Conor McDonnell

 

 

 

A week ago marked the 3 year anniversary of the murder of Sophie Lancaster.

A couple of days ago I was contacted by the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. Rob (Drummer from Enter Shikari) was wearing a T-Shirt in memory of Sophie at the Preston gig I shot at and they asked if they could use my photo. Of course I said yes. 

There is no excuse for attacking someone else just because of the way they look and dress or because they look different from you. Support the foundation set up by her family and friends www.sophielancasterfoundation.com 

 

 

So, after an amazing day with Enter Shikari, the next day was results day.

 

I got an A* , B, B

 

A* in Art in which I got 100%

 

I'm totally made up

 

So, Yesterday (18/8/10) I was assisting Shirlaine on a promo shoot with Enter Shikari. 

 

I was really looking forward to it and the actual concept of the shoot that she has come up with is amazing and is going to look awesome. I can't wait to see the final photos!

 

Shirlaine let me take a couple 'behind the scenes' type shots. I'll post a link in a new blog post when Shirlaines photos are up.

 

I also got a pass to shoot the gig after the promo shoot. They let me shoot for the whole gig, from the pit and from side of stage. They were really cool guys and they sure do know how to put on a good show. I loved it, it was just amazing.

 

You can see the whole set of my photos HERE

 

 

This weekend I shot YNot Festival in the Peak District. 

 

It was so much fun to shoot, it's a really cool little festival. 

 

You can see the gallery here - YNot Festival 2010

 

At the festival, I finally got a chance to catch up with The Subways, these guys are not only one of my favourite bands but they also gave me my first ever photography pass nearly two years ago and I owe them a lot for it, so it was great to have a chat. They are really cool people.