I could set up a photo shoot and have one light, or use the sun as a main source of lighting, and a subject to shoot with. Ideally, I would prefer the shoot to be inside.

Another idea would be to get to a gig early and photograph the band from behind the scenes. This means that the stage lighting would not be on so the image would come out raw looking or maybe, needing a flash. 

https://www.charlottepatmore.com/

It had just enough room, small pub, perfect lighting form certain sides. 

What drew you to the story?
Typically, semi naked photos of men would make me run the other way however, knowing the context behind it, make the images more interesting. Its quite a unique and catchy title that they have used for the story, usually you dont get to see what goes on inside unless you actually are on the inside. Also, the portraits of the men are then backed up with the atmospheric shots of the tabs on the floor, or of the pink phone, these are all little details that adds to the bigger picture. Everything that is included in a dirty bedroom, the photographer focuses closely.

What is the common visual theme throughout the story? 

How have these images been composed to show the link between the theme and the emotional content of the images?
This photo essay is about a brothel in Thailand, all of these images have been constructed so you ca see the male perspective of prostitution as apposed to the stereotypical female side. You can tell in some of the images that the rooms are small and dirty, as there are minimalist photos of bins, tabs and other thing that might be laying around a hookers room. The men just look lost or lonely, by the expression on their faces supported by their body language. This makes me feel sad but also slightly uneasy as naked men would probably make most people feel uncomfortable.

What drew you to the story? How relevant it is even in a different era. "alternative, and subsequently pop, culture in the UK" is basically the audience I go for when targeting gigs, in the North East. Visually, what appealed to me most was the age of the images... You can tell they are older by the amount of grain and the composition styling. I love the use of the shadows with the black as it makes the light beams stand out.

How can this story link with your project? The majority of these images are crowd/atmospheric shots, I feel like I can explore this visual side of live act photography.

What is the common visual theme throughout the story? 

How have these images been composed to show the link between the theme and the emotional content of the images?
This photo essay is about the begging of alternative/pop culture in the UK. The images have been composed so that you can feel/see the atmosphere conveyed by the photographer + band. This has been done through the use of shadows. The atmosphere conveyed feels like an interlude, like everyone is waiting for them to start, inferred by the crowds facial expressions at the front. However we know the band is the main subject as we have this light spill/glow than just falls behind the darkened outline of the band. 

This era and styling of photography really impacts me as the audience, I really feel a community atmosphere and the editing style is fitting with the venue. 

Below is an inspired edit from the above photo essay. 

With this image, I tried to convey an atmosphere, so I left lots of negative space to isolate the subject. I also added some noise too to fill in the negative space and gives the image some texture. 

I feel like the contrast makes the image more intense, the less bright it is, the less intense.

The Surf Cafe, which has a capacity of 80 for a standing gig and 45 for a seated gig, serves as an intimate bar/cafe seven days a week and is home to a weekly music night.

It hosts regular gigs allowing music fans to get up close to the acts due to its size, which provides a unique gig experience and shows often sell out.

I want to also capture movement, in the style of the 70s and the atmosphere of that gig. 

Situated right across from Newcastle Central Station, The Head of Steam Newcastle has gained notoriety for hosting the best in up-to-the-minute music and is constantly recognised as being one of the best bars in the city. Head of Steam Newcastle has proved a popular breeding ground for talent including early appearances from bands including the Arctic Monkeys, Maximo Park and The Futureheads.

Subtly lit 2-floor pub with music by DJs and a vaulted cellar with live concerts by new bands.

I am quite happy with the images I captured at the gig. I feel like I got a wide variety of images took at different angles and of different things. I have also been more experimental within my compositions. 

The images show atmosphere and personality, which is what I am exploring within my project. My chosen word is people and I am exploring portraiture in the genre of live act photography. 

I enjoyed working this gig as it was fun. There were loads of problems that I encountered and had to overcome, so I was thinking on my feet trying to problem solve. 

What went wrong with my plan was that it couldn't happen. I set of with the intentions of capturing light beams within my images however, the venue was not the same venue as last time, this time we were underground, where as the proper stage with the lightning was upstairs being used. > I had to adapt and try and capture the subjects in a creative way, which was, high contrast, black and white images. 

The lighting was absolutely terrible. To be clear, there was one spotlight hanging from the ceiling shining on to the band. problem with this light was that it was pure orange, and I only shined on the lead singer (front man) of the band. > This meant that  I had to edit the images thinking of the shadows and the blacks, so my editing style for this shoot became: High contrast, Black and White. 

