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By Henry Yates
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Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa discuss their careers, wonder why rock's future will suffer from a lack of small venues, and mention something about a new Black Country Communion album
(Image credit: Glenn Hughes: Joby Sessions/Bass Guitar Magazine | Joe Bonamassa: Eleanor Jane)
This interview was conducted to mark the 300th issue of Classic Rock magazine, which launched in 1998. The anniversary issue is available to purchase online (opens in new tab), and also features interviews with Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Rick Nielsen, Slash and many more.
If you thought the stasis of lockdown was tough on the average rock star, imagine what it did to the ultra-prolific Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes.
Combined, the blues gunslinger and journeyman shrieker have notched up almost 40 studio albums during Classic Rock's lifetime (don't get us started on the live records, production work, cameos and one-night stands).
Amid this epic discography, some of the loftiest peaks came when Hughes and Bonamassa joined forces in Black Country Communion, the Anglo-American supergroup completed by drummer Jason Bonham and keyboard player man Derek Sherinian.
Our first issue came out in 1998. How were your careers going back then?
Joe: I was just a kid – twenty-one years old – and about to embark on this journey. I'd just signed a development deal with Epic Records and was starting work with [producer] Tom Dowd on what would become my first solo album, A New Day Yesterday. Honestly, I wouldn't change a thing. The only advice I'd give myself in 1998 would be: don't put a shelf life on your career. Because my big moment came when I played the Albert Hall, days before my thirty-second birthday.
Glenn: In the late nineties I was figuring out what I wanted to do. I've always changed horses midstream, as you know. I'd got sober for the first time, in 1991. But let's just say I went out and tested the waters again – unsuccessfully. I had my last cocktail and drug in November 1997. I'd decided to take a year off touring, stay in LA to work on myself. So in ninety-eight all I was doing was staying sober, living a joyous and free life. My first sober album was The Way It Is [1999].
Do you think you can hear your changing circumstances on that record?
Glenn: You can hear it in the lyrics. I write about the human condition, I don't write fairy tales. For me it's all about portraying my soberness onto the planet, without bashing people's minds in. People think I'm a religious nut or whatever. It's not religion. Living a spiritual progression is what I'm all about.
Black Country Communion began in 2009. What was your vision for the band?
Joe: It was obvious when we started playing that Black Country Communion was going to be a classic-rock band with an early-to-mid-seventies sound. When Glenn and I play together, we finish each other's sentences, and that's just how we hammer down. I would say the most adventurous album was the first one, because we didn't know what to expect – and we did it in five days!
Glenn: Joe and I came up with those first songs – One Last Soul, Black Country, The Great Divide – and it was: "Okay, here we go!"
Joe: The launch party, at John Henry's rehearsal studios, honestly, it was the most exhilarating gig I've ever played. I've never felt anything like it. It was on fire. Like: "Holy shit, this is a special group of cats."
How about your career highlights outside of that group?
Joe: The fact I graced your cover as a solo artist twice is something I'll always be very proud of. You guys took a chance on me – a kid from Los Angeles – and it panned out. It's pretty awesome to be on a magazine cover. But sometimes you can't help but look at the photo and go: "Oh god, I don't look great…"
Glenn: Apart from BCC, I think Soul Mover [2005] was a keeper, and First Underground Nuclear Kitchen [2008] was another good one. Joe's got more records than I've made – and he's younger than I am! But I do believe in brand new music. I never make the same album twice.
Do you think there's still good rock music being made?
Joe: Absolutely. I think the issue that comes with being a new rock artist is that everything you put out is judged by the past. Like, I think Rival Sons and Greta Van Fleet make great rock records. A bunch of people say: "They kinda sound like…" Well, I kinda sound like fucking Eric Johnson. It doesn't discount the quality of the work, just because you were born thirty years after.
When you're talking about wood and strings, a drum kit and a keyboard, it's difficult to come up with an immaculate conception. It's almost impossible. But, y'know, Halestorm – those guys are great. Joanne Shaw Taylor, she's doing great. She's not Bonnie Raitt, but she has the ability to have a lane of her own like that.
Glenn, have you heard anyone lately who could inherit your title 'The Voice'?
Glenn: Jay Buchanan from Rival Sons ticks all the boxes for me, as a great voice, entertaining lyricist, good melodies. He's got it all. I've said this to your mag a bunch of times. Although they're not new any more, I've been friends with the guys in Rival Sons for twelve years and I've listened to them progress. For me they're the greatest rock band we have.
Have you ever caught yourself saying: "It was better in my day"?
Joe: All the time. We rehearse in Nashville, and I befriend other bands. And the technology that goes into a concert now, with the lights and guitar rigs… I'll say: "Back in my day we used a coffee can with a lightbulb!" I'm not saying it's bad, it's just a paradigm shift from how I started.
Glenn: I must say, I want to be impressed. I'm always hoping that I get my mind blown with every performance or new album that comes out.
Joe, you once told me that if you had a time machine you'd go back to 1966. Are you frustrated to be making music in the current era?
