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Band shots: Waxdolls and Kudos

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

By popular demand, here are two band shots I’ve taken. I not usually do band shots like this (in fact, these are the only two), as I’m more comfy with natural/candid shots. The first one is of the electro punk duo Waxdolls. It was taken at Cultuurkapel De Schaduw, after the Quioui gig. The second […]

QuiOui @ Cultuurkapel De Schaduw, 18 April 2008

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Since my first concert shoot, I’ve spent a little cash on a new lens: the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM with fashionable lens hood. Eager to test my new toy, I followed QuiOui to their next gig. We ended up in a small but magnificient venue in the middle of nowhere, Cultuurkapel De Schaduw in […]

After All @ JOC Ieper, 14 March 2008

Monday, March 24th, 2008

It’s been a year since I’ve bought my digital SLR camera, and I’ve decided to try some concert photography. For my first concert shoot, I was lucky enough to accompany After All to Ieper. The local band In Chains was promoting their new album Demolition Business, and After All was headliner of the night. They […]

dreamhost slip-up made me a profit

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

You remember this little slip-up of DreamHost? While some people got into serious troubles with overcharges, which is of course totally to be regretted, in my case I actually made a profit out of this. How? Well, let’s see: On 16 January, they charged me 119.40 USD at a rate of 1.459 USD per EUR, which is […]

BNR Metal Pages search plugin for Firefox and IE7

Monday, January 7th, 2008

The BNR Metal Pages is some sort of encyclopedia of metal bands. I’ve been using it seens ages to look up lineups – present and past – and released albums. Thanks to the yearly top tens and the author’s commentaries you often also get a fairly good view of what records to buy as an […]