New Website
Find out all about my new photographic venture and how to book me for a promo shoot or a Family Portrait sitting just check out my brand new site at adamreadingOk, So we all know it’s been far far too long since my last blog post.
I did consider just for a minute writing a long boring account of everything I’ve achieved photographically over the last year or so – but then I decided that just showing you all my favourite pictures from recent times might just be enough.
So the short version is – this year saw me shoot my very first Reading Festival as a fully fledged card carrying agency photographer - (For Retna UK, many thanks to all the people there – especially Kelly Wong who is amazing!), My first Wedding (though I’m doing my next, next week so get those bookings in for 2010 if you want a unique and quirky perspective on your wedding day photographs) – all those years shooting bands under pressure make me pretty unflappable! I’ve set up my own portrait studio at home, I’m ready to launch myself as a full time photographer next year with lots of help and support from friends and family – so please pass on my details to everyone you know!
In the meantime – here’s a splurge of photos representitive of my website www.adamreading.com and feel free to give me feedback on the shots whether positive or constructive.
Annabolic caught at The Oakford Social Club
Amazing Rapper “Virgz” doing a Promo Shoot with me at my studio
Who else but The amazing Kaiser Chiefs predicting a riot at Reading festival 2009
Maximo Park providing a colourful backdrop to Reading Festival 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – probably my favourite shot of the whole of Reading Festival 2009
This guy rocks! Anthony enjoying himself at Oxford Academy
“Mr BlindPig” himself – if you need something promoted in Reading or a quirky DJ he’s Da Bomb
What a priviledge it was to shoot The Stereophonics at Reading Rivermead this year
The Midimidis are one of my all time fav bands – they make music in Reading
Sunday night’s headliners at Lozza’s 100% Basingstoke Festival “Karrion”
So this is what £1,600 of Canon 85mm F1.2 L lens does for you in a badly lit room that
I would have previously used flash to light
So there’s this amazing new Vintage Clothing shop in the Harris Arcade called Tiger Lillys and it’s
run by the amazing Chloe and Scarlet – I did a fun day’s shoot with them and loads of their friends
who Scarlet did 50’s makeovers on – and here are a few of the results from the 1000+ shots I took that day
So, this is my first Wedding day shoot – I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun in one day before!
I really can ‘t wait to do a load more weddings and I’m taking bookings now for next year.
My next wedding is Halloween – in fashionable London – with venue’s over Chelsea, Mayfair and Clerkenwell
and that’s gonna be an absolute blast. Why was I so scared to start doing weddings? Bring it on!
What a night! The PA fuse failed and they had to build a new PA system from bits – and succeeded admirably!
Harriet Rock of Tricoteurs fame started the proceedings
When 2 bands didn’t show for various reasons – a brave 2/5s of Tots and Bull stepped in to save the day
As everyone wound down and got ready to leave and end their evening – an amazing thing happened. Islington boys’ club took to the stage and from the first bars – everyone was mesmerised! The people all sitting around chatting, or standing with coats on ready to go – all surged back towards the stage and stayed their until the last beat of the last bar. Awesome band!
See all the night’s photos at http://www.adamreading.com/v/r/C34458050/cr5526rt
The 11th and 12th of July was a fantastic opportunity for me – I was commissioned as the official photographer for the 100% Tent at the Basingstoke Live festival 2009
22 Bands over 2 days – 9 days of post processing and 1076 pictures posted to my website www.adamreading.com
Here’s a little taster:
mary kelly
fake the attack
boydidgood
junk yard scientists
circus sands
sevasa
the charlie parkers
kamikaze test pilots
karrion
elle kaye
atom gang
the foxes
the perishers
her:enemy
the veygers
grimaldi
butterflies on strings
the blumen bullets
relik
gan-a-gley
ahab rides the whale
My blogging came to a grinding halt last July. I got married at the start of July, and lost my father shortly after returning from the Honeymoon, and somehow also lost the art of keeping my blog updated in the process.
It’s a shame really as I’ve shot some fantastic bands, grown my photography by adding equipment and skills for portraits and promo work and a new website (www.adamreading.com), so I have decided to start writing again, and begin by trying to catch up on 8 months of action! (no small task)
So in September I got to see the fantastic Serj Tankian at The O2 Academy Oxford, I didn’t have a pass so photos were taken with the Canon G9 I bought for the honeymoon. (I decided not to bore you with my wedding or honeymoon shots!)
