British Music Experience 3/4/19

British Music Experience

Cunard Building,

Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1DS, United Kingdom

0151 519 0915

info@britishmusicexperience.com

Objective/Brief- Raising Awareness For Bloodwise

The British Music Experience provided a lot of opportunities to raise awareness for The  Bloodwise Charity, formerly known as Leukaemia And Lymphoma Research. Liverpool is a popular City, The Cunard Building is of great Historical significance in Liverpool and most importantly using music as a theme will raise a lot of awareness. Peoples lives all have been shaped by an individual soundtrack made from a variety of audio and visual forms, 

because of music.

Technique

My restrictions were that I could not use flash, with no tripod and I had to rely on available light, to gain optimum results.   

A wide aperture that allows more light into the camera was used combined with a higher iso number created more sensitivity for each picture taken.

Iso numbers ranged from 400-3200

Noise reduction techniques were used in processing images.

Reflections were reduced at the processing stage, a technique known as “burning in”, was used to make parts of the image darker.

Another technique used known as cloning was applied ie were there was a reflection, the reflection was matched/taken away with a nearby colour or background.

The Camera used was Canon Power Shot G7 Mark II

Skiffle Music

Billy Fury

Music Through The Decades Depicted On TV Screens

Sir Cliff Richard

Queen

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David Bowie

Just Above A Display Window Paying homage to David Bowie, outfits,

Album cover “Diamond Dogs”, Newspaper cuttings and posters.

Oasis

Pulp

The Spice Girls

Live Aid / Band Aid

Boy George

Spandau Ballet

The Wall Exhibit 

The Brit Awards

Below is the main exhibit paying homage to The Brit Awards, 

the photographs that follow are from the individual subject matters close up in glass casing.

  

Gandeys Circus Aintree Liverpool 18/2/19

Gandeys Circus

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Aintree Liverpool 18/2/19

Author ©David Lydiate Supporter Of #Bloodwise_uk

Introduction

I was given permission to photograph Gandeys Circus at Aintree Racecourse.

I use my work to raise awareness  for the charity Bloodwise, 

formerly known as Leukaemia And Lymphoma Research.

See reports below for more details/enlarge image for a detailed report of proceedings and how fantastic Gandeys Circus is,

the second report is a more technical analysis of how I took the pictures assisted by my chaperone. 

Both reports make reference to Bloodwise 

Acts Make Entrance 

Member Of The Havana Troupe Is Captured 

Performing A Spectacular Routine 

A Contortionist Who's Positions And Stretching Defied Belief.

Three Daredevil Motorbike Riders Perform In An Enclosed Dome aka Wall Of Death

A Variety Of Acts Of Consistent Quality Provided Entertainment Throughout The Performance

A Singer With A Breathtaking Vocal Range

The Watching Crowd Were Highly Entertained By A Clown And Ringmaster Adding Comedy Between Each Act


More From The Variety Of Top Quality Performances 

Terracotta Warriors Exhibition World Museum William Brown St Liverpool 8/8/2018 & Chinese Culture In Liverpool

Terracotta Warriors 8/8/2018

World Museum, William Brown St, Liverpool

Using My Photography To Raise Awareness For The Charity Bloodwise #Bloodwise_uk

Introduction

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.

The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE,^[1] were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits near Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.^[2] Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians.

Source:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army

Photographic Restrictions

No flash photography was allowed at the exhibition, which I understood and respected.

The lighting was very atmospheric but of a very low-key nature.

Given the restriction regarding flash I had to make compromises, therefore I had to select a highly sensitive Iso rating, that would react to the low-key lighting sufficiently (iso 3200, normal iso is between 100-400) and use a wide aperture to let as much light in as possible. By having to compromise, my images were not as sharp as I would have liked, and had increased noise (grain, appeared to have a rough texture and lack the quality that I normally produce), noise reduction was used when  processing, but images can show lack of sharpness if taking this process to the extreme. Obviously I could not set up a tripod, due to the crowds. I used a small Canon compact, which proved very useful in tight corners. I enjoyed the exhibition and the challenge of working under these conditions.

Chinese Culture In Liverpool

Following on with the theme of Chinese Culture the photographs below depict the Chinese Arch in Berry St Liverpool, as part of Liverpool's China Town And a Pagoda taken in Festival Gardens.

Bloodwise

The exhibition in World Museum, William Brown St Liverpool was an ideal photographic opportunity to raise awareness for The Charity Bloodwise, formerly known as Leukaemia And Lymphoma Research. The exhibition was very popular. 

Photographs taken By And Copyright Holder ©David Lydiate
I use this photograph to raise awareness for #Bloodwise_uk ONLY
Should any mass media, retail outlet or street trader want to publish or sell this image please contact liverfocus@gmail.com and can people please print the hash tag #Bloodwise_uk if sharing, thank you for the interest in my work.

Bloodwise Contacts

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Donations and fundraising: 0808 169 5155

Head office: 0207 504 2200

Media enquiries: ​0207 269 9019

https://bloodwise.org.uk

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