The crowd was also a huge problem for me also nearly every life threatening. From the first set (serfa) the crowd were moshing, drinks were flying left, right and centre; people were being flung and chucked into me. > I found a balcony upstairs and got some shots from above, avoiding the crowd, capturing the mosh pits and the band together as one 

No lie there was about 6 photographers at this gig which not only made it competitive,  but made it harder to get my on unique shots that the others couldn't have. > I had to get creative and try out shots on the balcony, I was rolling around the floor trying to get the low angle shots too. 

In order to fill in a part of the image that has been cropped off. Can apply this to my work if I have to do some complex cropping. 

In order to distort the face, which brings up the whites, creating a contrast between the blacks and whites. 

In order to create a high amount of noise/grain, to age the image. I could use this technique in my work in order to make my images seem older.

How you can use it in your work?
I can use this in my work in order to isolate a subject, for example this isolated subject makes for an intense image which is created because of the mid tones, which to me creates a sinister sort of vibe.

What techniques have been used?

How does it link to your word/theme? This links to my word/theme as this is a portrait of a musician preforming live. It also conveys atmosphere and energy.

I feel like my attempt was fairly successful, however I diddnt like the colour or he style of the font they were using n the video, so I grabbed the graphics tablet ad hand drew it on instead to make it look more 'scrappy'. 

What techniques were used? 

In order to fill in a part of the image that has been cropped off. Can apply this to my work if I have to do some complex cropping. 

In order to distort the face, which brings up the whites, creating a contrast between the blacks and whites. 

Would you use this in your project again?
I did enjoy creating this piece of work, an i do love the style of it, i could see my self making a few more posters exploring the 70s era. However I dont think ill be carrying it on within my project.

There is not much information online about Charlotte Patmore, however I found a video on discovering Charlotte Patmore.

How she got into music photography?
In her 2nd year, she was asked to photograph a musician: King Kruel. And ended up shooting for his first album. She then went on to document the whole process with his band for a month. From here, she realized she wanted to do music photography. 

I also found out that she mainly shoots with film cameras, however has one digital slr that she always takes with her.

“My career as a music photographer has been a slow, steady, and consistent effort since then,” he tells Adorama. “I had a blast the whole time, have enjoyed the learning process very much, and I’m excited to keep doing this for the rest of my life.” 

How does Elmakias see his mission, and what is he trying to achieve in creating incisive portraits of musicians and images that distill the essence and intensity of their performances and their lives backstage?

“I like to think of it as harnessing chaos to an extent that it all appears intentional, but the energy is still expressed,” he notes. “My goal is to have a very concise and perfectly laid out image comprised of a bunch of things that are more of less out of my control with the exception of how I shoot them. As far as my career is concerned, I never made a conscious decision to go pro—it just kind of kept on happening as I was having fun.”

Palm Beach are a Two-Piece Garage Rock duo from Newcastle Upon Tyne. The band consists of members: Scott Logan 21 (Lead guitarist and Lead singer) and Liam Parker 25 (Drummer). 

https://youtu.be/4DGFL6NjEQo

The band plays venues such as Little Buildings, Head of Steam and The Surf Cafe. Sometimes they bag gig in London: Fiddlers Elbow. This band brings the crowd to the local independent venues and sometimes helps out with charity events around The North East.

- Riverside 2

- Head of Steam

Dutch Elm are an instrumental 4-piece playing post-rock and post-metal out of The North East. Band members consist of: Lewis Hickey, Liam Bird, Matthew Mckenna and Callum Bell.

The band play venues in Newcastle such as: Riverside, Head of Steam and The Globe. They also have a few in sunderland at the Museum Vaults.

 RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue and is an additive color model. What this means is that this color model is based on adding and mixing light – when you add Red, Green, and Blue light together, you create a pure white.

CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black) and is a subtractive color model. A subtractive color model works exactly opposite from an additive color model (RGB,) it works by partially or entirely masking certain colors from white.
For instance, an RGB color mode is ideal for an electronic source – such as your computer’s monitor, but due to the additive nature of the color mode, printing is not ideal. With an additive color model, you are adding colors via light wavelengths and creating new colors by lightening the Red, Green, and Blue color model using more or less light – hence why an electronic source is best, you are using an abundance of light to communicate color. While the CMYK color mode is ideal for printing, since the subtractive nature of the color model is subtracting the brightness from white (paper) by adding pigment. Since your computer monitor is emitting light and therefore attempting to communicate color with the addition of light, a CMYK color mode is not appropriate.

What different file formats are there? Name and describe them
.PDF (Preferred for most files)

PDF (short for Portable Document Format) is a file format developed by Adobe as a means of distributing compact, platform-independent documents. PDF captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible to send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient's monitor or printer as they were intended.