Joe: You can only be born when you're born. But I would have loved to see those gigs at the Marquee in sixty-six and sixty-seven. I mean, you'd have John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Who, The Animals – and a guy named James Hendrix – all on the same weekend. That's when the shit was happening, when the playbook was being written.
How do you feel about the rise of the online guitarist?
Joe: I think they're finding ways to make lemonade out of rocks. Because in today's age, it's so difficult to sell a record. It's like, you dedicate your life to making music, and for some of these guys there's no platform for them to monetise it. So the fact that some of them make a damn good living giving online lessons or whatever it is, I applaud what they're doing.
What has been your biggest professional disappointment over the past twenty-four years?
Joe: There's been some songs I wrote that fell on deaf ears. But my whole thing is more about a body of work than just certain songs. If people get it at all, that's better than most.
Glenn: Everything I've done – good, bad or indifferent – is a lesson for the next thing. I learn lessons as I trudge happily along this road. So I've done things like California Breed [2014], which was a good album, but we should have done more work live. It didn't work out. I've just turned seventy, fellas. All of a sudden it snuck up on me, like: "Hang on a minute – I'm seventy!" So I don't look back that much. I stay in the moment. But I've done a lot of bloody albums, and I'm really happy with the legacy I'm about to leave.
Joe, how many guitars did you own back in 1998?
Joe: A dozen, maybe. Now I have almost five hundred.
Glenn: Bloody hell.
Joe: But I haven't been buying guitars the last six or seven months, because the prices are extremely inflated, especially on old stuff. I'll go after the occasional unicorn, but other than that I'm happy. I've proven my point as a guitar collector. I was pretty good at it for a long time.
What do you think are the biggest threats to rock'n'roll right now?
Joe: Having a place where bands can go in, play to a hundred people, sell your merch, make a little bit of money, keep the band going for another show – that's important. But especially here in America, it's like the farm system for live music has been decimated over the last twenty years. They just can't keep the doors open. Then you throw in eighteen months' stoppage and a bunch of regulations on top – it's a tough time.
Did you see Metallica's point in the battle with Napster in 2000?
Glenn: Oh my god, are you kidding me? One hundred per cent.
Joe: The thing is, the guy that did Napster was too soon. He got stomped out quickly. It wasn't really Metallica, it was more the major labels. I really feel that the royalty rates of streaming need to come up to pay for the artist's work, and especially for songwriters – they really get the short end of the stick. Living on fractional pennies, it's tough. You get those stories where someone got streamed ten million times and they get a cheque for seventeen hundred dollars.
Glenn: I was going to chip in with that. It really sucks if you're a writer.
Which musician's death since 1998 hit you hardest? We've lost Eddie Van Halen, BB King, Prince…
Glenn: All those people you just mentioned, of course. But for me, Keith Emerson. That was a tough one to deal with. One of my dearest friends. We got together every Sunday in LA for lunch.
Joe: The shock was Prince. You didn't see that coming. And Tom Petty. Y'know, guys in the prime of life. But the one that friends in my genre still talk about is BB. Because you felt you could set your watch by a BB King show. Like, no matter how bad your day was, somewhere in the world BB was getting on stage. So in 2015, when he passed, you were like: "Oh, it really is the end of an era."
Glenn: By the way, we're missing someone: Gary Moore. What a loss that is to us all. Gregg Allman was another. A dear friend.
Joe: These are the people that shaped not just music, but our lives. Because music is our lives.
In 2014, Peter Frampton snatched a smartphone from someone in the audience. Do you appreciate being filmed at your shows?
Glenn: No, I do not. But it's never gonna stop. I go out there every night and I know it's gonna be on YouTube, so what the hell.
Joe: I can't see them, so I don't care. It's like: "Well, if you want to sit there and give yourself carpal tunnel by filming the whole gig…"
Will you be happy to see the back of the Zoom interview?
Glenn: Oh god, yes. It's not my favourite cup of tea.
Joe: I'm gonna be very happy when humanity goes back to embracing life in three dimensions, not sitting there behind a screen. I like interaction. That's what makes us all intrinsically human, our ability to sit in a room together and have a laugh. Without: "Oh, my internet has gone down."
Is rock'n'roll still a passion for you, as opposed to a job?
Glenn: It has to be, for me. I can't do it otherwise. I live and breathe music. I'm seventy years old, and I'm not trying to be a teenager here, but I've gotta keep fit and stay healthy – mentally, physically and emotionally – and I've got to be ready to go at all times.
Joe: You can't fake it, that's the thing. The audience knows when you're not there with them. As long as I go on stage and it triggers that same emotion as when I first picked up the guitar – like: "How cool is this?!"
Is there a good time and place to read Classic Rock?
Glenn: I get a subscription. I take it on the road and, of course, I read every single bloody word. We should talk about [late CR writers] Pete Makowski and Malcolm Dome. Two of my dear friends. We're gonna miss you. I know you're up there. In the seventies, Pete was on the road with me, David Coverdale, Ritchie, Jon and Ian. Those two boys loved to have a couple of drinks, bless them.
You're both so prolific. Lockdown must have been torture.
