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No one knows much about me so here's a little description of me and my "photography".

I grew up and still reside in the Cambridgeshire fens. I got interested in photography purely because it was a course at the sixth form I was going to so decided to apply. I started combining photography with my other interest of watching local bands and starting taking photographs of my mates bands and whoever else they were playing with, alongside any projects that I had to do at uni.

I finished sixth form with some basic knowledge of photography and still shot my mates bands, and slowly started getting interest in portraits when I eventually went to uni. I started reading a lot of Vice Magazine and was interested in the kinda photography done in that, except I'm too lazy and got too glossy a camera I suppose. I also did a bit of temping for an events photography thing but it was terrible so decided to just stick to little bits of pieces of work here and there.

These days I like doing bands and portraits the most, a bit more arty than usual these days too.

Gear for people who are interested -

Canon 40D
Canon 300X
50mm 1.8
17-85mm f/4-5.6
28-90mm f/4-5.6
0.7x Wide Angle converter
whatever tripod and filters i can lay my hands on

also sometimes I can borrow peoples lomo, medium format and have access to large format stuff as well.

David

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From people's profiles I went on, you can't really fault many of their photos at all - in fact, the majority were technically brilliant.

But....

there seems to act any real sort of artistic effort or style about the whole thing. Although I'm the same so I don't know why I'm complaining. No one came and looked at my photos until I put one of a pig up...

Much love

PS - Also, check out Tubelord, they are awesome - [link]

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Commonally referred to as the "nifty fifty", it's a EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens. It looks very silly on my 40D but I'm very impressed with the results. Very sharp.

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And

Got a job interview at Venture on Wednesday.

See you kids soon.

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I've dropped radio at university and taken up Photography again so expect a slew of work as I catch up, including work done on 5"x4"....

I should also be getting a Canon 40D soon enough so expect to see a little more output from me in the coming months or so.

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I'm getting a Polaroid camera.



Yeah I'm sorry.

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That's right, a Fisheye lens. I'm bidding on one used by professional band photographer Tom Barnes, ironically enough. Tasty.

Hope it doesn't go for too much, I well want it.

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Too much theory, I wanna dance about and film shit.

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I also thought I'd better make an update, as the last one was on Christmas day.

I haven't updated because I haven't done anything photography related at all recently. Jessops have stopped doing uprated films - What the HELL is up with that?! So I've got a colour 200ISO which is uprated to 1600 and I can't get it done unless I find somewhere else or send them off to a pro lab, which I can't afford!

Good lord.

Oh well. I didn't get that Photography tech job. I got a job in a pub for 3 weeks, and the quit, then I just got a job working in the stores of some place. I don't hate the first day there so all is well.

Plus I have a band! A real one! We've got a gig in May, playing with the mighty Zeroscape, who are very good indeed.

Take it easy folks. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/7404727/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/7404727/ Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:26:35 PST
I haven't done much shooting lately.. But oh well. Should start soon, getting a little rusty.

I've got an interview in January for a Photography Tech job at Cambridge University soon. Really hope i get this.. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6366924/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6366924/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:45:11 PDT
Other results -

Film Studies - A
Media Studies- B
English - D
General Studies - E ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6122639/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6122639/ Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:43:15 PDT
Listening to: Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair
Reading: James Herbert - The Spear
Watching: Martin

It's my fucking birthday. Have a photo.

If you read this then you are probably good or bad. If you feel compelled to tell me I am wrong, then you are going to be shot. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6112282/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6112282/ Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:21:42 PDT
Listening to: Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair
Reading: James Herbert - The Spear
Watching: Martin

I'm sure everyone knows whats going on, certainly 10 times more than I do. Of course, everyone could (and apparently should) cancel their subscriptions. Everyone who wants to buy any of my work should get in contact with me and I'll sell them to you at a stupidly low price. Probably even free. No one should sell my stuff for me.

Prints accounts and subscriptions are balls. I'm purely going to use this for free. Why? Because if it suddenly became paid only, I'd have to nip over to peoples houses and empty the contents of my bowels on doorsteps.

And I've got a good one brewing.

