I had heard of Duffy’s name, but not her music so was quite excited to see if she lived up to the hype! I wasn’t disapointed, I was truly wowed by it. Only got to do two songs in the pit instead of the usual three, there was a lot of blue light too!

It was amazing to see such a small dainty girl produce such a rich rounded voice, well worth seeing even if it’s not your usual cup of tea. She had a cool dress too! It is great to go and see acts who I wouldn’t normally consider seeing, and finding something new.

Still at SWNS in Bristol having a good time chasing after various people and hanging out on the beach… Will put some of them up in the next week or so I expect. Adam Gasson is now the king of all papers, having conqured even the Guardian double page spread, well done Adam!

Last week had a fun shoot with Jim to photograph 19 different types of leather jackets for Black Scissor tailoring. I have put a couple of my favorites up here, each jacket was shot from 3 different angles.

Leather jackets are not an item of clothing which I normally wear but there were some really nice designs in the collection.

The client had asked for an urban look for the shoot, and found a great location, a dis-used housing estate just outside of Cardiff.

There were so many cool places to shoot, it made the whole process really fun. A big thanks to Jim for modeling at short notice and doing a stellar job!

I always forget to get setup shots, but here is one for once! Each jacket had quite different features which needed to be captured. I used a mixture of natural sunlight and strobe for the shoot, depending on the particular location. Here two flashes are being used.

If you would like to purchase a jacket, you can go on Black Scissor tailoring’s website.

Next week I will be in Bristol taking photos, looking forward to that.

Friday 13th June was the Cardiff University Summer Ball in Coopers field, Cardiff. Thousands of students turned up to enjoy massive tents featuring artists such as Pendulum, Scouting for Girls and Kids in Glass Houses.

Galleries

For ease of viewing the photos have been split into into three galleries:

• Groups of students

• Students around the site

• Overview of site and acts etc

Prints

Prints are available of all the photos, the photos shown in the gallery are of reduced size and quality. For a small charge additional correction work such as removal of bottles etc can be done. If you would like a print, please contact me quoting the image number from the galleries above.

Prices for high quality lusture (matt) or gloss finish are:

• 6×4″ (one copy) £6
• 6×4″ (two copies) £10
• 9×6″ (one copy) £10
• 12×8″ (one copy) £14

To order please send me an e-mail quoting the image number displayed in the gallery below the photo, I can post them to you for a small charge or I am based in Cardiff where you can pick the photos up from locally.

Overview of the massive tent where Pendulum among others played

I have put a couple of samples on the site here, there are several hundred more in galleries listed further down the page.

There were fairground rides to enjoy alongside the music

If you have another request such as poster sized prints, or want framed photos feel free to e-mail for a quote. I am also available for future events of this kind, again please contact me.

Once again here are the list of galleries:

• Groups of students photos
• People around the site
• Overview of site photos, and acts etc

I had a great time, I hope you enjoy the photos

Some of the finely dressed students enjoying themselves

Overview of the main tent

I was recently fortunate enough to place in the final six of the Times Young Photographer of year competition. It was a great experience and I hope to try again next year, hopefully when I am not in the middle of my University finals! Here are two of the images I entered:

This picture of Mike Vine was the one published in The Times (UK). It was taken at Dinas Powys skatepark and I used 3 flashes to light the skater and freeze his motion. Mike took some nasty slams on this one, but I think it was worth it!

This photo was taken looking into the crowd at a Sum41 gig in the students union in Cardiff. The kids worshiping their heroes. No flash was used in this photo, just the light coming from the stage.

You can read more about the competition on the Times site. You can also view the images on Flickr by clicking on the images.

I took photos at the Cardiff University Summer ball last night, I will be putting galleries up in the next few days. There are a lot of photos so bare with me.