen them both perform for a good few months now and it just made me want to see them again. It was great to finally see Domino Burlesk perform and Kiki Kaboom is always a joy to watch.<br /><br />The highlight of the night though was Eastend Cabaret. I really wish my photos did their performance justice. They were incredibly funny and clever with brilliant voices. <br /><br />I have mixed feeling about my photos from the night. The lighting was a lot better than I expected and I came away feeling like I'd nailed it. After editing the photos, there aren't anywhere near as many decent shots as I thought there would be but the ones that are useable I'm happy with. I just don't think they convey how great the show was. I did get to catch up with Miss Dolly Rose and Banbury Cross which was lovely. Banbury quite often does two or three shows in a night sometimes and I would love to cover all of those with her and do a sort of 'night in the life of Banbury Cross' (but not call it that).<br /><br />It's nice to be doing more burlesque again, I really enjoy it and miss it. I do frustrate myself as it makes me wish I was working towards getting my book done but I just feel a bit directionless (and scared).<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5119113202/" title="Miss Dolly Rose - Sinful Sunday by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1175/5119113202_42a4dbfa71.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Miss Dolly Rose - Sinful Sunday" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5119114570/" title="Eastend Cabaret - Sinful Sunday by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1256/5119114570_c6d49650d3.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Eastend Cabaret - Sinful Sunday" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5119117184/" title="Banbury Cross - Sinful Sunday by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1178/5119117184_21742b8049.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Banbury Cross - Sinful Sunday" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625124251839/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos from the night are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-2956038693550707532010-10-26T13:27:00.002+01:002010-10-26T13:42:00.326+01:00Retrotease presents Kitten De Ville<div align="left">Thanks to Mr Keith Suave, I was able to go down and photograph Retrotease Presents Kitten De Ville in Clapham. I wasn't really sure what to expect from the show and it was a venue I'd never been to before. When I got in I met Tigz, who is a photographer I met at the LBW this year. It's quite nice shooting shows alongside someone you know. We managed to get a table on the corner of the stage with a clear line of sight which was lucky, any futher back and we would have had peoples heads in most of the shots.<br /><br />The show itself was good and the lighting was really nice for some of it. They had really bright white lights which was great during the bits with The Devine Miss Em who was hosting but they seemed to dim it down for the actual performances and it seemed like a bit of a waste of such lovely lighting.<br /><br />Madame Galina was superb as usual and I was really happy to photograph Ruby Deshabille. I've photographed her before at the Glitter Rooms, she is stunning and so easy to photograph.<br /><br />I'm going to try and get my photos from the show I was at on Sunday nailed and edited tonight. I'm really excited about these photos and can't wait to get them up.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5115524931/" title="Ruby Deshabille - Retrotease by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/5115524931_c760658920.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Ruby Deshabille - Retrotease" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5116126940/" title="Sophia St Viller - Retrotease by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5116126940_25eda775c9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Sophia St Viller - Retrotease" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5116129796/" title="Madame Galina - Retrotease by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1435/5116129796_e26ed55e0f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Madame Galina - Retrotease" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5115531093/" title="Devine Miss Em - Retrotease by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/5115531093_5acee66865.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Devine Miss Em - Retrotease" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5115531371/" title="Kitten De Ville - Retrotease by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1206/5115531371_8c98a9ff23.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Kitten De Ville - Retrotease" /></a> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625117323233/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the photos from the night are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420067890820417274.post-89093974971545311512010-10-25T14:36:00.002+01:002010-10-25T15:02:08.526+01:00Simon Pegg & Bryan Hitch - Forbidden Planet<div align="left">There were two signings at Forbidden Planet on Saturday which I covered. Both I was extremely excited about. The first signing was for comic artist Bryan Hitch. I've been a fan of his for quite some time and I've always followed his work. He is probably the first comic artist who truely wowed me with his work. The signing seemed to go really well and he was extremely nice. Take photos downstairs in the book department is quite easy as the lighting is fairly even. It was a pleasure to finally meet Bryan after all these years.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5112585986/" title="Bryan Hitch - Forbidden Planet signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1239/5112585986_e147bf3264.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Bryan Hitch - Forbidden Planet signing" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5112586280/" title="Bryan Hitch - Forbidden Planet signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1357/5112586280_b7274cde7f.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Bryan Hitch - Forbidden Planet signing" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="left">The second signing was for Simon Pegg. The really weird thing about this signing for me was that I still think of him as the guy from Spaced and while talking to him before the signing I suddenly was thinking "holy shit he's in Star Trek". Simon was amazing, very engaging, very funny and a pleasure to be around (he even brought Jaffa Cakes). <br /><br />In contrast to the Bryan Hitch signing, the lighting upstairs is a lot harder to work with, the shop lights on one side and the sunlight from the open door where the people in the queue are coming in means that its hard to get the colours right and some of the colours on the edits look off but it's one of the areas I lack knowledge in.<br /><br />These photos have jumped the queue a little bit and I now have two sets of burlesque show photos to finish editing and upload.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5111991313/" title="Simon Pegg - Forbidden Planet signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1401/5111991313_2bf710f33f.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Simon Pegg - Forbidden Planet signing" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5111990671/" title="Simon Pegg - Forbidden Planet signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5111990671_67d279af93.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="Simon Pegg - Forbidden Planet signing" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/5111991867/" title="Simon Pegg - Forbidden Planet signing by Derek Bremner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1199/5111991867_20f32f51b7.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Simon Pegg - Forbidden Planet signing" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625234206696/" rel="nofollow">The Bryan Hitch photos can be seen here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/olddelpasso/sets/72157625109423113/" rel="nofollow">The rest of the Simon Pegg photos are here.</a>Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312402911989778131noreply@blogger.com0