Joe: It was frustrating to be told you can't do something that you've done your whole life. But I feel like we're moving on now.
Glenn: I've just been writing songs all the way through. The Dead Daisies is going well. We're about to make a new album.
Joe: I have touring dates through the rest of the year, then Kevin [Shirley, producer] and I are going back to Santorini [a Greek island] to make another record there. It'll be great to turn off the world for a minute.
Glenn: And just to end this, Joe and I will be getting together at some point to make album number five as Black Country Communion. It's just about finding the window of opportunity. And I will be there.
The Dead Daisies tour Europe (opens in new tab) next month, while Joe Bonamassa hits the road in the US (opens in new tab) in August.
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Henry Yates
Henry Yates has been a freelance journalist since 2002 and written about music for titles including The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Classic Rock, Guitarist, Total Guitar and Metal Hammer. He is the author of Walter Trout's official biography, Rescued From Reality, a music pundit on Times Radio and BBC TV, and an interviewer who has spoken to Brian May, Jimmy Page, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie Wood, Dave Grohl, Marilyn Manson, Kiefer Sutherland and many more.
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Sky Media And Prostate Cancer UK Stand Together With Men Across The UK
By newsroom on January 26, 2021 Comments Off on Sky Media And Prostate Cancer UK Stand Together With Men Across The UK
With one in eight men diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, the campaign will urge men and loved ones to join the charity in its efforts against prostate cancer
"Men, we are with you"; that is the message from Prostate Cancer UK and Sky Media today in line with the charity's national TV advertising campaign.
This year Prostate Cancer UK is urging the public to join them and help save dads, grandads, brothers, lovers and friends, from a disease that kills one man every 45 minutes in the UK. By showing the impact of the disease and the role of the charity, it aims to meet its ultimate goal to help save men's lives.
As part of the pioneering programme, stories will be told through the eyes of men and loved ones affected by prostate cancer. The partnership takes a deeper examination of the role of support groups, including friends and family, on those diagnosed as well as the implications of the pandemic for these individuals for whom the charity stands alongside.
The multi-faceted national TV advertising campaign will see Sky Media promote the charity and its support across the Sky Sports channels through a range of creative executions, including three bespoke documentary-style pieces of content. The campaign is supported by longtime charity ambassador and Soccer Saturday presenter, Jeff Stelling, alongside Lauren Clark, widow of former England cricketer, and Sky Sports pundit Bob Willis, who passed away from prostate cancer in 2019.
The partnership will highlight the importance of men's relationships with their loved ones. The eye-catching campaign created by Sky Media's production team include three personal real-life journeys of those who have been affected by prostate cancer. Through these poignant stories they aim to encourage men and everyone around them to act in solidarity, be aware of their health and help raise crucial funds which will assist in the fight against prostate cancer.
One man dies every 45 minutes from prostate cancer, which is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK. Men over 50, black men and men with a family history of the disease are at higher risk. Therefore, the campaign specifically aims to reach those key demographics at risk.
The three- to five-minute-long documentaries will broadcast during editorial content on Sky Sports linear as well as being hosted on Sky Sports YouTube and native articles on SkySports.com. Cut down 20 second versions of the documents will be shared on Sky Sports' social media, directing users to the longer versions on YouTube and SkySports.com. The first documentary aired on Sunday 24th January, with the remaining two airing in February.
Each documentary is created to appeal to different sports fans. One includes a conversation with Lauren Clark, spoken through the lens of a partner, and is hosted across Sky Sports Cricket. The additional two mini-documentaries tell three Prostate Cancer UK supporter stories, golfers Tyrone Carter and Franklyn Skinner and football fan, Errol McKellar and will be shown in The Golf Studio and Soccer Saturday respectively.
Alongside the three short documentaries, Prostate Cancer UK's 30-second TVC launched across Sky Sports on the 25th January and included a 10-second intro from long-serving Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling, who in recent years has helped raise more than £1m for the charity having lost friends to the disease. The advert aims to amplify the message of support, encouraging men to better understand their risk of prostate cancer. In addition, Jeff Stelling features in a bespoke 30-second TVC that are set to play during the ad breaks of three consecutive Soccer Saturday's, beginning on the 30th January. Jeff will continue to wear Prostate Cancer UK's iconic 'Man of Men' badge proudly during Soccer Saturday and during the TVC as a show of support for the charity, bringing greater contextual relevance to the campaign.
Alison Day, Director of Communications at Prostate Cancer UK, said, "In 2021 we will tell men across the UK we are here for them. We want to celebrate men in all their glory, because tragically over 11,500 men a year die from prostate cancer and thousands of men, and their families, lives are changed forever. We believe this injustice has gone on for too long.
"Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK and one man dies every 45 minutes from this disease.
"We want to see a world where men's lives are not limited by prostate cancer and we know men and their loved ones feel the same. Together we can stop men dying, and the inspiring and thought-provoking stories of our supporters will really resonate with the Sky audience, inspiring them to take action.
"We look forward to deepening our relationship with Sky, who will offer us the perfect platform to amplify that lifesaving messaging further."
