I was really looking forward to seeing the controversial pair, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett in concert in London! But unfortunately it was cancelled very very last minute. :(
Despite this, I had a very fun four days in London chasing the Lady herself around her hotel - The Langham with lots of friends, new and old. And to be fair, we were so so close. Close enough for a selfie! (lol)
I did however get some pictures, but they're only pap pics from my phone of Gaga outside her hotel...not exactly the HQ I wanted, but still it's something. :)
On the day of the second date show in London, we got to Knightsbridge and went to the Royal Albert Hall..had dinner inside the venue, a drink or two. When it came to queuing up to go inside, and it was just after "doors opening" time when I had a gut feeling that something was going to go wrong or happen...and a few minutes after this, the guy on the speaker announced that the show that night would no longer take place due to illness. Now I have never seen so many people cry in one place at any one time! It was safe to say that it was gutting, old ladies and young girls distraught, it did pull my heartstrings but I stayed in a stable state of mind, because yano....someone has to! Me and my friend were absolutely gutted though because we were excited to see the once-in-a-lifetime event. Of course Tony is in his late 80's now, it's usually not likely someone of this guys age to still be performing. But he's well and kicking! Great guy though, adorable!
Shame about the show, but had a fantastic few days and still thoroughly enjoyed myself...
You can find my pap-pics here @ www.facebook.com/SamanthaFinnPhotography along with many other Lady Gaga photos from artRAVE Manchester and artRAVE Sheffield in 2014.
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Friday, 19 June 2015
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
SO, in my last post...
I told you about how I was going to use a disposable camera that I was going to use at the Lady Gaga artRAVE Sheffield.
Disappointing fact is, I only actually took one photo at the concert, and that was outside waiting with my best friends. OOPS! It's literally a fabulous photo though! :)
So, I also told you that the negatives have random cats on them so that when the photos are developed and etc, these cats show up...but you don't know which cat design is going to be on what photo.
GREAT THING IS! That we got lucky on the one photo we too, there's two cats situated either side of us so you can see us three! What I hoped that didn't happen was a big cat face to be smack on our faces so the photo wasn't worth even taking, but that didn't happen so i'm pretty pleased!
Downfall to the camera was it didn't work too well in dimmer lights, you had to have quite a lot of light, AND the flash aswell...so out of the 28 exposure film, I got one fab photo, and 2 other ones that look pretty cool and Tumblr-esque. So I'll do some work with those one day. :) The rest were completely black with random cat designs etc on them. Massive fail!
I would definitely try this again though, it was fun to experiment with what was basically the unknown! I'm going to buy a few different ones with different outcomes, designs colours etc!
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Disposable Camera...lets try something different!
Okay so the last time I had used a disposable camera was probably late 2005 when I'd been on a holiday with my Mum! So that's a real long time, about 9 years ago and I was only 11 years old! :)
I've used film cameras since, and I honestly don't know why they're still not as 'Fashionable' if-you-like, as they were many moons ago! They're fantastic.
I love the -not knowing- of the outcome until you develop the film! (Another thing I miss doing myself, developing and processing film, sad times!)
I've used film cameras since, and I honestly don't know why they're still not as 'Fashionable' if-you-like, as they were many moons ago! They're fantastic.
I love the -not knowing- of the outcome until you develop the film! (Another thing I miss doing myself, developing and processing film, sad times!)
Anyway, last Christmas I got this nifty disposable camera bought from Urban Outfitters. and I'm in love with it! It has cats all over the packaging and seriously I never want to use it. But, I was saving it for a special event or something. :)
Apparently when I take photos with this camera it will put cute things on the photo. Images of cats, writing such as "MEOW", whiskers and just some random stuff involving cats! Which is quite cool I thought! :)
I'm going to Sheffield on 20th November to go to another Lady Gaga concert for the #artRAVE :)
I thought that because this is going to be a MUCHMUCH quieter show than Manchester and other places such as Birmingham and London etc, this would give me a cheeky opportunity to use this! As I wont get bashed about as much in the standing area as it hasn't sold out, giving me more room to do what I got to do haha!
I'm going to see A Day To Remember the next day in Sheffield also, so if I have any film left I'll try some shots there too. But I doubt I will. ;)
Anyway, I'm sure i'll post another post as to 1, how the show was 2, if the film processed and printed out okay and 3, if all goes to plan... the images themselves!
I'm taking my Nikon camera anyway too so I'll still post photos.
I'm going to Sheffield on 20th November to go to another Lady Gaga concert for the #artRAVE :)
I thought that because this is going to be a MUCHMUCH quieter show than Manchester and other places such as Birmingham and London etc, this would give me a cheeky opportunity to use this! As I wont get bashed about as much in the standing area as it hasn't sold out, giving me more room to do what I got to do haha!
I'm going to see A Day To Remember the next day in Sheffield also, so if I have any film left I'll try some shots there too. But I doubt I will. ;)
Anyway, I'm sure i'll post another post as to 1, how the show was 2, if the film processed and printed out okay and 3, if all goes to plan... the images themselves!
I'm taking my Nikon camera anyway too so I'll still post photos.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
So I said a few weeks I was going to Manchester to see Lady Gaga...
My experience of the #ArtRAVE
So, can I just say...I had such an amazing time with my pals and all those that I met during the 3 day sesh I had in Manchester *minus a couple of encounters* but who cares about those? ;)
We arrived for "camping" on the 19th, which yesssss is two days before the actual show, October the 21st. But we wanted the full package and wanted to make the most of the experience by meeting new people and touring Manchester and having high hopes of something eccentric happening like meeting Gaga or someone important.
I did however see Pheobe (Mandip Gill) an actor from Hollyoaks just chilling walking round the Arndale center and noone was bothered?! and there's me like OMG, freaking out and too scared to ask for a picture haha. Silly me.
