I’m in the middle of my final college exams at the moment (Cultural Sociology was this morning) but plenty of new series to come soon. For now here’s another shot from my promo-shoot with Atrax Mantis, it’s one of my favourites.

I’ll post a blog about the shoot once exams are over and Atrax Mantis release the artwork for their upcoming E.P.

Another promo shot of grindcore death metallers Atrax Mantis, taken in a run-down warehouse where we were shooting the concept artwork for their upcoming E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’.

We shot the cover art for the E.P yesterday, working with Make-up/Special Fx artist Carey Harte. I’m gonna hold off on writing a blog about the shoot until Atrax Mantis release the E.P artwork (which looks awesome).

The first of several promo shots for grindcore death metallers Atrax Mantis, taken in a run-down warehouse where we were shooting the concept artwork for their upcoming E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’.

We shot the front and back cover for the E.P yesterday, working with Make-up/Special Fx artist Carey Harte. I’m gonna hold off on writing a blog about the shoot until Atrax Mantis release the E.P artwork (which looks awesome).

The first of many promo shots of Chemical Addiction, in the run up to the release of their debut offering ‘The Brian Jones E.P‘.

This was a fairly quick shoot to give the lads some promo shots for press-packs etc, but we’ll be working on more shots and the E.P cover over the coming weeks. Check out the awesome title track off the E.P, ‘Brian Jones’ here.

Yet another shot from my promo-series with Clive Barnes, and one of my favourites from the shoot. Again shot on a 50mm lens, with slight adjustment to the levels.

You can see more of this series here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.

Another shot from my promo-shoot with Clive Barnes, this time in Woodstock, Ennistioge. Waiting for bursts of sunlight through the clouds to get some great light and colour in the background.
You can see more of this series here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.

My latest adventure into black and white photography, a series of promo-shots for the legendary Clive Barnes. Shot using a 50mm lens on a quiet railway crossing just outside Bennettsbridge, Kilkenny.

You can see more of this series here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.

Paul from 23 rocking out in the Zoo Club. I’ve been testing out new techniques to compensate for badly lit venues in Kilkenny, trying to black out backgrounds for a live/promo style.

You can read more about this photo-shoot and MY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO LOCAL MEDIA here on the new Oss237.com Blog. You can check out the full series of shots here and read more about the gig here on my KilkennyMusic Staff Blog.

23 (L-R: Barney, Matt, Joey and Paul) live in the Zoo Club.I’ve tried getting full band live shots before but this is the first time I’ve managed to get one I like.

You can read more about this shoot and MY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO LOCAL MEDIA here on the new Oss237.com Blog. You can check out the full series of shots here and you can read more about the gig here on my KilkennyMusic Staff Blog.

Danny Pearson from Chemical Addiction rocking out in the Zoo Club on Sunday. I’ll be working with the lads over the next few weeks on artwork and promo-shots for their upcoming debut ‘The Brian Jones E.P’.

You can check out all of my shots from Sunday’s gig here and you can read about the gig here on my KilkennyMusic Staff Blog.

Saving J launch their brand new single ‘Valentine‘ in Dublin tonight. This is just one of my promo-shots from a whole series, which the lads will be using in their nation-wide P.R campaign to promote the new single.

You can check out some more of the pics on SavingJ.com and you can read more about the shoot here on my blog.

Dublin hardcore metallers, 23, live in the Zoo Club. You can see all of my shots from this gig here in the KilkennyMusic galleries and you can read about the gig here on my blog.

Extreme metal from Malta, Abysmal Torment, in the Zoo Club with Atrax Mantis, Slave Zero and Sanatorium for Kilkenny’s heaviest gig ever.

You can check out all of my shots from this gig in the KilkennyMusic.com Galleries and you can read about the gig here on my blog.

Sirocco in the Zoo club with Kilkenny Metal Promotions. I’ve been trying out different shutter speeds and settings at gigs recently, trying to find the perfect setting for headbanging and windmills. You can read more about this gig on my blog.

Clive Barnes live in Cleere’s Theatre. You can see more of my shots from this gig in the KilkennyMusic Galleries.

Cork based metallers, Altar of Plagues, supporting For Ruin in the Zoo Club with Kilkenny Metal Promotions. You can check out more shots from this gig and now over 1000 of my pictures in the KilkennyMusic Galleries.

Atrax Mantis, winners of the Kilkenny Battle of the Bands 2007. I was the official photographer for this years competition and you can see over 100 of my shots in the KilkennyMusic.com galleries.

I was also one of the judges this year and you can read more about the competition here on my blog.

Itchy Trigger Finger launch their long-awaited E.P ‘The Wrong Side of Misery’ tonight and this is the center-piece inside. A 180 degree room-span of the lads practicing, made up of over 30 photographs which took me 4 days to create.

The E.P also features my shots on the front and back cover aswell as a collage of over a years work with the band inside. Their new website will also feature 150 of my photogrpahs.
For more details on the E.P, my work with the band and creating this piece, check out my blog.

Pantera tribute band, Tampora, live in the Zoo Club. I know the focus is soft in this one but I still love it. I think it adds to the intensity and shows how vicious this gig was.
For all of my shots from this gig check out the Kilkenny Music galleries and you can read about this gig on my blog.

Another shot of Laminate frontman, Derren Dempsey, in action after last nights gig with KilkennyMusic.com. For all my shots from the gig check out the KilkennyMusic galleries. You can read about this gig and more on my blog.

Adrian Jackson on the double bass (or vice versa) with the Swingin’ Blue Cats in Ryans. For more of my shots of the lads, then check out their website. You can also read about this gig and my work with the band on my music blog.

I got my first chance to properly use my new Nikon D80 last night on Daw’s brand new drumkit as Itchy Trigger Finger begin practicing for their tour. Last year I used a D70 for the first time, for a shoot as Daw recorded drum tracks with the Happy Medium.

With my brand new camera and plenty of gigs, practices and recordings to come over the summer, this shot marks the return of my Summer Sessions.

Took me a while to get this shot and I’d like to try get this sort of thing again with a bit more light. I got this by using burst mode and a crash zoom once I had my focus point on the strings and hand. Energetic bassist Tommy Moore onstage with Waiting to Explode as they return to the KilkennyMusic scene.

For a whole series of pics from the gig and over 450+ of my gigs shots check out the KilkennyMusic galleries. You can also read about this gig on my daily blog.

Tommy Moore on bass for the return of Mullingar rockers, Waiting to Explode, to KilkennyMusic. I spent the night testing different shutter speeds, levels and angles to experiment for a whole series of shots available in the KilkennyMusic.com Galleries.

You can also read about the gig on my daily blog.