AdoreVintage.com

I guess this post isn't in any relation to my photography, but it is in relation to me, and probably a good thing as you'll all get to see who is behind the camera for once?! Haha.

I was browsing the internet a few weeks ago and came across my photograph on AdoreVintage.com's 'Inspiring outfits of the Week'. How awesome is that? I also quite like their little comment about what I'm wearing, so nice!
Check it out below (My picture is top right in the first row), or go to http://www.adorevintage.com
Nicola x

Photography Competitions!

I'll start off with the exciting news! A couple of weeks ago, I received a lovely email telling me I had won a Dundee Photography Competition I had entered at the start of July. They really liked both of my photographs I had entered and are going to use them.....I'm not going to reveal what for yet, because I want it to be a surprise!
But I can say, it's gonna be totally awesome, ahh! I can't wait. There's also going to be a launch night for this, I'm not exactly sure who can all go along to the event yet but when I find out more information I'll post it here for you all.

Onto press now! Once again, Courier Newspaper chose my photograph for one of the best in Week 17 in their Photography Competition.
Check it out below!Considering I have only posted one blog in August, and it consisted of only a link to Facebook, I felt like adding in a cheeky photograph of my adventures when I'm not taking music photos. It's cute. Haha!Ta ta for now, and I'm sure more awesome news and photographs soon!
Nicola x

JUDE Magazine features Nicola Sharkey.

JUDE Magazine, recently featured my photography, which you can all have a look at below, or on their lovely website at http://www.judemagazine.com/nicola-sharkey.html
'JUDE Bank' is a part of their website which features creative new talent from Dundee, ranging from Jewellery Artists to Clubnights, and obviously Photographers!
Check it out!

Nicola x

Behind The Scenes.

More photographs from the Airplay competition, with Beautiful By Design, during soundcheck. The main point in this blog post however is that these photos have made me want to try out some more ideas with my Photography. I'm not sure if it's the fact that there's a video camera evident in both pictures, but there's just a complete Behind-the-Scene/Documentary vibe to it, and I want to explore this point of view in Music Photography. Considering my usual style is Live and Promotional.
If any bands are reading and are interested in a few Documentary type shots, please contact me via my contact form on my website, which is http://www.nicolasharkeyphotography.com
Nicola x

Beautiful By Design, Airplay Glasgow Airport, Live Photos.

Hey guys,
Yesterday I ventured off to Glasgow again (definitely becoming my new home I say haha) to take some photographs of Beautiful By Design performing in a competition called Airplay, at Glasgow Airport.
I've attached a couple of photos below, but the important bit is for you to VOTE BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN!
The link to the website is http://www.glasgowcityofmusic.com/heat1vote.asp and you can vote there for Beautiful By Design!!
Now for some photos...
Nicola x

More Press!

Hi everyone,
Just a quick update again with some more Press, involving my Photography.
John of Beat Generator, Gig Promotions, contacted me for photographs of his previous gigs, and as I remembered I had taken a few We Are Scientists shots, I gave them to him for his new site! Here is what it looks like above, amazing right? The first, second and thirteenth photographs of We Are Scientists are by myself.
For more, check out http://www.beatgenerator.co.uk/

Above is Beautiful By Design's Myspace Layout, which I helped out with. The banner at the top features my photography of the band, aswell as individual member photos.
Check it out at, http://www.myspace.com/bbdmusicuk


Over at Radio Magnetic, Jim Gellatly used one of my photographs of The Mirror Trap, for his Podcast which featured the band in April this year. Check it out above or go to http://www.radiomagnetic.com/

Above, is the Courier Newspaper's Photography Competition, where my black and white side street photograph was featured as one of the best in week 2.
I was also featured again as one of the best in week 7, with my photograph of the lovely Mowgli, a gorgeous Black Jaguar (yeah that's his name, adorable right) Check it out below.However, that's all for now, and although I have been quite ill the past couple of days, hopefully there will be more to report soon, with some lovely photographs for you all.
Nicola x

Beautiful By Design, Band Interview.

Ever since I wrote about my photography for Scotcampus magazine back in March I had decided I really wanted to get back into writing again. So, recently I thought it would be an amazing idea to write an interview for a band, and luckily I had the opportunity to write one for the excellent, Beautiful By Design. I caught up with Lead Singer Steve to write the piece and sent it off to a magazine a short while back.
Surprisingly enough to me, the interview actually got published for a Scottish magazine called Is This Music?
I'm so happy with it, I think it looks amazing, and it's my first ever band interview! Wow!
Here's what it looks like below.
However, if you would like to read the whole thing, the link is http://www.isthismusic.com/beautiful-by-design
Nicola x