But no one looks at my work anyway. Why should I care? I'm getting offers to take photographs all the time, I'm doing a music video for a band who are supporting The Vandals and Sympony X in about a months time, and I've got University in a year. And many many more shits.

If you read this then you are probably good or bad. If you feel compelled to tell me I am wrong, then you are going to be shot. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6055706/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/6055706/ Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:59:05 PDT
Mood: One Tubby mo'fucker
Listening to: Anton Barbeau - Sweet Creature
Reading: James Herbert - The Spear
Watching: Zatoichi

So I come on here, to see how many people have sent me abuse, because I get a million views every second. And then a big message comes up saying "You, You big gay, have got a weeks free subscription. Please piss it away as quick as possible because no one gives a shit about you, and we want to give it to someone important."

Well, I have no real need for it, because it's confusing me. I'm sure I'll find some use for it. Like curing cancer.

I'm going to see Zeroscape tonight. I'm gonna take my camcorder and do a bit of a music video for them. Oh yes.

HELLO SONIA.

If you read this then you are probably good or bad. If you feel compelled to tell me I am wrong, then you are going to be shot. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/5956482/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/5956482/ Sun, 17 Jul 2005 05:45:14 PDT
""

Of course, I'm not the only one to notice this. She posted the words along the lines of "Be a bit more specific in your comments".

People listened.

Badly.

Example - " I like the colours". I would post something good, but everyone else posts crap so I feel compelled to do the same. And the thing is, she has to read through all this rubbish too.

Price to pay for FAME ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/5826315/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/5826315/ Sun, 03 Jul 2005 03:24:13 PDT
Yes, we can see that if you give money we can see expertly taken photographs of your pierced breasts, but chances are (the one girl I saw needed a bit of a slapping), you're a fucking idiot. TAKE THAT LIP RING OUT. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/5475996/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/5475996/ Fri, 27 May 2005 10:25:53 PDT
Not much happening lately. I got turned down for a job at college so I've currently got no plans for my Gap Year... I'm working on trying to get something, hopefully.

There is a photo that WILL go online at somepoint, as last time it kinda failed. It's quite good. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4951790/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4951790/ Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:01:37 PST
Maybe I've been reading too much Ross Halfin [link] - Quite possibly the best band photographer ever. And quiet possibly the most angry. Or "brutally honest" as I'd like to call it. Oh well, I'm safe in the knowledge I'm learning trade which I could use in future.

She'll probably get a load of friends to post on this and cuss me hard, like a 'friend' of hers added me to MSN and started to threaten me there. Me and the singer for Rapture (yes, you've had a run in with FAME!) just cussed them back. Oh well.

anyway, I've got an exam coming up, but I should have some shots of the acoustic DieAwayFromMe gig coming up soon. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4768021/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4768021/ Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:27:34 PST
Been asked to shoot some more bands, turns out band photography isn't really on everyone hot this summer list, so I'm well in. Hurrah. Even if most Local Band photos are done "by some mate I know who does Photography". Now I'm just another one of them.

Anyone, someone in photography said that the photo of Rosie I've done makes her look unattractive. I think it looks great, but that's because I'm not an arty twat I suppose.

Just about to send off some negs to someone. Hurrah. Laters. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4693235/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4693235/ Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:33:51 PST
So you won't see anything amazingly new soon. I'll keep posting some stuff up if i dig some vintage stuff out, but i now need a new camera.

On a better note I've been offered a photoshoot. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4612880/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4612880/ Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:00:32 PST [link] and I are trying to organise a photoshoot in a.. morgue...

this promises to be very fun if we can do it. ]]> ~CTBKproductions http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4419204/ http://CTBKproductions.deviantart.com/journal/4419204/ Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:51:14 PST
I photograph bands quite a lot but I've been doing quite a lot of portrait's recently for a A2 (2nd Year) piece. There are some films of mine online at [link] (namely Sisyphus, Eye Spy, Lair Clive and the music video R1-25).

Couple of friends of mine are working on a ZOMBIE FILM too. Because we're fucking great.

Hope you lot enjoy my work. When I get around to it, I'll scan some more band photography and some portraiture stuff. ]]> ~CTBKproductions