An Afternoon On The Riverside - Video

Just over a week ago you may have seen my photos of Nottingham's Riverside Festival. Well I've just got round to finishing this video from the day, its taken a little longer than expected, but we've had one hell of a week that's taken my attention elsewhere. Anyway, here's the video, I hope you enjoy it and please share it with your friends.

Top 5 Tips for Photographing Protests and Riots

An article I wrote on photographing riots has been featured on Improve Photography. I'm pleased to see it on such a great site, alongside many useful and informative posts. If you have a few spare minutes, check it out at the link below.

http://improvephotography.com/1719/top-5-tips-for-photographing-protests-and-riots-guest-post/

Trouble On The Streets

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware of the riots spreading across England. (And if you have been living under a rock, I'm surprised. I thought all the rocks in this country are currently sitting in shops and cars having just been thrown through the window!) Yesterday afternoon I watched as Nottingham city centre shut its doors early and sent workers home in preparation for the possible violence on its way. As the afternoon became the evening, it was quite easy to see the increased police presence patrolling the city streets, and it wasn't too long before those extra numbers were called into use. 

A police dog and its handler confront a youth near a bus stop.

An Afternoon On The Riverside

Yesterday I was down at Nottingham’s Riverside Festival on the banks of the River Trent photographing all afternoon. There was a lot of great live music and a (mostly) friendly atmosphere, with a fair sized turnout even with the rain. Their were groups of people sat along the riverbank having picnics and couples sat in each others arms just enjoying the evening. The whole day was wrapped up nicely with the now customary firework display.

All the stall vendors wore this uniform to fit in with the riverside theme.

20 Myths About Becoming a Pro Photographer

http://improvephotography.com/1521/20-tips-for-starting-a-portrait-photography-business/
This article over at improvephotography.com is a great article on the misconceptions of turning pro. I highly recommend it to anyone thinking about taking their photography beyond just a hobby, and I can say that I have already come across several of these in the short time since turning pro myself, and expect to have to deal with the rest in the near future.

Clearing My Head

I seem to be working quite a bit at the moment, (but don’t seem to be earning any more, that’s a subject for another time I think!) Because of this I’m not spending as much time photographing as I’d like, so after work today, I cycled up to Woodthorpe Park and took a few shots. It was nice to just get out and clear my head a little.