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This was shot on one of the deepest days of the winter 2014/15. An amazing day shooting with good friends in Sonnenkopf, the snow pack had been super unstable so we spent most of the day playing around on different hits and drops rather than going onto the bigger faces. Dom comes from a park background and has transferred over without any problems into playing in the powder and throwing tricks off natural hits, this shot was taken hiking back to us after doing just that. This was shot on Canon 5d mkiii, Canon 70-200 2.8 L II usm. Set up was iso 160, f.8 and 1/1000sec.

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I got to check out and shoot Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes on their first ever tour. Having seen Frank live in his other musical outfits i knew it was going to be a passionate show, full of raw energy. There was no barrier, no photo pit just get to the front and hold a position. I don't normally shoot with flash for my live music shots but the venue was so dark it was essential. I got a bunch of shots i was really happy with and this was one of them. This was shot on Canon 5D mkiii, Canon 35mm L series 1.4 prime and Canon 430EX III speedlight. I had the flash firing directly up to try and soften the direct shadows, spot metering and ai servo on camera.

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I shot this portrait of my brother as a test shot but i ended up quite happy with the lighting and final result. This was shot in bright daylight outside but used 2 speed lights mounted in a Lastolite Ezybox II to over power the natural light. The soft box was positioned top right about 3ft above the eyes to add the “glint” and add the shadows and definition. Rest of the setup was Canon 5d mkiii with Canon 70-200 2.8 L II lens, for post work i accented the shadows and put a gradual fade on to punch the face through from the background. Quite a simple yet really effective set up and something i’ll keep coming back to i’m sure.

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This is an image I shot last week in Shoreditch. As is often the way you can either battle the lighting for the show or use it to an advantage. With production also pumping a huge amount of smoke i really wanted to try and get these light streaks coming through to add another element to the final image. This was shot on Canon 5d mk ii and L series 35mm 1.4 prime. Without doubt my go to lens for nearly all live music now, the quality is incredible and gives amazing images. Previously i would stick with my 50mm 1.4 but was never overly keen on the framing, i think the 35mm option gives a lot more scope and allows me to shoot much more how i envision the photo working to best effect.

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I shot this almost as a throwaway shot at the time. I was waiting for an athlete who was hiking a peak on the opposite face to this shot. There's always a lot of time to take in the stunning scenery and kill off the time shooting landscapes (not the worst place to be). I shot a few of the mountains popping through the clouds, it wasn't until i got to editing the shots later that i realised the lone person hiking in the centre of the shot. I liked the solitude and scale of where he is in comparison to the powerful scenery.

This was shot on the 5d mkii and with a 24-105 lens. ISO 100, f.8. I added a slight film grain in post work to give a slightly grainy and saturated look as felt it gave a softer feel to a strong image.

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Paul Green of Devil Sold his Soul. Live at the Underworld Camden.

This was a no flash allowed venue. This meant battling the lighting guy and his strobes for most of the gig but it does mean you need to be a bit more creative and get these high contrast shots.

ISO cranked to 2500 and this was shot at 1.6 at 1/1000. Leaving a slightly noisy shot but i really don’t mind a bit of noise. Better a noisy shot that is sharp than a blurred clean image. This was shot on 5d mkii and 35mm 1.4 prime lens. Without doubt my favourite lens to shoot with. I never really fell for the 50mm prime, i’m not sure why it’s just not how i like to frame shots but the 35mm works so well with some of the sharpest images and the most stunning bekoh of all the lens i shoot with.

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Met this guy on Sunday, really impressive animals and the horns are even more amazing up close. He wasn't fazed by me one bit and just sat there letting me take these shots. 

This was shot on 70-200mm stopped down to 3.2. I would have liked a longer lens to get in really close but i hadn't planned on stumbling across this chap so wasn't fully prepared.

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Had a great time shooting for Nitro Snowboards on their UK tour. Great working with some of the worlds best snowboarders in an environment they definitely weren't used to.

Shooting nearly everything with off camera flash and triggers. Mixing between a few different lens but for these 2 shots the tailslide is shot on 70-200 2.8 and the lower spin onto the rail was shot with a 35mm 1.4. It took a while to get the light as i wanted in here, they have a lot of bright lights hitting the riders from one side but i wanted a stronger light to give the shots more life and character. Thanks to Ads for running around with the flashes setting them in different spots.

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