So my friends in Streetfight Silence announced they were playing a hometown show, showcasing some new songs. So I thought why not go shoot them. The amount of times I have seen these lads play whether it be there shows or shows which my band Delayed Departure were playing with them. This is the first time I have actually shot them strangely.

Always a pleasure to watch and they're a great band to shoot also. They’re energetic which is always a bonus for action shots, whether is be Buddha bouncing and trying not to hit his head on the ceiling or Chrissy's lovely head banging drum gurns. You really feel the movement in the songs come alive through there playing.

Now Cellar Bar is a quirky little venue in the cellar of South Hill Arts Gallery, and as you can expect its quite small, being a cellar an all. Shooting angles wise it was very much shot from the front of the performance, no chance of behind shot and little space for side shots, however the lighting was probably the best I have seen in a while there.

I was bouncing between my Canon 35mm F2, and my Canon 50mm F1.4 mostly with the odd use of my Tokina 11-16mm F2.8, but the shallow depth of field just makes the images for me. I was kind of aiming towards intimate looking shots to capture the feel of the gig. Cellar Bar holds 100 people max and I wanted to relate the images in that sense of intimacy by using the depth of field by the primes.

Anyways enough words, Enjoy the Pictures

- Charlie Bluck