Speed in the Streets; F1 Bavaria City Racing Dublin 2012

Earlier in the year I ventured out into the Irish rain and tried to document the event of the summer. In June Bavaria City Racing brought Formula 1 to the streets of Dublin. More than 100,000 spectators were expected to gather for an adrenaline-fuelled afternoon with Superbikes, Super cars, Touring cars, Formula 2, WRC, Drifters, andContinue reading “Speed in the Streets; F1 Bavaria City Racing Dublin 2012”

Shooting Without Bullets

There have been many discussions lately, both on-line and off, on the rights of photographers – when, where and what you can legitimately photograph, and what you can subsequently do with the photographs you take. This pamphlet is intended to give an outline of your rights and responsibilities as a photographer, but is not intended as aContinue reading “Shooting Without Bullets”

Monster Under the Bed. Part 2

As mentioned in my “About Me” page and in my previous “Monster Under The Bed” post I hinted upon my Grandmothers collection of photos under the bed. As the first part of this series was a bit heavy on the text side, I’ve decided to be easy on you guys. This is a small collectionContinue reading “Monster Under the Bed. Part 2”

Interview with a Vampire?

  First of all it would be unfair to assume that all persons originating from Transylvania are Vampires. I live with one and my neck is relatively bite-free. I do, however keep a large garland of the age-old pungent rose in our kitchen. Joking aside, the reason I am interviewing this interesting gentleman today isContinue reading “Interview with a Vampire?”

Stop Press! ACDC for free?

It turns out that because I’m studying a course in the journalism faculty I qualify for a Press Pass (NUJ Card). I’m not really sure how it works but now as I have one, I’ll take you through my research into what it actually does, and see if it will get me free into theContinue reading “Stop Press! ACDC for free?”

Quick Guide to Gig Shots

When asked to go down and take shots of your mates band make sure you do it justice. Every job you encounter will take you on to the next, so make sure it’s correctly executed. You can be sure that if you’re last shoot was a little lazy then you will only get half theContinue reading “Quick Guide to Gig Shots”

Can anyone else smell that?

“So how’s it going folks?!” It appears I’ve stumbled into the ever-present world of blogging. As guided by my college lecturer I am here trying to think of something innovative or interesting to talk or ‘blog’ about. My view on blogging in its purist, non-Facebook, form was as Elliott Gould   (M*A*S*H) summed it up,Continue reading “Can anyone else smell that?”