Sin Bozkurt ARPS http://sinbozkurtphotography.com Portrait, Event, and Commercial Photographer - View In Full Screen For Best Results Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:31:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Gulf Energy and Whitepoint – Sultanate of Oman http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/gulf-energy-and-whitepoint-sultanate-of-oman/ http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/gulf-energy-and-whitepoint-sultanate-of-oman/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:47:54 +0000 admin http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/?p=2394 Gulf Energy is a fast growing group of companies that deal with the business of oil, based in Oman, with activities in all the gulf countries.

Whitepoint is a consultancy company based in Oman that hired me to take a stock of photos for Gulf Energy for use in all marketing material.

Rob of Whitepoint picked me up late night Sunday 5th and took me to dinner Monday 6th and is pictured below.  

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The next couple of days were spent on HSE training courses for oil and H2S Gas.

I met some lovely guys there including Bruce (biker type) and Mat (teacher) below and the H2S Gas class. 

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On Tuesday Yousuf from Gulf Energy took me to lunch and then to the head office to meet the team.

Yousuf and I travelled together a lot and he was a fine companion and now friend.

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After getting to meet some people at Gulf Energy I was already struck by the friendliness of everyone I met.  

Oman is a truly original place with an easy going atmosphere.  

I took the below shot from the window of head office.

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Wednesday was spent at head office taking portraits of everyone there, close to 75 people.  

I was very well looked after and people made an effort to wear their best clothing.

We had several hours on each floor and it was great fun getting to know everyone a little.

There was also a videography team doing test footage at the same time.

Mr Lava is pictured below and a slideshow of portraits appear below that.

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That night Yousuf and I travelled west to the Fahud area where we visited various operations plants that supply goods to rigs in the desert.  

We stayed at a good hotel for a couple of nights and explored the area.

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Norman was the base manager at the Fahud base and it turns out he is from East Sussex too.  

Small world.  

Was made very welcome here and had good assistance going around the sight and a driver for the second day that took us to sights further afield.

Hover over pictures for a description

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Once returning to Muscat and a quick portrait session at head office, we flew south to the Marmul area with Yousuf and the video team, then took the bus to Nimr.

This areas is all about oil and there is little there that doesn’t relate to it.  

We stayed at a large complex housing 3000+ men that were working at various companies all throughout the area.

Incredible place.  Pictured below is Zyeed, base manager of Nimr.  

The gallery below that splits its time through three plants in the area, including cement works, well maintenance, and supply bases.

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We spent three full days in Nimr and temperatures in winter were as high as 35 degrees.  

People like the weather in the south, its more constant and not as hot as other areas.

One evening we hung around a bit to cover the sunset and got a couple of good shots below.  

The second to last shot is of Mr Manush, the other half of the video team.

The last shot is of Yousuf and Shaban in the mess hall.

Shaban is working as a HSE consultant and coined the phrase The Triangle Life.  

Out in the desert its work, your room, and the mess hall.

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There are many mosques all over the country but below was my favorite shot from Muscat

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Finally I leave you with a time-lapse taken on the last day at Al Nur field near Marmul before flying home on the 15th.  

It might give you an insight to the incredible industry that is the oil business.

Whatever I say here will fall short of the reality.  

Oman is a multicultural place with engineering that is more like art, with experience that covers the globe all working toward a common goal with human life the most precious commodity of all.  

They really take their safety seriously.  

It was humbling being there with professionals from India, Saudi Arabia, America, Canada, Africa, England and Oman, all working hard, all working safely.

I really did have the trip of a lifetime and hope you get a general impression from this blog.  

I would highly recommend a visit with plenty to do for tourists in this as of yet unspoiled paradise. 

Click Here to View The Video Titled: Gulf Energy Time-lapse

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I was very excited to be asked to direct and film the new video for The Urban Voodoo Machine.

I have photographic knowledge and have been experimenting with video over the last year, but putting together a professional music video in the time was a tall order.

After coming up with the original concept with Caroline who’s idea it was to have Ane seemingly leaving PR only to return to him, things sort of started to roll.

PR had a few good ideas to build on, the poker game, the glass shot, and the use of The Lexington.  The rest sort of took shape through talks with PR.

After a conversation with Miss Miranda, we had someone on the graphics, and an offer from Anthony Ratcliffe on the editing.

On the day of The Lexington shoot, the sound and lights guy was unavailable so we lit the whole thing using my two studio flash-heads, using only the modeling light attachment. 

Add some second anglefilming from Anthony at The Lexington and The Poker Game, a walk round London with Ane and you have one decent video in 3 weeks.

The video has already had a massive 1200 plays in 48 hours. 

Good job all round team, pleasure working with you.

See some behind the scenes shots below 

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SQ Magazine is the leading independent Youth Culture Pulication in the UK.

