The Vamps

 Hope you're all having a lovely Easter break! I've just got back from spending the weekend with my boyfriend's family, I did also manage to squeeze in just a small gig...The Vamps at the Genting Arena in Birmingham.

I'm pretty sure that this is the first time I've shot at the Genting Arena (was LG, was NEC) and I wasn't too impressed with the shooting situation. At the front of the stage was a small pit for the video crew, then behind them was the VIP standing crowd, then behind them was myself and one other photographer. (I soon realised why there was only just two us of). It's hard enough shooting from behind the crowd anyway, let alone when the majority of that crowd are taller than you, or of course are waving their arms in the air during the show. I'm not going to lie, I really struggled. To make matters even worse to the left of us was a walkway into the crowd, perfect chance for some close-up shots right? Not if the crowd that are infront of you suddenly all run back into your space (behind a clearly marked lined) to get close to the band members as well, while you're trying to do your job.

Any way enough with the negatives, while it was a challenge, I did manage to get some shots that I'm quite happy with, (even if they were from me sneakily standing and crouching on the barrier behind me for the last song of the two that we got to shoot).
All shots were taken on my Nikon D7000 and 70-200mm f/2.8. The full set of images can be viewed on Flickr, see a few of my favourites below...

All images © Jemma Dodd Photography 

www.jemmadoddphotography.com

Ellie Goulding - Birmingham Barclaycard Arena

Ellie Goulding is one of those artists that has been on my list to photograph for a while. Every time that she has announced a tour I've either put a request in that was forgotten about, or I forgot to request it (whoops). Finally this year I made a point of keeping track of the date and nagging my editor at Darkus magazine, and with luck we got approved.

The great thing about shooting at much larger venues is that the lighting is most likely going to be pretty amazing, and this was no different for Ellie's show. I shot using my Nikon D7000 and 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. As there was a walkway down the middle we had to choose one side of the pit to stand on, I chose the right side (looking at the stage). Sadly she didn't walk down the walkway during our shooting time, but I don't think my 70-200mm would've helped in that situation anyway!

Here's a selection of my favourite shots. The full set can be view on Flickr here.

 

All images © Jemma Dodd Photography 

www.jemmadoddphotography.com

Olympus Magazine

 At the beginning of the year I started a new job and I've only been there for just over two months, but I'm already extremely glad that I took the decision to make a change!

I've been given some great opportunites and one of those has been contributing to Olympus Magazine. It's FREE so there's no excuse for you to not go and have a look. It features some amazing images, awesome little features and competitions, and writing by me so make sure you check it out every month!

If you're an Olympus user who wants to be featured you can find contact details inside to send your work in!

See the current issue here

Sleeping With Sirens

Last weekend I was back in Birmingham, yet again, to shoot a gig. This time I was shooting Sleeping With Sirens for Mosh - Hit The Floor. Check out the coverage and photos from the show here.

Here's a few of my favourites...

See the full set of photos on Flickr 

All images © Jemma Dodd Photography 

www.jemmadoddphotography.com