Sarah Jones, Director of Planning at Sky Media, commented, "We're incredibly proud to be partnering with Prostate Cancer UK on such an important campaign. It is essential for their message to cut through and connect with men and their families across the UK, and there is no better way to do this than through the reach of TV. Sky Sports and Jeff have supported the charity for a long time, and we hope the new partnership amplifies the charity's aim to give men the support they need knowing that we're all in this together."
Taylor Barr, Partnerships Lead at the7stars, said, "We're delighted to see this partnership between Sky and Prostate Cancer UK come to life, it's an incredibly important campaign that we're proud to be a part of. Working collaboratively has enabled us to find the perfect platform within Sky Sports to put a spotlight on the meaningful and interesting stories of real people that have been effected by Prostate Cancer, and in turn amplify the charities lifesaving message further."
Prostate Cancer UK's campaign was created by Sky Media and Diagonal View and brokered by the7star's Supernova Team. It runs until the 18th February.
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So I am in the process of taking my steering arm assembly apart for restoring. The ball arm is on very tight and will not budge with puller. I found a ton of threads on the forum to remove it so I think I will be okay there.
My question is the little levers on the spark rod and gas rods. The Ford manual says "drive out the pin" but I don't see a pin. It looks like a solid forged lever but it is fixed in place for sure.
I've scratch all the rust and grease off but again cannot see a pin.
Anyone remove those little things recently?
I just found a ton of pictures online...my pin must be peened over or something. I don't see a spot to place a punch to drive out the pin.
It's a pain most of the times for sure - especially if you try to do it in place in the car.. Hand file on both sides, you'll notice the thin circle showing where the pin is. Drill a slightly smaller hole from both sides, if you're really good at aiming you can drill one further a bit and try to punch it out. A heavy metal object on the other side to hold against the punching is needed.
If it won't budge, try a slightly larger drill. Eventually you'll get it out - or drill through with a large enough drill so the pin is split and the lever can be removed - hopefully unharmed.
Yes, they both have a pin (Ford part #3529). Sometimes it's mighty hard to locate. A small grinder with a wire brush wheel might help.
Thank you guys...I'll try a file or my Dremel. There is a small boss there but I just can't see the pin.
I can't believe how tight the pitman arm is...then I saw on the forum it is a taper fit. Hopefully a little heat will do the trick.
First thing on stuck parts is quality penetrating oil. Kano brand Kroil is the better, comes in aerosol cans with tiny spray tube, best way to get into rusted joints.
The for me, a good small tooth file, and lightly go over that boss on the levers, till its shiny. Then with more Kroil, it will seep and you can then see the circular outline of that rivet.
Center punch in the middle, and use a small dia. drill and go into the lever at that spot. From there a small drift can drive the rivet out. The factory rivet has a thicker head on one side than the other. Drill into the smaller of the rivet ends.
Small drift driving out the rivet.
For the upper rod springs and cups, for me a small needle nose vice grip plier, pushed up the cup and spring and locks it above the pin.
Then use a punch and drive out the retaining pin.
Thank you Dan. I did not know it was a rivet. The upper rod spring cup pins came right out...actually they almost fell out!
A puller, liquid wrench, and lots and lots of heat and the pitman arm came off with several whacks...it was not easy.
The little spark rod pin was a b_tch.
I filed it on both sides and saw the faintest little circle but I could not punch it out. I ended up drilling it out completely.
Do you think Henry Ford would mind if I replaced that with a Spirol Pin?
Thanks for all your help guys! This forum is great.
Chris, once you get things cleaned up, those little pins won't be so bad if you need to remove them again. Mine come out real nice.
I need to get a pair of those needle nose vice grips though for the pin by those God-awful springs! Man, they are the b---tch for sure!!!
Attached are the pictures I took of the removal process. Piece by piece the T is coming apart! I did have to sawcut the hood rod off though...the nut was rusted solid into the Firewall.
I have a small Oxy/Acetylene torch but I was afraid of melting something. My next problem is getting the spur gear bracket (looks like a triangle) out of the internal gear housing. I'm gonna check around the forum to see how that comes out!
Thank you again guys. I have to take the other little bracket off so I'll try heating it up a little. I would rather not drill them out.
Chris, if you think the oxy-acet. might melt things, try MAPP gas instead. You can get the small tanks at most hardware places. It's hotter than LP, but not as bad as the acetelyne. (sp?).
Wonder why everything's so rusted up? Was this car in a flood or something?
I'm not sure why there is so much rust. Some spots look untouched and the paint still looks amazing and in other spots rust has covered things completely.
The hood rod hex nut was just a ball of rust. You could almost not tell there was a hex there.
So far the biggest problem I've had with my restoration has been fighting rust.
I finally got it apart...and added a picture of my coils rebuilt by the Coil Doctor. Now that I have the steering column taken apart I'm going to tackle the Radiator.


