The Unplugged Blog is One Year Old!

A year ago today I started The Unplugged Blog as a quick way to talk about and share the images I had recently captured.  My first blog post shared some images from the Lewis Watson gig at the Exeter Phoenix - you can read it here.

One year and 24 blog posts later I've shared images from The South, The Boomtown Rats, Europe, Grandmaster Flash and UB40!  It's been a blast.

For those who read my blog on a regular basis you'll know that I like to share my images as soon as I can.  And while I will post images direct and live from a gig on my Twitter feed, you can't beat the quality of a fully processed image from the computer.  So when I get back from a gig the first thing I do is catalog and select my best images.  I will then normally select one or two of my best images from the shoot to share on my blog.  It's important to share some images while the gig is still fresh in everyone's mind!

So to celebrate The Unplugged Blog's first birthday I've collated a selection of some of my favorite images.  Not only are there images from previous blog posts but I've included some images from gigs before I'd even started the blog.  So have a good look through and you might see some images previously unshared!

I hope you enjoyed this selection of images, I certainly enjoyed taking them.  Remember to keep checking my Twitter feed and The Unplugged Blog for all the latest images!

See you next time!

Halloween Zombie Ball 2014

I knew before I turned up at the Lemon Grove to cover this years Halloween Zombie Ball that it was going to be a BIG night of rock music.  I was not wrong.  And with at least six bands to cover and an army of zombies to wade through to get from one stage to the other, I had a lot of work to do!

First up were local band Cambion.

Cambion

Cambion

Cambion were also good enough to invite MusicMuso and myself back stage for an interview.  I always like getting the meet the bands back stage to take some photos and hear the bands story.

Cambion

Next up we have I Divide who really kicked up a storm on the 2nd stage.

I Divide

I really like this next shot.  The beaming red lights in the background seem to suit the look of the guitarist from Glamour of the Kill.

Glamour of the Kill

And the action doesn't stop there.  Here we have Kill All The Gentleman.

Kill All The Gentleman

Running across back to the main stage I caught up with Knotslip.

Knotslip

And my 2nd to last shot for this blog entry is The Dreamer Within. 

The Dreamer Within

And finally, my favourite band of the night, the kick ass Skindred.

Skindred

As you can see, it was a very busy night of shooting, but I loved it.  Life is much easier when the bands know how to use the stage and get the crowd going.  I just wish I hadn't decided to get up at 5.30am that day to take some landscape photos.  Yes, that's right, I do have a more arty side to me as well!

See you next time on the Unplugged Blog where I will be bringing you images straight from the Boomtown Rats gig.  Bye!