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Ally || Music Photographer

photography + sound music + travel = a schtooopidly happy Ally!

About Me

Yello!
I'm a band/music photographer, based in Brighton..... though often found in Belfast and London town. While I'm based in the UK, me n' my trusty camera are ALWAYS up for travelling, so don't be shy about getting in touch if you're not from round them there parts.
I specialise in the following types of band/music photography...
Tour... documentary styleeee
Live gigs
Promotional
Portraiture
Documentary ... e.g. recording studio session...
I'm available for shooting both during the day and at night.............. & I 'rate' according to the job itself ..... which happily means that I'm able to keep costs down for unsigned/local bands..... ..... so gimme a shout for a chat....!
I'll blog up on here when I add new work to my portfolio........ so you can just keep an eye out there for new 'stuff'..... or stick yer e-mail addy in here: Ally's blog booogieeees .... and I'll give you a heeed's up when new 'stuff' is up!

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My Interests

To view more of my work... visit my online Band/Music Photography portfolio - www.alisonpetty.com
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....but if you've only got time for a quick shifty.... then these be my current Top Ten shots of choice.... all made with my very own eyes, brain & picture box of much happy!.....

You'll find the old ones down there *points down*

All images are copyrighted © Alison Petty 2007.......... don't make me come over there and whooooop yo ass!

I'd like to meet:

'So Indie It Hurts' Tour 2007 photography and videos by www.myspace.com/alisonpettyphotography (c) 2007

Music:

*mixes it up*....... Ray LaMontagne, Sean Hayes, Romantica, Snow Patrol, Patrick Park, Razorlight, Athlete, Seawolf, Gorillaz, Rocco Deluca and The Burden, The Avalanches, Brian Wright and the Waco Tragedies, Greg Laswell, Jim Bianco, Rachel Yamagata, Steve Reynolds, Zero 7, Gomez, Frank Sinatra, Syntax, Bob Dylan, Keane, KUBB, Marwood, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Manu Chao, Ben Glover and The Earls, Jason Mraz, Mozella, Lost Prophets, US3, The Police, Lifehouse, Lori Carson, Van 'the MAN' Morrison, U2, Röyksopp, The Zutons, Ron Sexsmith, Madeleine Peyroux, The Black Crowes, The Style Council, Beth Orten, Scissor Sister, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Remy Zero, Paul Weller, Sarah McLachlan, The Who, Simple Minds, Billy Bragg, Stereophonics, R.E.M, Kaiser Chiefs, Damien Rice, Sheryl Crow, The Jam, Traveling Wilburys, Jack Johnson, Iron & Wine, John Sebastian, Everything but the Girl, Minibar, Ryan Adams, Hootie & The Blowfish, Massive Attack, KT Tunstall, Belle And Sebastian, Simon and Garfunkel, Moby

My album's of choice!....
Tom Petty.... 'Full Moon Fever'
Paul Simon.... 'Graceland'
U2.... 'Rattle & Hum'....'Joshua Tree'
Ray LaMontagne.... 'Trouble'
Coldplay.....anything by....
KT Tunstall.... 'Eye To The Telescope'
Billy Bragg..... 'Mermaid Avenue Vol. I (with Wilco)'
Sheryl Crowe.... 'The Globe Sessions'
Sade..... 'Love Deluxe'
Bryan Adams.... 'Into the Fire'
Paul Weller.... 'Live Wood'
1 Giant Leap..... '1 Giant Leap'
Damien Rice...... 'O'
Snow Patrol..... 'Final Straw' & 'Eyes Open'
US3..... 'Hand on the Torch'
Sting.... 'Nothing like the Sun'
Bob Dylan.... 'Oh Mercy'
Lifehouse.... 'Lifehouse'
The Jam.... 'The Sound of The Jam'
Athlete....'Tourist' & 'Vehicles and Animals'

My film/tv score's of choice!....
'Nip/Tuck'
'Garden State'
'Bladerunner'
'Singin.. In The Rain'
'The English Patient'
'Northern Exposure'
'The Lonely Planet'
'Gladiator'
'High Fidelity'
'The Insider'
'O' Brother Where Art Thou?'
'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind'
'Thirtysomething'
'Frantic'
'Master And Commander'
'Rocky Horror Picture Show'

My iPod rocks
my freakin' socks!

