Beady Eye

Highlight: Revisiting The Camden Centre (last time I was there was the NME Brat Awards over a decade ago)

Lowlight: Not having a photopass on the door - DON"T THEY KNOW WHO I AM!!!

Fill-in: The pass was arranged via Sony Japan Record company who book me to take photos of their events in London for the Japanese Press. I am not taking photos for the UK press, or the UK Record Company, or the Japanese Record Company so getting a pass is a bit long winded as I don't fit into any department, but eventually I had ticket and pass.

Tech spec: Usual gig lighting - blue, red, dark, top lit. The rule of thumb is look for the angles when the light is down and as soon as the light comes up snap away. I had to get all the band members so it was pretty tricky - but Liam is always good for photos.

State of the Nation with Boris Johnson

Highlight: Hearing all the gripes of the Greater Spotted Londoner

Fill-in: Held at Central Hall, Westminster, this event is a chance for the ordinary Londoner to come and put questions to the Mayor, currently Boris Johnson. This year it was broadcast live with Nic Ferrari on the mike.

Tech spec: The main obstacle was ensuring I could go freely round the building to get as many angles as possible as there was not much action which meant getting a lot of security on side. There was security for the building, security for Boris, security for the event - all of which I had to be verified with and took at least half an hour. But investing time in this at the beginning makes life much easier when you are running round under pressure.