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Thaipusam 2017 09 February 2017
An important Hindu festival featuring kavadis or ornate frames carried by devotees. The festival attracts over one million people at Batu Caves, a world-renowned Hindu cave temple. Organised by Batu Caves Hindu Association, tel: +603 6189 6284 (From Tourism Malaysia website)
Hot Air Balloon Fest 2017 From 09 February 2017 - 12 February 2017
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Lim Festival From 09 February 2017 - 12 February 2017
The art of quan ho (love duets) has been recognised as an "intangible cultural heritage" by UNESCO. The Lim Festival celebrates quan ho in all its forms, with the northern province of Bac Ninh serving as a stage for quan ho singers from all around Viet Nam.
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Panagbenga Festival From 01 February 2017 - 06 March 2017
Celebrated since 1995, the Panagbenga Festival is a showcase for floral floats and native dances such as the Cañao, wherein the man leads the woman in a circle, accompanied by the beat of sticks and gongs and shouts from the audience. The month-long event, also known as the Baguio Flower Festival, pays homage to the beautiful flowers the city is famous for and also serves as a celebration of Baguio's re-establishment in the wake of the disastrous 1990 earthquake. Panagbenga is a term for 'season of blooming' and in addition to the floral float parades there is also a street dancing parade, a Mr. and Ms. Baguio Flower Festival, a skateboard competition, fun runs, and plenty more.


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As a Maine Wedding Photographer, I hear this question at least 2-3 times a week. People think all they need is to get the original files and it will be cheaper and easier. They're wrong. Why?
Most brides think that RAW simply means unedited, like a raw piece of meat is uncooked. That is only partially true in photography. RAW files contain multiple layers of data which pro photographers know how to adjust in expensive software programs that most consumers do not own or know how to use. RAW files are like digital negatives.
Digital photography has revolutionized the industry. Back when photographers shot film they spent hours in darkrooms printing and reprinting from the negatives to get exactly the print results desired. Today they spend those hours in front of a color-calibrated, high resolution monitor. They bring out pictures that were a bit too dark, clone out fly away hairs, remove background distractions, darken highlights and lighten shadows. For example, compare the edited and unedited images below. Most brides simply cannot produce the same results as a professional photographer who processes thousands of exposures.
If a photographer delivers 100+ gigabytes of RAW digital files to a bride on twenty DVDs or several USB sticks what happens next? Some will immediately be angry because they don't have the software to even view RAW images. Some will download image conversion software that tosses out the majority of exposure information to compress RAW to JPG format. Next they will make adjustments to the JPG files on a screen that is not color calibrated. When everything looks good to their eye, on their screen, they will take the files to a consumer-level printer. That printer will apply its own color corrections and print out images on poor quality papers with discount inks that tend to fade quickly. Finally, the bride will put the images on social media and throw up a photo credit giving their wedding shooter the credit for what the image has become. That is a pro's nightmare!
For every hour a pro spends shooting at a wedding, most spend 3-5 hours processing and editing. With a second shooter on the team, they can get back to their office with 2,000-2,500 captures. After a weekend wedding it is not uncommon to spend the bulk of the next week editing them. The bride who has the skills and equipment to consider editing usually cannot afford to spend the time required. Most professional wedding photographers can recount stories of brides who have approached them years after their wedding asking them if they can do something with their wedding photos they have only on USB sticks.
When choosing your photographer you view edited images either online or printed in albums. Their work will look strong and impressive. When you ask them for their RAW files it is like telling a great painter that you will finish the painting they started and walk out with their canvas. Your unedited image files will not compare to the images you saw when you decided to hire them and you will be disappointed. Your final images, even after your attempts at editing, will still fall well short.
If you go with a wedding photographer who only delivers edited, high resolution JPG files, it will be up to you to do something with them. The reality is that most brides who go this route never do anything with their images beyond posting some on Facebook. Despite the best intentions, money and time keep them from having wall art printed or even the most basic books made, not the custom-designed albums of professionals, made. USB sticks get thrown into boxes and lost, computers crash and get replaced and today's computer equipment grows obsolete. The bride who hires a professional wedding photographer who provides color-balanced, quality wall art prints or canvases and custom-designed albums, gives herself and future generations easy access to her wedding memories.
Top photographers care too much about their art and the families they work with to give cut-rate services. They can't bring themselves to offer shoot, dump and run services of delivering only digital files even though that's the trend for others. Their images are their babies and they care what happens to them.
Before you use your wedding photography budget to be the area where you try to make the biggest cuts, consider the long-term results of your decision and what you are sacrificing. Your love for one another and the printed photos will be the only things that remain years later.
Scott Linscott is the owner and main photographer at Linscott Photography and Maine Pro Photo. He and his wife Robin work as a team as Maine Wedding Photographers and also serve as destination wedding photographers.
Linscott Photography provides custom-designed, Signature albums featuring layflat spreads.
I'm a fan of social media. I love the exchange of information and ideas. Pinterest is huge with brides. Some spend hours culling through thousands of wedding images and then, being excited, they send the images they love on to their photographer with a note or email of shots they "must have." Ugh.
Here's the question. Do you want to live your own life or copy others? I mean, do you want your own memories of your day or are you looking to recreate the "best of" shots you find online?
