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I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Killtribe from Germany on Pure Rock Fury this week before their irish shows next week you can listen to the interview here…

Killtribe!!

And also check the guys out on facebook and myspace and get to one of the gigs it’ll be an absolute blinder!

Hey folks – well I’ve been very busy since I got back from my hols and  I’m very excited as my new website is finally live – mucho thanks to the uber talented Mark Leetch for designing it for me – if you ever need a website he’s your man!

now  go have a nosey and if you need any pics get in touch- new website same address www.carriedavenport.com

and I also have a new facebook page for my photography too so you can like that  and make me even cheerier and as an extra wee treat here’s a scan of one of my pics of Creation’s Tears in german music mag Legacy (the piece won’t be much good unless you can read german tho!)

Recent radio show – seeing as I’m not in the studio tonight as I’ve to work elsewhere thought this would keep ya all sorted with your daily dose of rock as well as a wee interview with Dirty Stevie and I’ll be back next week

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PURE ROCK FURY!

behind the scenes vid of my latest shoot, absolutely fantastic day with great hair, great makeup, great modelling what more could a snapper ask for…

this is how i spent my birthday last year…

The Art of Partying

A Camera’s not just for Christmas…

Get a new Camera for Christmas, interested in gig photography, but don’t know your shutter speed from your ISO?

Oh Yeah are offering a workshop for complete beginners, geared at live music and band photography.  Spread over 2 evenings, and delivered by professional photographer Carrie Davenport (yup thats me!!!) , whose work has featured in the likes of Kerrang, Hot Press and AU Magazines to name a few, this workshop will teach you how to put your camera to use shooting music and gig photography. Covering the basics from camera modes, exposure settings, setting up your camera and how to take good music photographs, the sessions will be mostly practical and you will work with the other participants to get to know your camera. The second session will also include a studio lit photo shoot with a young local band, allowing you to practise posing and lighting using flash and studio lights. After this we’ll also provide you with basic tips on using photoshop after you have shot your images.  Any photos you take can be used in your portfolio and it also gives you a great chance to get started in music photography make contact with an up and coming local band.

Participants on the course will also be offered an exciting chance to put their new found skills to use with a photopass for a future live music event at Oh Yeah.

Places limited, £25 deposit required. Payments by cheque or cash.

YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY

well folks another year has escaped us and what a year its been so I thought I’d do a wee recap of all my favourite photographic highlights of the year so without further hesitation 2010 was the year that…

...I got to hang out backstage with Paramore (before 2 of em left!)

...Monotonix blew my mind at Electric Picnic

...and the offstage antics were pretty fun to watch too!

..I threww my back out shooting the undertones and spent several days in agony...

...but recovered in time for the Mark Ronson aftershow party

..saw Limp bizkit break stuff in Dublin (sorry snigger!)

...and got to join Slash onstage for Kerrang!

...saw several happy couples up the aisle

...and made dirty stevie levitate

...leading to making my friends kid evil for their album cover!

...shot bridal fashion for an advertising campaign...

...and shot a campaign for funky new salon Hedonist Hair

...shot dublin guys Zulu in a forest

...and did a very serious shoot with LaFaro

...stepped back in time with Rachel Austin

...and watched Metallica tear Belfast apart

...attacked A Plastic Rose with a pick axe (this shot was featured in HWCH 2010)

...and made Wounds drive into a tree!

...tried to kidnap Orange Goblin before Decade of Aggression

...held my first solo exhibition (thanks to all who attended)

... and survived B.O.Y in a zombie apocalypse!!

...toured Ireland with the JD set

...and even had an HMV ad

...watched with pride as Belfast united to help Haiti

...and took a break from gigs to shoot interiors for fultons Furnishings

...got screamed at at BBC introducing four nations

...had an amazing time at Bilbao BBK

...though it wasn't all happy events

...just gave up trying to understand Rammstein's stage show

...started hosting my own radio show PURE ROCK FURY (gacys threads were good enough to join me on air!)

...and on a less metal note hung out with Skibunny

...shot ASIWYFA taking electric picnic by storm

...headed north to Derry with Fighting With Wire

...covered everything from Arthur's Day to St Paddys for Botanic inns

...met the business people of tomorrow with Young Enterprise

... met some legends at the kerrang awards

...and lots of local legends at Oh Yeah

...shot Volbeat so many times I'm officially a stalker

...which I'm gettin pretty close to with Airbourne as well

...made Peter McVeigh suffer for his art (it was minus 10 that night!)

...saw just how scary teenagers can be at My Passion in dublin

...and went back to nature with Key Of Atlas

...and smudged my facepaints shooting KISS!!

…so all in all its been one hell of a year! thanks to everyone who’s commissioned me, worked with me or helped make all of it possible. Happy New Year to you all and I hope that this time next year when it comes to looking back on 2011 its been just as exciting!!