Posts Tagged Canon Speedlite 580EX II

Portraits: Resonator

A few weeks back I spent half a day with mountains-based death metal band Resonator.  For all these shots I put a 24″ softbox on the key light and used a second flash for fill/rim.

Portraits: Dreadnaught

“This one goes out to Jamie, for all his patience today…” What began as a quick email from Dreadnaught about my shots of their Exodus support, resulted in some quick-n-dirty-back-alley portrait shots and a personal song dedication on the Sydney leg of their current Oblivion tour. Now how metal is that?

Photos: Anno Domini @ The Factory Theatre, Sydney 24/09/2010

Merrily blinding the opening act with Speedlites Anno Domini, aptly displaying all the hairwhipping you’d expect from a band of their genre, were first on stage to support Mayhem the other week at the Factory Theatre. The lighting that night was dire, but I happily went ahead and shot most of Anno Domini with flash, [...]

Photos: Bring Me The Horizon @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney 10/09/2010

“You guys are doin’ fuckin’ exceptional.” Sheffield-based lads* Bring Me The Horizon stirred up a mosh storm at Hordern Pavilion last week in their warm-up set for Bullet For My Valentine. Highlights for me included witnessing a huge circle pit, an even bigger wall of death** and hearing 6,000 people scream “FUCK YOU!” on demand. [...]

Off-Camera Flashenanigans

Just a quickie. A couple of months ago I took a few photos using my Speedlite off-camera and firing it with a basic sync cord.  I thought I’d share the results This is my partner in crime Alice and I, in a ruined coastal bath house (where else?)