Robin and I would love the opportunity to photograph your wedding. We are loving life and enjoy the fact that our photography talents open doors for us to take part in so many of life's celebrations.
We specialize in wedding and portrait photography throughout Maine and the rest of New England but have also shot weddings in Florida, Ohio, Indiana and Hawaii. We are incredibly blessed to do what we do.
We were married in 1984 and are still best friends. We love to travel together, explore, cycle back roads and learn new things. We are blessed with three grown children and are just now entering the grandparent stage of life.
In 2012 all of what we had was threatened as disease devoured my liver. Thankfully, my oldest son gave me 60% of his liver in a transplant that saved my life. Now, both Robin and I see every day as a bonus day.
My recovery has been remarkable! In fact, in 2015 I completed the 180 mile, 3 day Trek Across Maine bicycle ride across Maine with the American Lung Association to mark my third transplant anniversary. Tears flowed freely for both of us as I crossed the finish.
We share a strong calling to make our world a better place by serving people trapped in poverty. We have been to Romania, Mexico, Guatemala and have served in a variety of locations here in the United States. After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, we were fortunate to help families reconstruct and rediscover hope on two separate group trips. In April of 2016 we will be traveling to Guatemala City to help an organization that rescues children from poverty better tell its story through its publications. Traveling with armed guards will be a new experience for us but we are committed to seeing children freed from life in the city dumps.
Closer to home, we do all we can to help with Donate Life events promoting organ donation and volunteer to photograph Muscular Distrophy Association events and community events.
With the digital revolution, "professional" photographers are now a dime a dozen. With a modest investment, a template website and a free Facebook page, thousands of people now call themselves "professional photographers" and charge for services even though they have had no training whatsoever. Most are uninsured, lack experience and don't have the backup cameras, lenses and lighting equipment of true pros. It takes much more than a fancy camera to make great photos just like it takes more than a fancy brush to paint beautiful pictures. Wedding photography requires so much more than snapping pictures. True professionals capture excellent images, organize shoots, manage schedules and direct crowds to make sure they meet the goals of their clients.
As members of Professional Photographers of America and the Maine Professional Photographers Association, our style is a combination of my (Scott's) photojournalism background and art school training. We capture memories in stunning ways. That requires some photo-journalistic shots, some artsy, trendy shots and a careful mix when making photos that will be treasured for decades to come. We are photographers who uses a variety of tools and approaches to best produce the results you'll treasure for years to come.
Robin, as the second shooter, has developed solid photography skills while apprenticing with me over the years. She started out simply working as my assistant switching out batteries, changing lenses and setting up lighting but as she became more and more familiar with the flow of weddings, I put one of my backup cameras into her hands. She has become quite proficient over the years!
As the lead photographer on our team, my formal training includes a photojournalism concentration as part of my Journalism degree from the University of Maine. After I completed my BA, I went on to study color photography and print making at the University of Southern Maine Art School. Since the tools and methods of photography are continuously evolving, I enroll in continuing education classes each winter studying new lighting techniques, advances in software and the newest trends and techniques in order to stay fresh.
I am proficient with both Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, edit with color calibrated high definition monitors and use only the best photo labs for product fulfillment. All images in our catalog are backed up locally and redundantly on two offsite servers to make sure we never lose an image.
We are Nikon shooters and have a Nikon D800, D700 and D300 in our kit with lenses for most every imaginable scenario. We also have all the lighting needed for even the largest wedding receptions in dimly lit spaces. We have radio controlled Pocket Wizards to sync up to 12 flashes with diffusing umbrellas if needed. Chances are that you don't really understand or care what all of these things are but your photographer should.
Do you want just the files from your wedding photos?
Robin and I refuse to be "shoot, dump and run" photographers even though that is what many brides believe they want today. Yes, numerous photographers will shoot your wedding, burn files onto a disk and head for their next gig. We can't bring ourselves to do that to our clients.
We've met too many brides who regret having made the decision to contract with shoot, dump and run photographers. Today, they have only a disk of photos and maybe a cheaply produced template photobook from a consumer-level company. Groupon special canvasses are already peeling if they ordered them at all.
We value our clients too much and our art too much to play that game. It would mean much less work and greater profit. Who is more the more expensive photographer, the shoot, dump and run photographer who charges you $1200 for 8 hours and burns a CD or the photographer who charges you $2,400 for the same 8 hours and then spends another 40 hours working for you providing editing services, image balancing, custom design and an album and wall art you will treasure for the rest of your life?
Our after-wedding services are just as important to us as the time we spend with you on your wedding day. We can't imagine missing out on watching you open your albums or see your custom canvasses. We want to make sure you have a custom designed, gorgeous showpiece album that you will treasure for decades in addition to spectacular wall art canvas prints. We spend hours editing, balancing color and light, and looking at each image our brides choose for their albums and wall art. We use only the best quality canvas and the top professional labs to provide our clients with stunning results. It is our attention to detail and our determination to provide awesome results that has earned us recognition as being in the top 5% of professional photographers.
Read our reviews to see what others have said about us and then make your choice.
