A behind-the-scenes shot from the set of ‘Vultures‘ episode 3: ‘The Mystery Of The Night Time Refuse’, featuring Niamh Moroney as ‘Sarah Black’ and John Morton as ‘Jim Vultour’.

You can read more about my involvement with Vultures here on the Oss237.com Blog, check out all my shots from the set here on Flickr and watch the trailer for episode 3 here on VulturesPI.com.

Meet Sarah Black, the long-suffering ex-girlfriend of VPI Detective Jim Vultour, played by Niamh Moroney. Another shot in my series of ‘Character portraits‘ from the set of ‘Vultures‘ episode 3: ‘The Mystery of the Night Time Refuse‘.

You can see all my shots from the set of Vultures here and you can read more about ‘Sarah Black’ and my own character ‘Jack Street’ here on VulturesPI.com.

South, winners of the Hype Entertainment Battle of the Bands 2008. L-R: Ken Farrell, Thomas Donoghue & Chris Long.

You can check out all of my shots from the Battle of the Bands here in the new KilkennyMusic Galleries on Flickr. As an official sponsor of the competition and as part of their prize, I’ll be doing promo-shoots and PR work with South in the future so plenty more to come.

Kerbstomp, finalists & Runners-Up in the Hype Entertainment Battle of the Bands 2008. L-R: Joe O’Brien, Daire Nolan, Ferdia Bridgeman, Evan Cass.

You can check out all of my shots from the Battle of the Bands here in the new KilkennyMusic Galleries on Flickr.

Decadation, finalists in the Hype Entertainment Battle of the Bands 2008. L-R: Ian Eardley, Daire Nolan, James Delaney, Patrick ‘Iggy’ Kavanagh, Peter B.

You can check out all of my shots from the Battle of the Bands here in the new KilkennyMusic Galleries on Flickr. I still owe Decadation a promo-shoot from last year’s competition so there’s more shots of them to come soon.

Teratoria, finalists in the Hype Entertainment Battle of the Bands 2008. L-R: Chris Forde, Katie Glennon, Briain Casey, Alan Byrne.

You can check out all of my shots from the Battle of the Bands here in the new KilkennyMusic Galleries on Flickr.

Meet Ned Savage; “the real rain that will wash the scum off the streets”. Another brand-new character played by John Doran, appearing in Vultures Eps 3: ‘The Mystery Of The Night Time Refuse‘.

You can find out more about ‘Ned Savage‘ and ‘Vultures’ here on Vulturespi.com and you can see all my behind-the-scenes shots from the set here on my new flickr account. This brings me up to 237 posts on Oss237.com, you can read more about this shoot and all my latest projects here on the Oss237.com Blog.

Meet Matt McLoughlin; the hard partying, hen-night loving V.P.I lawyer. A brand-new character played by Peter McGann, appearing in Vultures Eps 3: ‘The Mystery Of The Night Time Refuse‘.

This is the first shot in a series of character portraits I’ll be doing for the web-based sitcom. You can find out more about ‘Matt McLoughlin‘ and ‘Vultures’ here on Vulturespi.com and you can see all my behind-the-scenes shots from the set here on my new flickr account.

A behind-the-scenes shot, on the set of Vultures Episode 3: ‘The Mystery Of The Night Time Refuse’, featuring Sean Hackett as Niall Tennyson, Peter McGann as Matt McLoughlin and Dave Thompson as Dan McGrain.

You can read more about my involvement with Vultures here on the Oss237.com Blog and now you can check out the Brand New Trailer for Vultures episode 3, which has just gone online over at VulturesPI.com.

A behind-the-scenes shot on the set of Vultures Episode 3: ‘The Mystery Of The Night Time Refuse’, featuring John Doran as brand new character, Ned Savage.

You can read more about my involvement with Vultures here on the Oss237.com Blog and now you can check out the Brand New Trailer for Vultures episode 3, which has just gone online over at VulturesPI.com.

Another promotional shot for the upcoming Atrax Mantis E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’. Working with makeup/special fx artist Carey Harte. Model: Paddy McQuinn.

You can see all my shots from the Condemned to Hatred shoot here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss37.com Blog.

The shot used on the front cover of the upcoming E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’. My first project working with makeup/special fx artist Carey Harte and the 2007 Hype Entertainment Battle of the Band’s winner’s Atrax Mantis.

You can see all my shots from the Condemned to Hatred shoot here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss37.com Blog.

Oss237.com - Ross Costigan Photography is an official sponsor for the Hype Entertainment Battle of the Bands 2008, I’m also sitting behind the judges table and providing a photography package to the winning band.

You can check out all my shots from the Battle of the Bands 2008 here in the KilkennyMusic Galleries and you can read more about the competition here on my Kilkenny Music Staff Blog.

The second poster in the series, for the upcoming Devious Theatre production ‘Smitten‘. Again, I have to stress that I merely shot the image, under direction of Mr. Paddy Dunne, and Paddy provided all of the design work and photo-shop wizardry.

Unfortunately, this time around Paddy wasn’t available for the shoot, which turned out to be a nightmare-shoot as you can see here on YouTube.

Tickets for Smitten are on sale NOW in Rollercoaster Records, Kieran Street and they are 10EURO. The show runs August 20 – 23 and starts 8pm nightly. For more information and updates, check out www.devioustheatre.com

The first in a series of posters, for the upcoming Devious Theatre production ‘Smitten‘. Once again I’ve had the pleasure of working with the legendary Paddy Dunne. I have to stress that I merely shot the image, under Paddy’s direction, and Paddy provided all of the design work and photo-shop wizardry.

Tickets for Smitten are on sale NOW in Rollercoaster Records, Kieran Street and they are 10EURO. The show runs August 20 – 23 and starts 8pm nightly. For more information and updates, check out www.devioustheatre.com

Progressive grunge-rockers The Lions Mane. A new series of promo-shots using my new AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D lens. You can read all about the shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.
You’ll be able to see more of the new series, over the coming weeks, as The Lions Mane make a dent in the local music scene with a series of gigs, videos and E.P launches. Check them out here.

Make Up/Special Fx artist Carey Harte adds some last minute touches on the Atrax Mantis ‘Condemned to Hatred’ E.P cover shoot. The lads will soon be releasing the artwork for their upcoming debut and I’ll blog more about the shoot then.

In other news, Oss237.com celebrates it’s second birthday today and what an amazing adventure I’ve had over the last two years. You can read more here on the Oss237.com Blog.

One of several promo shots for session bassist Tanya O’Callaghan, I’m slowly but surely getting through my backlog of photos. This was taken in January. Keeping it simple, using a standard household lamp for the shoot.

You can read more about this shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.

Another behind-the-scenes snap from the set of; ‘Vultures Eps 2: ‘The Scarlet Lady Vanishes‘ which premiered online on Sunday and is FREE TO WATCH on www.vulturespi.com. Playing around with focus levels using a 50mm lens into the viewscreen of the Canon XHA1.

You can read more about this shoot and my involvement in the show here on the Oss237.com Blog.

A behind-the-scenes snap from the set of web-based sitcom; ‘Vultures Eps 2: ‘The Scarlet Lady Vanishes‘ which premiered online on Sunday and is FREE TO WATCH on www.vulturespi.com.

You can read more about this shoot and my involvement in the show here on the Oss237.com Blog.

My classmates for the last three years of Communications & Public Relations in I.T Carlow. The class photo of an amazing bunch of people.

You can read my thoughts on finishing college and spending three years with these people here on the Oss237.com Blog.

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.