The Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge 08. There are more shots over on flickr. Check them out.
©2008 Jerry Balloch
Monday, 22 December 2008
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge
What a week. I've been out shooting the Adventure Challenge with a mate of mine for a coffee table book we're producing. Early starts, long days but brilliant fun. Got some nice shots. I'm going through them now and will post some up here as soon as.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
family 3
I've been doing a few family portrait sessions recently. This was from one of them. You can check out more over on flickr here.
©2008 Jerry Balloch
Sunday, 16 November 2008
hair 3
Experimenting with some movement and using lights fired directly at the camera. I like the flare you get from the strobes plus the way it lights the moving hair.
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
new website
I've updated my website a little. Stripped out some images and made the navigation simple. I'm using slideshow pro and so far it seems pretty easy to use.
www.frontroompictures.com
Sunday, 5 October 2008
sunrise
I looked out the window this morning and saw this. It's times like this I wish I lived on the edge of the desert and not in the middle of a development. I had to crop the hell out of this pic to remove the villa next door and the pylons but the sky was to good to pass up. With sunrises you've just got to catch the moment. Well here goes another day.
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Desert ride
Was out in the desert this weekend taking pics of these guys jumping off dunes on their Honda CRF 450s. Very good fun, plus it gave me an excuse to take the Landy into the dunes.
©2008 Jerry Balloch
Friday, 22 August 2008
Seth at transgression
Here's another shot from the Transgression shoot. I Love the shadow on this one. Thanks to my brother for holding and aiming the flash for me.
Young Fathers at liquid rooms
The Young Fathers were the support last night. Go see them if you can.
Dizzee Rascal at Liquid Rooms
Happy accident. I like the feeling this pic has. It's got some energy to it. Sure it's not technically good, I mean you can't tell it's Dizzee Rascal, but I like it any way.
Dizzee Rascal at Liquid Rooms
Shot the Dizzee Rascal gig last night at the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh. The Young Fathers were the support. More pics over on flickr.
©2008 Jerry Balloch
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Prentis Hancock in Candide
Shot this last night at the Edinburgh Festival. Prentis Hancock performing a one man show, Voltaire's Candide.
More shots over on Flickr.
©2008 Jerry Balloch
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Kevin McDermott at Liquid Rooms
Shot this gig last night at the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh. It was part of the EDge festival.
There's a few more on my flickr page.
©2008 Jerry Balloch
Saturday, 9 August 2008
Seth at transgression
Did a shoot with my brother and Seth down at transgression. Seth nailed it time and time again. I'll post up some other shots soon.
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
kick
Been hanging out with my brother and cousin who are also photographers. It's been great just mucking about taking pics of each other and figuring out some new techniques. We've been getting some funny looks from folk as we jump up and down like dafties but who cares, we're getting good results.
Going to do a shoot down at a trampoline centre soon. Can't wait for the results.
Monday, 7 July 2008
barney
Singer/Songwriter Barney Strachan playing at a poetry evening at The Meadows Bar in Edinburgh, organised by Anita Govan. More shots over on my Flickr page.
© 2008 Jerry Balloch
MKQ
Back in Edinburgh catching up with friends and family. Shot this pic of Aki at the Mike Kearney Quartet gig at The Jazz Bar on Chambers St.
There are a few more pics on my Flickr page.
© 2008 Jerry Balloch
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
H in the garden
Another shot using the 3 light set up. Although, this time the third light was the sun.
Friday, 6 June 2008
Sunday, 11 May 2008
graf
I shot this in 2006 at Southbank in London. I love the colours in it and the way the light is pouring through a hole in the roof.
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Foggy Dubai
Shot this pic last month when we had a lot of fog around. It was from the balcony of my old flat, looking out towards Sheik Zayed Road. I think the buildings are going to be part of the huge Business Bay development.
I just like the way that they appear out of the fog below them.
Friday, 2 May 2008
Empty Spaces
While I was doing the school shoot I snapped a few 'empty spaces' shots for myself. I really have a thing about spaces that should usually be filled with people or activity being totally empty. There are more shots over here on flickr but I thought I'd put a couple up here too.
swimming pool
lockers
Let me know what you think.
Radio silence
Well it's been a while since I last posted. The reason for this is my wife gave birth to our second son 3 days after the last post and it's been a bit hectic since then. Couple that with a house move and you get the general idea. Things have settled down now so I expect to have some new stuff to put up here soon.
I'm doing a couple of courses at Gulf Photo Plus at the moment. Here in Dubai you don't often get the chance to do a lot of training so when this comes around I snap it up. I've done a course with Seattle based photographer Chase Jarvis which was great and I'm in the middle of one with Strobist aka David Hobby. It's so inspiring spending time with these guys and picking up some great tips too.
I finished a job recently shooting pics at a couple of schools here for their prospectus. Once I get the printed sample through I'll snap some pics of it and post them up here.
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Adidas Gazelle Skate
Think this is my fave shot from the Gazelle Skate shoot. Used an old deck as the background. Again trainers bought from focus in Edinburgh.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Image issue
If you are reading this blog in a country where Flickr is blocked you're probably wondering where all the images are. I'm afraid that the images are linked from my Flickr account so there's not a lot I can do about it. I'm looking at hosting them myself, so they may appear for you soon.
Until then you can check out the front room pictures site which will show you some of the most recent work I've done.
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Sunday, 27 January 2008
More kicks
Another shot from the "slammin kicks" series. These are Adidas Gazelle "Flavours of the World" Lavender Edition from July 2007.
A test post from the road
Just wanting to see if I can blog from my iPod. Could come in handy
when travelling. If you're reading this then it must have worked.
when travelling. If you're reading this then it must have worked.
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Sent from my iPod
Kicking things off
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