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!

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

Sunday 19th to Wednesday 22nd October

On these dates I will be in Manchester ready for the Lady Gaga concert I am going to attend on 21st!

Me and many of my pals will be camping out for one or maybe two nights, in the street at Victoria Station, and enjoying a crazy experience to see one of our idols. It's going to be absolutely amazing, and we're probably going to catch an extreme cold! but it's going to be so worth it. I'm so stoked to actually be within a meter or two of Lady Gaga, rather than seated many many meters away like I was for the Born This Way Ball.

Hopefully I am going to get a lot of pictures so I can upload some on here. But the main part of this holiday break is for me to unwind and totally let go and enjoy every minute of it all.

We're all going to meet so many people there, friends that we've known years and haven't met yet, and I cannot wait. These people have been the bane of my life for so long now, better than the ones that are within actual reach. Nothing could match up to the standards of long distance friendships. Thee best.

Promise to get some cool shots if I can manage without the blur, lets see what my Nikon Coolpix L830 can handle!

I'll be back soon xx