Find out more at SQMAGAZINE

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]]> http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/sq-magazine/feed/ 0 Granada – Spain http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/granada-spain/ http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/granada-spain/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:03:03 +0000 admin http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/?p=2387 The unique architecture of this Spanish city has a strong Moorish influence which adds to the uniqueness of the city.

There is plenty to see and do and it is well worth a visit.  

I was there last year for a wedding and managed to partner with a travel writer to use some of the shots.

 More on that as it happens.

Until then see the gallery below, and if you are interested in the wedding you can follow this link

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It might be a long winded name but The Baroness is definitely one of the better Cabaret performers around London at the moment.

Her act is a sensual comedy involving the audience and opera singing.  She always delights and is totally in control.

We’ve worked together before over 2 years ago so it was nice to catch up.  

The Baroness has been heavily involved with charity fundraising this past year so please visit her website and give what you can.

This shoot was done over two locations near my hometown in St Leonard’s, over 3 hours.  

We were lucky the weather was with us and that the sea had in interesting sky.  

The shots will be used for press and promotion throughout the coming year.

Find out more about The Baroness at 

www.TamaraStein.co.uk/

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PR Angel from The Urban Voodoo Machine has been working with children from Pendragon School in south London.

Many other artists collaborated to produce a fantastic album, working with charities Kids Company and Act Up.  

All profits go to Kids Company.  

The kids worked really hard and there was fantastic excitement on the day of the release with a show at The Barbican in London.  

I include all the pictures here for people that might want them with no logo.  

Just take them directly from album if you were there and find a photo of yourself.

Find Out More at Pendragon Recordings

 

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Specialising in music of the Weimar Era they delight audiences world wide.  

I was there covering the show for Erotic Review Magazine.  

Visit Erotic Review for the article and a few of my pictures and enjoy my selection below.

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He needed some images for a new job card and to keep a professional looking profile on work and social network sites.

This is a perfect example of a 1 hour personal photo shoot with up to 10 retouched images.

]]> http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/promotional-shots/feed/ 0 East End Cabaret – Arcola Tent http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/east-end-cabaret-arcola-tent/ http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/east-end-cabaret-arcola-tent/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:18:36 +0000 admin http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/?p=2349 Bernadette Byrne and Victor/Victoria make up the East End Cabaret, an inspired musical comedy cabaret duo.

I’ve met these two on a number of occasions doing small slots of their show as guests at nights like The Double R Club and Blue Stocking Society. 

This year they had a full show in Edinburgh Festival that was highly acclaimed by critics as well as appearances on Radio London.

I’ve hardly ever seen these two out of costume so it’s easy to believe the characters are the people.

Bernadette does a very good job of being a gorgeous flirt and Victor/Victoria is fabulously charming and deadpan.

The girls got in contact and asked me to cover a show they were doing at the Arcola Tent in Dalston in Novemeber.

I thought I would finally get to see the girls out of costume but traffic conspired against me and when I arrived there they were already in costume and character.

I got to meet their creative director Tom Velvick, a very nice chap who understands the importance of  professionalism. Thank you Tom.

The show was an extended version of their Edinburgh Show, so from 45 minutes to an hour.

Before the show the girls welcomed the guests with crisps and gin and a Puppet named Boris entertained those waiting.

Quite simply the show was brilliant and it was so good to see it in its entirety. 

The hour whizzed by in a cacophony of laughter and madness. 

The Revolution will definitely be sexual.

See the Londonist review here

Find out more at  East End Cabaret  

]]> http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/east-end-cabaret-arcola-tent/feed/ 0 New Orleans 11.11.11. http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/new-orleans-11-11-11/ http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/new-orleans-11-11-11/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:17:39 +0000 admin http://sinbozkurtphotography.com/?p=2340 My close friends PR and Ane decided to tie the knot in New Orleans.

The rest of this post concerns itself with New Orleans the place.

To find out more about the wedding click here.

New Orleans was not really on my list of places to visit but I am so glad I did.

It has a unique creative atmosphere with all sorts of interesting friendly people to meet.

The famed southern hospitality is really in evidence which makes for an unforgettable experience.

See a band or walk around the quaint streets, or ride the vintage trams, or take a cemetery tour. 

Get out of town and see the swamp, with its beautiful Cypress tress with beards of spanish moss.

Eat a poor-boy or have some seafood and buy some hot sauce to take home.  

If that isn’t enough try following a second line funeral march and joining in with the dancing and fun.

If you have the stamina to look through 300 photos then look away.

If you are ever in New Orleans, make sure to visit the AllWays Lounge on St Claude for an authentic night away from the crowds.

The pictures begin there so form your own impression.

I’ve sent off photos of New Orleans to various places and hope to link through to travel sites in due cause.  

I also made this short video of all the bands we saw in New Orleans, which has a vibrant brass band scene.

Enjoy.

 

Click Here to View The Video Titled: New Orleans Music Medley

 

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