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One Direction @ The O2, Dublin

Sean Smyth — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Got to shoot One Direction at the O2 last night. Fun buzz around the place but it was a good job I had my earplugs with me because the screaming was deafening! I was shooting from a good distance away aswell so I didn’t get as many great shots as I would have liked. Maybe next time! Shot for www.Goldenplec.com

2011 Highlights

Sean Smyth — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:50:18 +0000

2011 has been an absolutely unforgettable year for me for many, many reasons. Below, I’m going to list the major events that happened during the year. These are my “Best Bits”.

It was my first year as a music photographer for GoldenPlec.com

Freelance Whales @ Crawdaddy

Feeder @ The Academy

Example @ The Academy

Photoshoot with Clare Singleton

Covered DkIT’s Rag Week

Mundy @ DkIT’s Rag Week

The Rubberbandits @ DkIT’s Rag Week

The Script @ The O2

Two Door Cinema Club @ Olympia Theatre

Bell X1 @ Vicar Street

Ryan Sheridan @ Whelans

Adebisi Shank @ The Spirit Store

My beautiful Sister got married

The Flaws @ Whelans

Jessie J @ The Academy

Through Dundalk IT, I earned an internship over at the Irish Fair in Minnesota, USA and I made a video while I helped out at the Fair.

Royseven @ The Olympia Theatre

Kaiser Chiefs @ The Olympia Theatre

This gig is also where I got my break for AU Magazine. AU’s photographer could not make it to the Kaiser Chiefs and the editor, Chris Jones, liked my photos and asked if he could use them for the article. He liked them that much, I was asked if I’d like to start shooting for AU. Of course I said yes!

Villagers @ Belsonic

Elbow @ Belsonic

Squeeze @ Vicar Street

Duke Special @ The Spirit Store

Spies @ Hard Working Class Heroes

Got to shoot the amazing HWCH festival in Dublin where not only did I get to capture some of the amazing talent coming out of Ireland, but listen to and be part of the great vibe around Dublin city at the same time!

Patrick Wolf @ The Academy

I graduated after 4 fantastic years at Dundalk IT with a BA (Honours) in Communications in Creative Multimedia. They were some of the best fews years of my life and it’s with some trepidation that I leave and enter the next chapter of my life. Excited about what awaits though!

The Antlers @ The Academy

Foster the People @ The Olympia Theatre

The Coronas @ The Olympia Theatre

Friendly Fires @ The Olympia Theatre

Ocean Colour Scene @ The Olympia Theatre

The Saturdays @ The O2

A special thanks to Aidan Cuffe (editor over at GoldenPlec) who took a bit of a leap of faith with me to being with and my good friend Ros Madigan who set it up in the first place. Not only did this enable me to shoot massive shows, but it’s done wonders for me and given me a great deal of confidence. Thank you!

And thank you to my friends and lecturers from college, friends from work and my family for the support and great memories you’ve give me over the year.

So yeah, it’s fair to say that I’ve been a pretty busy chap over the past 12 months! I simply can’t wait to do bigger and better things next year and if 2011 is anything to go by, I’ve a lot to look forward to!

The Saturdays @ the O2

Sean Smyth — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:05:55 +0000

I got the shoot the absolutely gorgeous The Saturdays on the 19th of December. They are a very impressive live outfit, singing live and having the banter with the crowd, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them perform. I look forward to seeing them soon!

Shot for GoldenPlec and you can read the full review written by my friend David Dooley too!

Ocean Colour Scene @ Olympia Theatre

Sean Smyth — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:40:39 +0000

Ocean Colour Scene @ the Olympia Theatre. Shot for GoldenPlec. Review here.

Nite Club Photography

Sean Smyth — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:20:03 +0000

I took these photos back in October during a fancy dress Halloween Ball.

Friendly Fires @ The Olympia Theatre

Sean Smyth — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:11:43 +0000

Shot Friendly Fires at the Olympia for AU Magazine. Great gig!

The Kanyu Tree @ The Olympia Theatre

Sean Smyth — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:18:54 +0000

My photos of The Kanyu tree who were supporting The Coronas (pics here) last night in the Olympia. Shot for GoldenPlec

The Coronas @ The Olympia

Sean Smyth — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:21:05 +0000

I shot The Coronas for GoldenPlec last night in the Olympia Theatre. I’ve been a huge fan of these guys for years now and I fondly remember seeing them in the Spirit Store in Dundalk 4 years ago. It’s amazing to see how much they’ve grown in popularity throughout the country. More power to them!

Foster the People @ The Olympia

Sean Smyth — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:35:40 +0000

I was so excited to be shooting these guys. They are one of my favourite bands at the moment and after living up to all the hype at their Electric Picnic set, this was going to be great!

And it was… A particular highlight was the extended version of “Pumped up Kicks”. Super gig!

Below are my photos from the night. What do you think of them?

The Antlers @ The Academy

Sean Smyth — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:28:10 +0000

I shot The Antlers in the Academy on the 17/11/11. Extremely dark gig and it was very difficult gig to shoot. I came away with some great images though which, being honest, I’m a little surprised with.