John de Jong concert

I recently attended the most intimate concert I've ever been to. John de Jong at the home of a mutual friend. Approx. 35 people in the lounge watching a very talented singer/songwriter perfroming (mostly) his own work. To say he can play guitar is an understatement and his voice is so soothing.
A few pictures follow showing just how cosy the venue was, and some of the expressions John pulls as he plays. Check out www.johndejong.info for more about the man.

A day out in Manchester

As well as lunch in the Norther Quarter Craft Centre (see earlier post), I spent the day wandering around taking pictures of anything/anybody interesting (subjective, I know).
This (for me) included the interior of the gents toilets at the Lowry, a rather nice Triumph motorcycle which was colour co-ordinated to the Lowry, buskers in the city centre, and Gok Wan doing a catwalk show in the Manchester Arndale.

The coolest place to eat lunch

In my humble opinion, the coolest place in Manchester to do lunch is the Northern Quarter Craft Centre.
Lunch today was ham and cabbage soup followed by a peppered mackerel with lemon mayo and cucumber sandwich. All washed down with one of the best cappucino's around. Absolutely delicious.
For those who don't know, the craft centre is the old fish & poultry market, now occupied by artists and designer/makers selling their work to the public. It's well worth a visit.

Charity event for Oldham Cancer Support Centre

Just had the pleasure of supporting a very valuable resource in Oldham, taking photo's to help raise funds for the charity. The ladies were waited on by the lads below, "Butlers in the Buff". They were, as you can imagine, very popular lads.
















 Event photography is a great way to meet interesting people,and rhelp a good cause.

Halloween party event photography

We had a load of fun at the Halloween party at The Riverside, Whitworth, yesterday. Some people had made a lot of effort, not just for their kids, really entering into to theme of the event.

We got some great shots, particularly of family groups of kids (can't share them all for obvious reasons, but this family were happy to let you see their pictures).

Taking the prints home on the day was a great add on to an already well-organised event.