Family photography at the art gallery

Ed and Jen asked us to come along on their day out to the Nottingham Contemporary gallery. Their five-month old Harry came along too – now there’s someone who’s happy in front of the camera:

Luminarium at Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre

As part of Nottingham University’s Lakeside Arts Centre’s children’s festival (brilliantly called Wheee!), the Architects of Air returned with another luminarium. A luminarium is a large inflatable structure, made up of different coloured chambers that are lit by the sun.

It’s a strange environment and makes for a great location for a photographer – the shapes and colours are fantastic.

City Pulse – Nottingham music festival photos

Every year, Nottingham City Council hosts a free music festival across various outdoor locations. It mostly features older or less well-known acts but is no worse for it – the standard of the music and the talent of the bands has been great in previous years.

This year was no exception with ‘the best blues band in Britain’ (or so the brochure says), Paul Lamb and the King Snakes, taking centre stage in the Market Square. They really were very good – here’s their lead guitarist, Ryan Lamb:

And here’s the eponymous Paul Lamb on harmonica alongside Chad Strentz, rhythm guitarist:

Meanwhile, over at Trinity Square the Baghdaddies (gypsy ska) and Railroad Bill (wild west?) were playing to a smaller crowd:

The guys from Baghdaddies were enthusiastic posers – definitely not shy! And the lead singer/washboard player… well, until you’ve seen a grown man leap into the air while finishing his washboard solo, you haven’t seen anything.

Summer portrait photography in West Bridgford

Summer’s here and with it comes beautiful evening light, perfect for portraits. Here are a few from a shoot in West Bridgford last weekend.