Beautiful Days Festival - 18th to 20th August 2017

Beautiful Days 2017

When I covered the Beautiful Days festival last year I thought it was one of the best festivals I'd had the pleasure to photograph.  Naturally when I was invited back to cover the festival in 2017 I jumped at the chance.  Everything that I enjoyed about the festival last year was there in abundance this year.  Great crowds, fantastic lineup, and despite some dubious summer weather, a proper fun festival vibe.

As I did last year this post is going to be a photographic celebration of this brilliant Devon festival.  My friends over at MusicMuso will post a full review soon, but in the meantime please enjoy my gallery of Beautiful Days 2017 images.

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

That's it from me.  I hope you enjoyed my images!  And remember to follow me on Twitter and Instagram to see my images as I post them live from future gigs and festivals!  See you next time on The Unplugged Blog!

Chagstock Festival - 21st and 22nd July 2017

I was first invited to photography Chagstock back in 2015.  I remember it being a cracking festival and thanks to great stage management and timing it made covering all the bands really easy.  I was unfortunately unable to cover it in 2016, but when I was asked to photograph Chagstock 2017 there was no way I was going to miss it.

I could go on and on about what a great festival it was this year, or how the crowd were amazing, or that band lineup was awesome, but I'm going to let the photos do the talking for me.  So enjoy this bumper gallery of some of my favourite images from Chagstock 2017.

Well, I hoped you liked that small selection of images from Chagstock 2017.  I'll be back in a few weeks time with an even bigger gallery of images from the Beautiful Days festival!

Beautiful Days Festival - 19th to 21st August 2016

Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days is one probably one of the biggest festivals in the South West and it's only a few miles from my doorstep.  So when I was asked by my friends over at MusicMuso to photograph the festival I jumped at the chance.  

When I first arrived on the Friday evening I was taken back by the sheer size of the event and the happy vibe from the crowd was contagious.  I immediately asked myself why I hadn't attended before!  So while I noted that I really must attend one year as a punter, my priority was to take photographs and capture the spirit of this wonderful, family friendly festival.  

Over the the three days of the festival I had no end of opportunities to shoot some brilliant live acts.  It was a busy few days and I barely had time to stop as I walked from stage to stage, but that's half the fun to be honest.  It's not just the musicians that make the even but the crowd and I met some awesome people on my walks between stages.

So this blog post is a celebration of Beautiful Days, the musicians and the crowd so please go ahead and enjoy some of my photographic highlights from this epic festival!

Friday and Saturday

Sunday

And Finally

Those awesome folks over at MusicMuso will be posting up a full review of the festival really soon so keep an eye out for that.  Remember though if you want see some images as they are shot live from my gigs follow me on Twitterand Instagram!  See you next time on The Unplugged Blog!

Glas-Denbury Festival - 15th and 16th July 2016

When I shot Glas-Denbury last year it was one of my photographic highlights of 2015.  A great line up, awesome crowd and fantastic weather.  Well, I'm pleased to say that Glas-Denbury 2016 had all those elements and then some!

As usual my blog post is going to focus on the images I took but if you are looking for a full review my good friends over at MusicMuso will be posting one up really soon so keep an eye out for that.

So, let's get straight into those images...

Friday

Saturday

The People

So there you have it.  What a festival!  Shooting festivals is always challenging as you are constantly going to from stage to stage, but with that comes variety and excitement.  So yes it's hard work but I've ended up with a great set of images that I hope you have also enjoyed.

I'll be back in a few weeks time with another special festival blog post so tuned to The Unplugged Blog.  Remember though if you want see some images as they are shot live from the gigs follow me on Twitter and Instagram!  See you next time!

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!

Chagstock 2015

It had been a busy week for me and my energy levels were low.  Well, that was until I arrived at Chagstock last Friday evening!  As soon as I picked up my photo pass and got through the gate I could tell it was going to be great weekend full of festival fun.

I spent a lot of time wondering around the site and there was a really positive vibe about the place.   From the young to the old, everyone was just on a mission to have a good time.  Hopefully you can see this from this selection of some of my favourite people and crowd shots:

As with my last festival post I'm going to keep this post light on words and let the pictures do the talking when it comes to the music.  However, expect a full review from my friends over at MusicMuso really soon, so keep an eye out for it.  In the mean time, here are some images of the bands and artists that made it such a great festival:

Chagstock was amazing.  No doubt.  It was hard work (believe it or not), but very satisfying.  A great mix of amazing musicians and festival folk really made it a pleasure to shoot.  I've still got lots more photos to process so keep an eye on my Twitter feed and I'll let you know when I've posted them.

I'm away to catch up on some sleep but see you next time on the Unplugged Blog!

Glas-Denbury Music Festival!

For my first festival of the year I took the not so long trip to Denbury for the cunningly named Glas-Denbury.  Though not as large as that other festival with a similar sounding name there was plenty to do and see, and of course plenty to photograph!  In fact I barely got time to post any images to my Twitter feed I was so busy going from tent to tent.  However, even though it was hard work it was great fun and I got to meet some awesome people.

I'm going to keep this post short on the words front and let the images do the talking.  If you are looking for a review of the festival, the music and the people keep an eye out on MusicMuso for a full write up!

It was a long day but I really enjoyed shooting  Glas-Denbury!    It's got everything a photographer wants from a shoot.  Lots of musical talent, happy festival folk and plenty of action.  I've still got lots more photos to process so keep an eye on my Twitter feed and I'll let you know when I've posted them.

See you next time on the Unplugged Blog!