.EPS (Preferred for large signs and banners)

EPS (short for Encapsulated PostScript) is a vector format designed for printing to PostScript printers and imagesetters. It is considered the best choice of graphics format for high resolution printing of illustrations. EPS files are created and edited in illustration programs such as Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW.

.JPG (Preferred for images)

JPG (short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and pronounced jay-peg) is a file format best used for photo images which must be very small files, for example, for web sites or for email. JPG uses lossy compression (lossy meaning "with losses to quality"). Lossy means that some image quality is lost when the JPG data is compressed and saved, and this quality can never be recovered. 

.GIF and .PNG

GIF (short for Graphics Interchange Format) is a file format for storing graphical images up to 256 colors. It uses a lossless compression method which makes for higher quality output. PNG (short for Portable Network Graphics) was created as a more powerful alternative to the GIF file format. PNGs are not restricted to the 256 color limitation of GIF files and have better compression. A PNG file can be saved with a transparent background which allows you to place your image on top of another image without an outlining white box. 

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What Photo paper types are there?

Which do you think you will use for your final prints & Why?
- Luster prints are slightly glossy, which helps enhance the image's color and details, but also feature a very fine "texture" to help reduce problems associated with glare and fingerprints.

How much would your final project cost? Price up resources & materials that you have used or will need to use.

SD CARDS  32GB - X2 - £12.14
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Memory-Class-Black/dp/B0143RT8OY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=SD+CARDS&qid=1557926713&s=gateway&sr=8-3
CAMERA - £500
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EOS-200D-Digital-Camera/dp/B0733923XF/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=CANON+750D&qid=1557926752&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
50MM LENS - £1200
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EF-1-2L-USM-Lens/dp/B000I2J2S6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=CANON+50MM+PRIME&qid=1557926773&s=gateway&sr=8-7
16-35MM LENS - £1800
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EF-16-35-2-8L-Lens/dp/B01KZ4XPCK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=CANON+16-35MM&qid=1557926818&s=gateway&sr=8-3
COMPUTER - £130 https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-24M47VQ-inch-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B00UNBAQ00/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=22DJX25FLYJ3V&keywords=lg+computer+monitor+AND+TOWER&qid=1557926849&s=gateway&sprefix=LG+COMP%2Caps%2C212&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
COMPUTER TOWER - £70
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GOLDEN-FIELD-Mid-Tower-Computer-Lighting/dp/B0748B95LD/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_6_sspa?keywords=lg+computer+TOWER&qid=1557926892&s=gateway&sr=8-6-fkmrnull-spons&psc=1
PHOTOSHOP - £16/PM = £32
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PRINT PAPER -  £26 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Navigator-100gsm-A4-Presentation-Paper/dp/B005KSZO3A/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=A4+%2B+A3+PRINTING+PAPER&qid=1557927090&s=gateway&sr=8-3
PAPER - £20
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-80gsm-Multipurpose-Copy-Paper/dp/B01FSGVN4M/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=PAPER&qid=1557927155&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
TRAVEL - 2 MONTHS WORTH OF DIESEL = £240
GIG FARE - £17

My overall total for this project costs: £4021.14.

These sums are what would be the total amount of money spent on this project, If i diddnt already have my cameras and equipment.

Adam Clayton
Sam Allan
Will Kelly
Callum Dyer

Where they play-
Underground, Cobalt studios, Gulliver's, Local venues around Newcastle.

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The type of shots I was going for were: the subjects being freaks (abnormal on stage) facial expressions and everything else that would contribute the to personality of the subject. Full body shots, as if you were standing there at the front of the crowd, everything you see. This was hard to do due to the lighting in some of the venues and the subjects constantly moving around. 

I am actually quite pleased with the end result, as to me, these images represent the 70s and are in the style of too. I love the editing style as it makes the images seem more aged and all together adds more texture. 

Within this project I have learnt: How to add light beams in images using blend modes, Fill in unwanted spaces of image using contents aware, Double exposures within experimental editing, playing with colour, adding texture and grain to an image, making the image seem aged. 

To improve, I would love to be able to get in more funded venues, such as the 02 Academy. I feel like attending venues as such, would bring up the quality of my images and also enhance the environment. What I mean is, that it would probably bring in a much better crowd, the light + sound systems would be better and the crowd would be less intimate ( like the gigs I have been attending) and start being much more radj. I could maybe focus more on the personalities in the crowd than the band shots. 

In the future, I want to not run with my very first idea, I would like to spend more time brainstorming so I know exactly what I want to do and explore. I feel like this would benefit me immensely and make my projects seem much more professional. 

Band members?
michael 
james 
mitch 
rudd

Where they play?

Performing in Think Tank? is a rite of passage for local and national emerging acts. Meanwhile, music fans in Newcastle know the venue is the place to discover the next big thing.

Capacity: 250.