Anyway!
The first day we went around the Victoria Station and had a little wander of where we will be 'camping' or...as we ACTUALLY did, just sat for a long while and went back to the hotel just meters away from the Arena.
A few fans came and said hello which was pretty cool :)
Second day we went back and 'camped' again all day, and took it in shifts. Our friend came down to camp with us. Whilst two went to sleep in an actual bed in the hotel and had showers, got changed etc. and then they came back and the rest did the same.
I think people actually thought we was gonna camp with not food showers drinks spare clothes etc for 3 days, which was quite funny cause we got absolutely nailed for it!
What annoyed me was is the fact people had the nerve to call us crazy, stupid, and all sorts of horrible names...YES from the 'fanbase'. But the fact is that these people have all done the same as what we did this Era as they have done every pissing other Era that we haven't had the opportunity to do due to reasons of our own, regarding age, work, money, family, transport and many other issues.. We're all not like them. We got mocked to absolute sh*tttt! but in the end, we had a fantastic time!
My friend got her jacket worn by Gaga that she threw on stage, and then her Girlfriend threw a My Little Pony on stage and Gaga picked it up and ran off Backstage with it...Which in my eyes is pretty....FUCKING FANTASTIC. So happy for my Frands! :D
I thew my own little Hello Kitty on stage, which unfortunately only made it to a Professional stage selfie as it laid next to her as she laid across the runway. But that's good enough for me ;) she kicked it and then Asiel (Gaga's Dancer) threw it back into the crowd and someone caught it. They found me on Facebook and told me they had it! Which is great cause at least I know where it is now, and I don't have to wonder if she got it or not!
I suppose I should get onto the actual show now?
JESUS, it was bloody fantastic! Never have I ever gone to a show, stood up and enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the #artRAVE. It was honestly the time of my life and I loved it that much that I bought another ticket to another show in Sheffield (#artRAVESheffield).
She bellyflopped the MANiCURE runway right above where I was stood (Baring in mind I could actually touch the runway with a tiny jump, and I'm tiny anyway!) and oh my goodness! I have never got so squashed in my life because of everyone grabbing her arm and hand! Not only that, Gaga looked scared for her life which was quite funny at the time hahahaha :')
Anyway! After a lot of jumping and screaming and running and dancing! I got some absolutely fabulous photos of Gaga and the supports (LOVED THE SUPPORTS BTW BUT THIS POST HAS COME TO AN END CAUSE IM TOO EXCITED)
You can go check out my photos on my Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/SamanthaFinnPhotography
Thank you! :D
Sam x
So, can I just say...I had such an amazing time with my pals and all those that I met during the 3 day sesh I had in Manchester *minus a couple of encounters* but who cares about those? ;)
We arrived for "camping" on the 19th, which yesssss is two days before the actual show, October the 21st. But we wanted the full package and wanted to make the most of the experience by meeting new people and touring Manchester and having high hopes of something eccentric happening like meeting Gaga or someone important.
I did however see Pheobe (Mandip Gill) an actor from Hollyoaks just chilling walking round the Arndale center and noone was bothered?! and there's me like OMG, freaking out and too scared to ask for a picture haha. Silly me.
Anyway!
The first day we went around the Victoria Station and had a little wander of where we will be 'camping' or...as we ACTUALLY did, just sat for a long while and went back to the hotel just meters away from the Arena.
A few fans came and said hello which was pretty cool :)
Second day we went back and 'camped' again all day, and took it in shifts. Our friend came down to camp with us. Whilst two went to sleep in an actual bed in the hotel and had showers, got changed etc. and then they came back and the rest did the same.
I think people actually thought we was gonna camp with not food showers drinks spare clothes etc for 3 days, which was quite funny cause we got absolutely nailed for it!
What annoyed me was is the fact people had the nerve to call us crazy, stupid, and all sorts of horrible names...YES from the 'fanbase'. But the fact is that these people have all done the same as what we did this Era as they have done every pissing other Era that we haven't had the opportunity to do due to reasons of our own, regarding age, work, money, family, transport and many other issues.. We're all not like them. We got mocked to absolute sh*tttt! but in the end, we had a fantastic time!
My friend got her jacket worn by Gaga that she threw on stage, and then her Girlfriend threw a My Little Pony on stage and Gaga picked it up and ran off Backstage with it...Which in my eyes is pretty....FUCKING FANTASTIC. So happy for my Frands! :D
I thew my own little Hello Kitty on stage, which unfortunately only made it to a Professional stage selfie as it laid next to her as she laid across the runway. But that's good enough for me ;) she kicked it and then Asiel (Gaga's Dancer) threw it back into the crowd and someone caught it. They found me on Facebook and told me they had it! Which is great cause at least I know where it is now, and I don't have to wonder if she got it or not!
I suppose I should get onto the actual show now?
JESUS, it was bloody fantastic! Never have I ever gone to a show, stood up and enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the #artRAVE. It was honestly the time of my life and I loved it that much that I bought another ticket to another show in Sheffield (#artRAVESheffield).
She bellyflopped the MANiCURE runway right above where I was stood (Baring in mind I could actually touch the runway with a tiny jump, and I'm tiny anyway!) and oh my goodness! I have never got so squashed in my life because of everyone grabbing her arm and hand! Not only that, Gaga looked scared for her life which was quite funny at the time hahahaha :')
Anyway! After a lot of jumping and screaming and running and dancing! I got some absolutely fabulous photos of Gaga and the supports (LOVED THE SUPPORTS BTW BUT THIS POST HAS COME TO AN END CAUSE IM TOO EXCITED)
You can go check out my photos on my Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/SamanthaFinnPhotography
Thank you! :D
Sam x
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