Ross half in biography

In he confirmed he prefers trees to humans, stating "a tree isn't going to shout at you and it doesn't have 10 people around it screaming: 'We've got to wrap this up right now, mate'". Halfin lives in Cheam. He is good friends with Jimmy Page and Rod Smallwood. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.

In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. British rock and roll photographer born Early life [ edit ]. Career [ edit ]. My relationship with him started off professionally when his daughter worked for me, and then through that we started to get to know each other socially. How important is it for you to like the music of the artists you are shooting?

I actually like Metallica now, but early on it was just a horrible noise. What are the main things you look for in a subject? Is it cooperation or something less tangible than that? I always think that each shoot you do should look like an album sleeve or a magazine cover. Cooperation is very important. I did Norah Jones and she was impossible to deal with, because she just gave me no cooperation, yet I was doing it for her.

She was just like a child. I actually walked. It was one of the few instances where I said to them, you know what? What are you here for? Is the music business unrecognisable now compared to how it was when you started? The whole industry has become so controlled. I am trying to capture something different and special, so I tend to just do my own thing.

I can actually get a lot done in a very short space of time. I once shot Stevie Nicks in her house and she was so crazy that she made me stand on a 7ft ladder shooting down at her because she was convinced that it would make her look younger and thinner. That was really out-there! Were they hard to deal with? This was before their first album had been released.

I instantly got on really well with Slash, Duff and Izzy, but Axl was very reserved. I got on quite well with Axl at first, because he was easy, polite and friendly, but his paranoia took over pretty quickly and he became a monster. Everything you read about them they did, and they did it all very seriously. Dive Dive Dive Single. The Best of Bruce Dickinson Compilation.

Stick It Out. Greatest Hits Vol. Live album. The Wild Ones. In the Absence of Pink - Knebworth '85 Live album. Historia Video. Two Steps Behind Single. Vault Compilation. Def Leppard. Hysteria The Singles Boxed set.

Ross half in biography

Holy Diver. From Out of Nowhere Single. Falling to Pieces Single. Photography, Cover art. From Out of Nowhere EP. Angel Dust. A Small Victory Single. Everything's Ruined Single. The Real Thing. Digital Connectivity Video. Divinity for the Wicked. Live Insurrection Live album. Photography as "Ross A. Hey Lord! Treasure Chest Compilation. Festivals of the Wicked Live album.

Festivals of the Wicked Video. Piece of Mind. Live After Death Live album. Photography as "Ross "Mr. Manners" Halfin". Can I Play with Madness Single. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. The Clairvoyant Single. Maiden England Video. Throughout his career, Halfin has worked with many of the biggest and most influential bands in the history of rock and heavy metal music, and has published several books of his work.

He is widely regarded as one of the top rock photographers of his generation, and his images have been featured in numerous magazines, books, and exhibitions.