We would love the opportunity to work with you and capture your memories but if we're not the right match for you, please choose a trained, insured, true professional who has the skills, equipment and experience to capture your memories in the best possible manner. Let your uncle, your best friend or your Mom's friend with the nice camera enjoy your wedding as a guest. Your wedding memories are far too important to entrust to someone who is not equipped to give you the results you deserve.
I recently read a story that told of professional photographers being extorted and held hostage by people threatening to post bad reviews all over the internet. Basically the deal is "pay us money or we will post terrible reviews and destroy you." It can be effective because reviews are so important to all of us in the wedding photography business.
Thankfully, so far, I have only received a couple negative reviews and in each I have no idea who the reviewer is and have never worked with them. We've been so encouraged by the reviews we've received.
Once we hired Scott, his pre-game preparation was very impressive. Scott desired to really know Sarah and I so that he could capture our wedding the exact way we want to remember it.
During the wedding, Scott did an excellent job of blending in with the guests. Yes, he was the only attendee moving around while taking pictures, but I felt that his work did not distract anyone from the ceremony. After the ceremony, it was time for family pictures — that long, tiresome process. Not at our wedding! Scott was very prepared, understanding what pictures needed to be taken and who needed to be in them. Everyone had a lot of fun during this time, and the pictures were outstanding! Scott then took our first pictures as Bride and Groom. Knowing our photographic tastes, Scott used various settings, poses, and camera techniques to create the greatest pictures we have together. Along with the wedding portraits, Scott showed off his artistic mind throughout the reception. We have pictures of our rings, our friends and family, our first dance, and so much more from an angle and lighting that you just don't know how to ask for.
Throughout our business with Scott, he presented himself and his work in a very professional manner; but with that professionalism also comes a sense of humor that helps you relax and feel the utmost comfort during this busy and stressful event.
We were completely pleased with Linscott Photography and would highly recommend their services for your special event. Scott and his wife Robin make an outstanding team and exceeded our expectations as they captured our son's wedding in photographs. Scott took the time to get to know my son and his bride before the wedding so he could incorporate their personalities into his photography. He had a great way of combining the information that we gave him about what we were looking for with his own creativity and knowledge as a photographer. Scott was so well prepared–he visited both venues before the wedding date so he came ready with great ideas for pictures. This made the wedding day photography well organized and go very smoothly. Another important thing to note is Scott and Robin's wonderful personalities. They have a great way of relaxing everyone, making the photographs fun, as well as ensuring that all the photographs that you want are being taken. We all felt very confident that our son's wedding pictures were going to be excellent because of Linscott Photography–and they are! The finished albums are really works of art–creatively arranged and well balanced. True family treasures. We will definitely be using Linscott Photography again in the future! ~ Sallie Gardner, mother of groom.
Maine Wedding Photographers, Scott and Robin Linscott would love to share your day and capture your memories! Contact them at scott@linscottphoto.com or online at www.maineprophoto.com .
Are you looking for a cheap wedding photographer who will simply give you the files?
The call came just as I was working to blend a spot in some trees where I removed one of three power lines across a rich, blue sky. It was my final adjustment after about 90 minutes of working on this single image. I had already removed a tan line, cloned out a couple of people in the distance and did some of the usual work touching up the bride's back in her dress.
Ugh. It's the question I hate. I hear it at least a time or two each week now. A lot of brides are looking to save money by cutting out the middle man in the photographic process. They want the DIY approach to wedding art thinking they can simply have the files printed themselves using Groupon deals and photo sales at Rite Aid and Costco.
It's so tempting to give them the deal they are looking for and simply shoot, dump and run. I tried it. It is impossible for me to be a shoot, dump and run photographer. I care too much about my images; my art.
What brides don't realize is that shoot, dump and run photographers actually make more money than photographers/artists who see shooting as only the first stage in their craft. The SD&R photographer may charge $1200-$1500 to shoot a wedding, which looks like a steal in today's wedding photography market. They can make $150-$200 per hour after quickly culling through the images, deleting the failed shots and dumping the rest on a DVD or two for an anxious bride. The artist, however, will make maybe $30-$50 an hour, depending on their prices, because they are more concerned with the art they produce than they are with simply clicking the shutter. They poor their hearts into making their images the best they can be and will spend hour after hour making their images flawless.
I'm sorry. I simply cannot shoot, dump and run. Really. Trust me, I've tried. I may be even more excited about the images I make than the brides and families are. Often times my wife and assistant, Robin, will drive us home from a shoot so that I can sit in the passenger seat to begin transferring images onto my laptop to see the result. Handing over my images without taking the time to raise and nurture them would be like giving up my babies. I'm serious. My last wedding was a destination shoot and I about died having to wait until after we flew home before I could see the images I created.
Obsessive, right? I know. I am obsessive when it comes to my art. I simply can't just dump them on a disk for you to throw into a box somewhere or get printed from a discount lab on low-quality canvas, cheap paper or poured into a template-driven book that is identical to thousands of other books. I can't let you treat my babies that way.
