What does it mean to be a Professional Photographer?
This post is not about going to talk about how to be a Photographer; I’m sure you will know your F-Stops from your ISO levels. This is a short article about becoming being a paid Professional Photographer.
I receive email from students and folks from all walks of life asking to join me at a gig or Wedding. Unfortunately I have to turn all of them down (but I never ignore them, that’s just rude). I tell them there is one massive difference …

Our good friends Slashed Seat Affair have just signed a wordwide publishing deal so GigPhotographer wanted to ask them a few questions in light of the good news.
GP: For those that don’t know who you are, tell us a bit about yourself.
SSA: We’re a female fronted rock band, we released our debut album ‘Noises’ this summer and are now working on a new EP with a second album to follow. Check us out www.slashedseataffair.com.
GP: Congratulations on being signed to a label. What effect will this have in the near …

Feels like home

I received an invite a week ago asking if I could go to a friend’s house and watch a Guilford based band called 10P Short gig in their living room.  A link was provided to the band’s MySpace page and I listened to their tracks. I was impressed.
Packing to photograph in a small arena
I thought about packing light, but I knew the lighting quality in the typical living room would be poor at best, so I took out my Nikon D3. Also I knew I would be in …

I was at a great gig tonight listening to Guildford based band 10P Short play at a friend’s living room. Review and more photos to follow soon. It’s 1.45am, I need to sleep.

What happens when you get 5 opinionated Aussie rockers in a small arena? What happens when those Aussies unleash their breed of head thumping, chord slamming anthems on a hot, wild and enthusiastic London crowd?
JET are raw true Aussies, they speak their mind and make no pretence their sound is honest without trying to be clever. Like all great bands their songs are accessible to those who have never heard them before; just think of all the Beatles and Oasis songs, their anthems are very simple to construct!
On this night, …

He has been covered countless times and GigPhotographer is sure he will be spoken of for many years to come. He is compared to other icons of the past like Elvis, James Dean and Frank Sinatra. However, what makes THIS icon so relevant is because he is (or was) a living icon of THIS generation.
Perhaps he lost his brightness along the way, but a star that burns so bright will burn out. It was in his light that we shall remember him and I thought it was about time GigPhotographer …

After a bit of editing and trying to fix a poor sound source and looking for enough material, I present my first video interview with The Anydays at Buckinghamshire’s RunWay Festival.

I had one of those tingling feelings when Adrienne from Runway Studios invited me to her Runway Festival last Saturday. It was like my Spidey Sense was preparing me a great experience. I am not entirely certain, but I think the tingling was about a band called The Anydays.
When they took the stage, I wasn’t sure what to make of them. It wasn’t until they burst into their song “I Feel Free” that they really caught my attention. With their catchy 60′s retro riffs and the nods to The Who …

Decisions is a song I have talked about before. When I met Adam and Danny last weekend I asked them if they had a Video for it, shockingly they said they didn’t. So I said if they wanted one made and fortunately they said yes almost immediately. I began planning.
During my preparations, I realized I needed a second cameraman but two of my original assistances couldn’t help. It was just by chance that I was introduced to a young woman who had a strong interest in photography on Saturday’s Family …

i was privileged enough to be invited to the birth of a new event The Runway Festival just outside of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire. It was organized by Adrienne Aiken who owns and runs Runway Studios based out in an old disused RAF airbase. The setting truly is spectacular so I could easily see the potential of this festival growing and growing.
More photos, videos and interviews to follow soon!