He didn’t disappoint!
During the rest of September I had White Sunday:
The Noyze:
MrBlindPig himself:
SKG:
and finally Obiat (at The Rising Sun)
The Next installment when I get to it will be September’s awesome offerings….
Until then, don’t forget – my new website is at www.adamreading.com and you can book me for Family Portraits, Individual and Couple shots, location shots, shots in my studio, shots in your home, Live Band, Promo Shoots and just about any other people photography you fancy…
Hey there! – I’ve launched a brand new website for my photography at http://www.adamreading.com- you can book me for Family Portraits, Music Promo and Live Shots there!!!
Here’s june in a new slide show format – let me know what you think of the different perspective…
Gutted by Hello Wembleys demise, what a damn shame!
So if you like these pics – see the originals at www.flickr.com/photos/adamreading
As some of you will know, I’ve slowed down on the Photo taking/Gigs in the last few weeks in the run to my my Wedding in July. But the bug is still very much there for me, and when I was asked to take photos of The Purple Project at their Newbury Corn Exchange Gig, I was honored! I’d taken pics of Lead Singer Paul Wrightson’s band Iron Heart 20 years ago at the Rivermead when I was still finishing college – and it was great to see how he’s become such a fantastic presence on stage. It was a brilliant night – and I’m sure everyone who was there went away with a big smile on their faces.
Also great was Black and White Music’s event at the Plug N Play on the Sunday night – a great mix of bands, all playing their hearts out but to the usual Reading apathy of a turnout. I really want to understand why no one can be bothered to out and support our local music scene – the tickets are priced fairly, the bands were awesome, the effort made by all was huge – except Reading’s “couch potato” music fans. Be careful you don’t lose your music scene completely through atrophy. Anyway – All Sunday’s bands blew me away – even if Alex from Hello Wembley was determined to scare what audience there was away..
So here’s all my favourite shots – with the rest at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamreading
The Purple Project – Newbury Corn Exchange May 2008
Plug N Play – B&W Music – May 2008
Rosalita
Ejector Seat
Hello Wembley
The Quotes
Pretty much as usual I’m putting gigs at the front of my to do list each week, and everything else seems to suffer as a result. However I went to two blinding Gigs last week. Black & White Music Promotion’s Wednesday night at Plug N play presenting The Vice and Underground Hereos with support from The Tricoteurs. And Sid of Club Velocity’s Saturday Night extravaganza also at Plug N Play with OK Tokyo Headlining and support from Bad Robots, Kicks and Sixty Watt Bayonets (who are so fab you’ll be singing along within minutes).
So here is my photographic evidence of a great couple of nights had by all.
OK Tokyo
Bad Robots
Kicks
60 Watt Bayonets
Underground Heroes
The Vice
The Tricoteurs
Last Saturday night I spent wisely. I was intrigued by the offer of free cake, easily diverted as I am, and so was drawn in to the warm embrace of The Oakford Social Club once more. there’s been much debate recently as to whether The Oakford should loosen its musical belt and welcome more “punk/metal” bands onto its stage. I for one, an avid listener to Metal etc, wish the Oakford to change not one jot. Its always a pleasurable experience being there, the crowd is chilled and cool, the music excellent and the ambience perfect. Don’t fix what ain’t broken i say!
So here’s photographic evidence of a good night had by all. as usual the full photographs are available for your perusal (you may even be in one) at Last Saturday night I spent wisely. I was intrigued by the offer of free cake, easily diverted as I am, and so was drawn in to the warm embrace of The Oakford Social Club once more. there’s been much debate recently as to whether The Oakford should loosen its musical belt and welcome more “punk/metal” bands onto its stage. I for one, an avid listener to Metal etc, wish the Oakford to change not one jot. Its always a pleasurable experience being there, the crowd is chilled and cool, the music excellent and the ambience perfect. Don’t fix what ain’t broken i say!
So here’s photographic evidence of a good night had by all. as usual the full photographs are available for your perusal (you may even be in one) at www.flickr.com/photos/adamreading
Monkeysuit 2nd Birthday bash
Post War years
Fox Cubs
The Defeat
Spectacles
Bleeptest at The Oakford Social Club
Neils Children
Somebodies Mind
Spectators & Faces
Club J12
