Got a chance to photograph Jane Doe and the Undesireables playing a gig at the Prince Albert in Brighton. My first live gig photography (with more than a point and shoot) but I think it came out okay. The band were super happy with the pictures and I loved them live so good all round I guess!
Had a great meeting in Southampton and some early drinks to celebrate. Not my best photography but I like the pictures anyway. On the train home I was kinda smashed and loving the music I was listening to (Metronomy, Every Time I Die and Best Coast) so I snapped a couple of from the hip shots of my fellow passengers.
One of the strangest nights I have ever had. These 14 year old guys had been drinking (I know right!!) and swimming in the paddling pools on the beach in Brighton. Amazing bro love between them and they were very happy for me to take a picture (which I emailed to them)…a surreal backdrop to one of the weirdest (and saddest) conversations I have had…
People mention Content Management Systems (CMS) all the time but many people are not sure what they do and why they might need one. Simply if you change content on your site regularly (and you should!) they are really handy, will save you time and improve your site.
Basically think of a CMS as a way of changing what is on your site. Not usually design but text, images, products, videos or whatever content your site has. There are lots of CMS packages around – Expression Engine, Textpattern, Joomla and Drupal being some you may have heard of. If you write a blog you will have also used a CMS like WordPress or Blogger.
Some can be very complex to use but very powerful – conversely some are stripped back to just the needed features. It all depends on what you need to do as to which is the right choice for the project.
A CMS can also be a store of information that is collected on your site – for instance when used on an e-commerce site Mozzarella (Buffalo’s CMS) has order information, PDF delivery notes that can be printed out and contact form enquiry information stored inside.
And as Google likes new content you might even improve your search engine ranking….
Wanted to test out depth of field effects on a new camera so we went for a stroll close to home. Another nice day out in Brighton today with gorgeous weather.
I have had a Holga for too long without taking any pictures on it – was a present from my girlfriend. I won a place on a course at Garage Studios taught by James Kendall.
Beautiful day as the Brighton Marathon was going on so very good conditions for a photowalk around town. Pretty pleased with the results for a first go will definitely do more although £10 to develop/scan is quite pricey.
The new album by Metronomy – The English Riviera is well worth listening to – one of the best of the year so far for me. Echoes of old Blur in the use of cheeky synth parts and organs. For me the bass lines make the album, think of Beatles type tone with a little slap to it all – truly melodic parts that are considered and driving.
Great harmonies throughout the album too – standout tracks are The Look, Corinne and Love Underlined.
Check out the video for their latest single The Look below and if you like it then have a listen on Spotify