Tom C Locke

Technical Server Support and Social Media Manager in Reading, UK

Tom C Locke

Technical Server Support and Social Media Manager in Reading, UK

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I started taking photos properly about six years ago, when I took a Canon Ixus to Greece on a family vacation. This is when I realized I had a big interest in taking and editing photos. November 9th, 2011 I posted a picture of mine on the Facebook feed of M. Shawn Crahan. A founding member and custom percussionist of one of my favorite bands, Slipknot, and also a budding photographer and film maker. To my surprise, he replied telling me he loved it. " Very fresh and well protected. It's inviting. But you know you need your time. Positive growing. Deep thought. Love it." The very next day, I went out and bought my first DSLR camera and since then have been fascinated with photography and everything behind it. I currently shoot with a Nikon D5200 and a few lenses. To edit, I use Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom 4, and VSCO cam in Lightroom. I have recently completed an A-Level in photography. Along with my love for photography, I have recently picked up a fascination for graphic design.

Aside from photography, I am a massive technology geek. For as long as I can remember, I have been a huge fan of technology. Ever since I owned my first computer, I always wanted to customize how it looked and how fast it was at playing the original Tomb Raider. Now a days, I have converted to the world of Apple and do a lot of software testing for various companies. I like to keep up to date on everything that is happening in the world of technology with the help of The Verge and Wired, and occasionally blog about it myself. I now work full time in Technical Server Support and in my spare time, I offer social media solutions under the name TCLX.

I love music, and appreciate many different genres. My preferred type of music is Rock and post hardcore. Guns N' Roses have, and always will be my favorite. However, more recently I have got into post-hardcore bands such as letlive and Brand New. I played guitar for almost 8 years and in 2012, I formed an acoustic band called '3/4 Celtic', and we have played a few local venues and until the band split in May 2014. 3/4 Celtic met for one more time in June 2015 for a small one-off gig. I also formed a much heavier band in October 2013 called Petulance, with inspirations from the Hardcore music genre and industry. Petulance have played with many Hardcore bands live, including Grove Street Families and Palm Reader, as well as pushing out some EPs. The band and I parted ways in December 2014.

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