Strange? Actually, among my peers who are true, trained professionals (not the talented hobbyists who are pursuing their passion), I'm pretty normal. We take a tremendous amount of pride in having our work hang on your wall. We want it to be perfect. We live for the feeling that comes when you see your product and gush over our work. We love seeing you post on your Facebook page and we love watching your friends go crazy with comments.
Last week the Fedex truck brought a 16×20 canvas. I quickly tore into the box it to inspect it. Wow. The color was great, the texture and depth were stunning but as I looked close I noticed a tiny spot in the sky. I used a cloth to see if it was just a small piece of dirt I could wipe away but it was part of the image. I showed 2 others and asked them "see if you can find the problem I have with this image." As usual, neither could. Regardless, I called my lab, told them they had a piece of dust on a lens and they immediately reprinted and shipped me a perfect replacement. When I showed my client the old and new, she laughed and said she never would have noticed the tiny flaw. I noticed. I was not about to let my art hang on her wall with that little dust spot. Yes, it's that important to me.
My caller did her best to convince me to photograph her wedding and give her my images. She told me how much she loved my ability to produce both the traditional and the artistic and raved about my portfolio. It would have been a quick and easy Maine wedding paying $1800 for 8-10 hours of work. I am sure she would have been thrilled even with the stage one images I delivered but I sent her on her way. She was a little put out with me. That's okay, I know she, like so many others, thinks that all we do is click the shutter. Her understanding is that our expensive cameras make stunning images that they could easily produce if they had the same equipment.
Today I saw another new Facebook page advertising yet another new photographer pursuing her "love for photography" by charging money for portraits and weddings. I looked through a few of her albums of poorly-lit, oddly composed images and it made me sad. I wasn't sad for her. She'll learn. I was sad for the people she will learn on. She'll gladly shoot your wedding and give you the images for just $1,000.
I used to spend time trying to convince my SD&R callers not to go that route. I used to offer to meet with them to show them album samples and canvas wall art. I don't do that anymore because I finally learned that they don't value the art aspect to making photographs.
Anyone can take photographs. Artists make photographs.
Scott and Robin Linscott are Maine professional wedding and portrait photographers based in the Greater Portland area. Though most of their work is in the beautiful state of Maine, they have also worked as destination wedding photographers.
Becca and Dustin – Celebration, Florida destination wedding February 2014.
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Why trust Linscott Photography with your Wedding?
Confidence directing people & schedule.
Capture both the trendy and traditional.
The only thing that will remain after your wedding day is your photos. The cake and flowers will be gone, the DJ will be somewhere else and even the facility you used will be rented by someone else. The tuxes will be returned and your dress will hang in a bag. It will be your photographs that trigger the memories of the day. Your pictures will bring back the laughs and the music.
Your photographs are more important than the cake, the meal, the music and the flowers. They are more important than the limo you rent for several hours and even the dress you wear that day. Our goal is to transport you back to your wedding day each time you view your photos.
With top-quality Signature albums, professionally printed books, canvas art that will last for ages and prints made with the best inks and papers, we work hard to make sure your investment increases in value over time. They will become priceless.
We show you complete wedding shoots not just a portfolio of our best photographs.
Every photographer is able to provide a "best of" gallery but that is not always a good indicator of the overall quality of their work. We let you see complete proof galleries of some recent clients, without edits, so you will be confident in our quality. (see an example here). After you make your selections we go to work editing, retouching and applying effects to make your images phenomenal. Narrowing down your selections will be the challenge if we shoot your wedding because you will have plenty to choose from.
Why hire true professionals? Is it worth it?
As a member of Professional Photographers of America and Maine Professional Photographers Association, I would love being part of your day but, if not me, please don't cut your budget by trimming the photography line item. Do you really want to trust your day to your uncle with the nice camera or that friend who "loves photography" and has shot a few weddings but has little experience directing people or accomplishing your goals on your tight schedule? Do you want your photographer friend to work your wedding or would you rather they enjoy it with you?
Trust me, the day will come when you will wish you had hired a trained, experienced professional to capture your wedding. My wife Robin, a talented amateur photographer, usually shoots with me. (Some of Robin's shots) We frequently hear from brides who are thrilled that they resisted the temptation to go with a cheaper photographer who would simply shoot and dump the files on a disk. Their choice for quality is affirmed every time they show off their Signature album or have a guest wowed by wedding wall art.
By the way, the answer to Stephanie's question? Can I rescue her wedding photos? Maybe. It depends how bad they are. Making bad images better is possible sometimes but the key to editing is to start with great images to make them breathtaking in retouching. Trained professionals start with great images and then improve them in editing. Others use Photoshop to make weaker images acceptable.
Let's get together to talk about your wedding.
Let's talk about your hopes and dreams for your wedding and get to know each other. You should always meet your photographer and make sure you connect well. Robin and I include a free engagement shoot with each of our packages. Why? Mostly so we can spend time with you, laugh together and enjoy connecting. Then, when your wedding day arrives you feel like a friend is joining in rather than someone you never met. Email me at scott@linscottphoto.com to get the ball rolling or visit us at http://www.maineprophoto.com to look around more.
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