"photography"

LEEDS EXPLORE: PT I

Today I visited my good friend Chris who lives in Leeds and we both went exploring the abandoned relics that still stood in the outskirts of the city.

We started with a visit to the abandoned village in Adel, but sadly upon arrival we found that it wasn't much abandoned anymore and the area had been turned into a building site to make way for new homes. So we took a few pictures of the outside of the buildings left standing and made our way out of the area.

Pulling into a lay-by we searched the net and found that there was an abandoned hospital located in Cookridge that looked too good to pass up, and it wasn't far from Adel. Perfect!

After searching for a good while we finally found it and went into the grounds! The place had a really eerie feel to it. We scoured the area for access to the inside of the building but couldn't gain entry. So we made do with the exterior and we got some great images. Check them out below and let me know what you think.

Have you been here before? Do you have any pictures? Feel free to link me to them!

The photos below are part one of two as I got a lot of shots!

Peace.

































REVERBED - 'UNCOMMONWEALTH' - VIDEO AND PHOTOSHOOT.

So a few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to shoot my first two music videos with two great bands; the first being with a band named Terrestrial, who I shall be posting more about over the coming days, and the second was with Reverbed, a great band from doncaster who have been regular customers for my photo services over the past few years.

We shot on location in an empty swimming pool, and wanted to keep the video to performance only shots. Everything was pretty much ready to go as soon as I arrived, the lighting already set up, the equipment arranged accordingly.

Before starting to get the video footage we decided to do some photos that could be launched alongside the video and display the bands new and more formal looking image.

The whole day went smoothly and many cups of coffee and 4 sweaty band members later (and a sweaty Dom) we wrapped up and backed up the footage onto a laptop. Then I was away to upload the footage on my computer and spend many hours choosing the clips I wanted to use.

Below is the final video and a promo shot of the band. I hope you enjoy it! Make sure you watch the video in 1080p to get the best quality everything!

Please check out Reverbed here.