Movies:

In no particular order....... 'Singing in the Rain', 'Star Wars' (Episodes 4, 5 & 6), Indiana Jones Trilogy, 'Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid', 'Leon', 'X-Men' (1, 2 & 3) *hooowls*, 'The Princess Bride', 'The 5 Pennies', 'The Godfather' (1, 2 & 3), 'The Usual Suspects', 'Gladiator', 'Frankie & Johnny', 'The English Patient', 'Heat (Michael Mann version), 'O' Brother Where Art Thou?', 'Quiz Show', 'The Big Blue', 'Maverick', 'The Passion Of The Christ', 'The Abyss', 'Oscar and Lucinda', 'The Insider', 'Master & Commander', Moulin Rouge',


Television:

'E.R'., 'Scrubs', 'The Office', Spooks', 'Dexter', 'Northern Exposure', '24', 'Nip/Tuck', 'The Sopranos', 'Ed', 'Due South', 'Thirtysomething', 'House', 'Friends', 'Gray's Anatomy', 'Sex and the City', 'QI', 'Little Britain', 'Top Gear', 'Six Feet Under', 'Band of Brothers', 'Will & Grace', 'Green Wing', 'The X-Files',

Books:

'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley.....'Perfume' by Patrick Suskind.... 'Zanskar - A Hidden Kingdom' by Michel Peissel.....'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver..... 'Wild Swans' by Jung Chang..... 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' by Tony Hawks..... 'Native Stranger' by Eddy L. Harris..... Everything Dr Wayne W. Dyer has written


Heroes:

.....are currently unavailable...........

My Blog

www.alisonpetty.com | my online music photography portfolio

.... have recently rebuilt my music photography portfolio website so come check it out when you have a spare few.....have been busy shooting lots of new bands recently and am in the process of adding ...
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:06:00 PST

Band Photography | It's what I do & what I can do for you!

Just wanted to put the word out and about.... about the kinda work that I do..... when I'm out there..... 'doing me 'do ......... I'm a music/band photographer based in Brighton but am often found in...
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:55:00 PST

*NEW WORK* Gig shoot: Open Mic Night... live @ The Polar Bar East, Brighton - 14.6.07

Went down to The Polar Bar Easts Open Mic Night .... last night..... that's run by Lizzy & Dunc *BIG UPS*........... been meaning to get down there for like.... forever...... kept seeing their event i...
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:21:00 PST

Gig shoot: Return of the Bump Squad... live @ Casablanca's, Brighton - 6.4.07

just added some neoooo work to me online portfolio.....pootled on down (more like out into but for poetry's sake... down) to Brighton town last friday night to shoot The Return of the Bump Squad who p...
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:46:00 PST

Photo shoot: Wes Grierson studio session at Komodo Recordings 30.1.07

oo check me out.... bloggin'!..... haven't blogged for like.... forever.... but tonight's the night to change all that o' yes it is.... 'cos I might not have blogged for like.... forever.... but I hav...
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:17:00 PST

"Scaramouche... scaramouche!!"

Went down town tonight for the annual Worthing Seafront Market/Fair/Gig malarkey.... (worked behind the bar in The Prom for 4 years back in my early 20's... couldn't move for the amount of beer-holdin...
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:15:00 PST

Just added new photographs to portfolio website

been diddlin' up my online portfolio over the last couple of days .... getting it ready to start a'toutin'.....added some new photographs today...... to the 'On Stage' Portfolio Gallerywww.alisonpetty...
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:13:00 PST

"and.........

you are working for??"
Posted by Ally || Music Photographer on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:35:00 PST