Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris in St Andrews.
Not just another backstage pass, and my tribute to strobists, an off camera flash in front of the decks to make lighting the night easier.

Bongo's back

Bongo returned riding on the wave of last year's success, selling out in it's first day of ticket sales.
Invited along I was more than happy to experience the madness and sheer boldness of the event once more. The derelict venue was pelted with rain but managed to stay watertight, it was a great atmosphere and a welcome return for DJBJ

Town vs Gown (...and an unrelated photo)

Whilst currently still in town, I'm taking a leave of absence from university studies. Replacing studies with a full time job I'm not presently a student, I'm a fully qualified human being... a townie.
Unfortunately this does have some knock on effects on my availability, most of the time it's not a problem. Whilst still very much active on the St Andrews photography scene and more than happy to take on new commisions, your patience would be greatly appreciated when it comes to slotting you in.

Spot me next at the now sold out Bongo Ball 2009

Mr Hudson and the opening ball

This years opening ball (ran by the notorius kate kennedy club) was a great success not least for photographic opportunity as Mr Hudson (responsible for that "supernova" tune) showed up after his live lounge gig earlier that afternoon and played a surprisingly epic set.
Photos are now available from www.BenGoulter.com/myprints

FSX

The juggernaut of student charity fashion shows returns this year after the success of fs09. This year's "fsX" is to be bigger than ever.
I have been selected as the show's official photographer. One shoot down, it's sure to be good. Watch this space.

I'm back

Hello!
Freshers week begins today, the orientation tshirts have been distributed and nervous freshers tentatively move into halls with their proud parents in tow.
This week I am under the command once more of the university publication department. Within my brief is the instruction "get some photos of freshers looking lost around town", right. The real challenge there is how to candid shots around town without looking creepy.

Photos from my trip have been uploaded to the site, and I've lost the expedition fuzz.
Watch this space for new projects

The wanderer returns

I am finally back in the real world, much to my despair. Nothing much has changed since I've been away; there's still an economic crisis, it still rains in summer, and I still get emails regarding viagra and penile enlargement gadgets.
Something has changed though, Michael Jackson has passed away, the news took a while to reach me, we've lost a musical genius, but at least we can still listen to his albums, which are pretty bad ass.
So I'm currently working on the photos I got in Hong Kong and Vietnam, as I shot in .RAW they all need to be converted before they're even watermarked etc etc. After they're done, unfortunately that will conclude my current photographic projects and I'll need to find new ones. I'm currently looking for some commissioned work.

Ecommerce Launch

The final stage of the online launch is complete with the addition of an ecommerce system, allowing customers to buy prints online. It's powered by photobox so all the stressful logistics of taking orders, printing, shipping, invoicing etc is taken out of my hands, giving me more time to take the photos. It's also cheap. Crowd shots from all events will be posted on the site and print can be ordered from as little as £1.25 each and can be ordered in a range of sizes up to A4.
Just click on the basket icon below which takes you to the shop.

Past, Present, and Future

May 10th - Amidst some controversy over the Kate Kennedy club and their assocition with the university, the gents still managed to get the funds to throw an ambitious event. With live performances from The Brent Flood, Andy Knox, The Gentlemen, and The Audiobullys, outside the venue were funfair rides and inside the venue there were four free bars (the highlight of the night!). I went along on behalf of sound and lighting wizards EOSproductions (the same people ho rigged the FS09 show back in March).

So back to the present...Exams are over, most of the St Andrews population are packing up and clocking out for four months. I'm just tying up some loose ends here and there as the year's photography jobs dry up in St Andrews before I put myself up for hire in the increasingly competitive Edinburgh photography market.
The website's hit rates are doing well, drawing a world wide audience. I'll be putting up some more albums over the next few days.

And what about the future? Saturday morning, I decided I wanted to get out of the country and get some life experience. Sunday afternoon, flights to Hong Kong and Vietnam are booked for June.
The plan is to hit HK with friends then backpack around North Vietnam for 10 days. I'm flying to Hanoi and I want to make sure I spend a few days in Ha Long bay but other than that I'm going to spend some time as a drifter. Just me and my camera.