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Sons of Autumn & Blue River, Live Music Photography at Charlies Bar, Redruth, Cornwall, UK 12.10.19

Where were these photographs taken?
These photographs were taken in Charlies Bar in Redruth, Cornwall, UK.

Some words about the photos…
I’ve worked a lot with Blue River over this year so for this gig I shot solely on a manual 135mm manual focus lens and tried to capture portraits of them playing rather than specific live music photographs. It was definitely a hard push given the venue is incredibly dark but I actually quite like the vibe of the shots.

With Sons of Autumn I just wanted to mix up the close cropped portraits with some wide angle shots and wanted to vibe out on a low shutter speed and just showcase an energy. As a band they’ve definitely got tinges of early nineties grunge bands and the majority of my favourite music photography from this era takes on this sort of style so I thought I’d adapt this for them.