…soon.

Please go to flickr to see images from Saturday’s Zombie march, Thanks.

This is my favourite non-explicit image from the evening, which I have received approval from TASIA to show. I very big thank you goes out to that very talented woman xx

Tasia performs as part of HOT LUNCH at The Vanguard

I've got beaver fever

Sydney's only FAN Dancer

JayKatz is stunned after Anthony Howes "Fan Dance" Performance

Erin Black entertains the crowd on stage at the Vanguard

Burlesque, oh BURLESQUE!Three of the most talented female Burlesque performers joined together in Sydney to perform at The Vanguard. Don’t forget Sydney’s underground legend Jaykatz hosted the show, and the amusingly odd performances by Anthony Howes. The evening was opened by the very talented Erin Black.

I had the privilege to photograph the performances for three nights in a row. What an experience!

Give me burlesque shows over a strip club any evening of the week.

Tasia, who appeared on the shows advertising material has been a performer for more than 5 years. She is a beautiful woman, who isn’t overtly cautious about using a whip on stage. (If you want to get hit, sit stage right :p)

Katherine Lambent’s stunningly artistic showcase included trapeze performances and breath taking, back breaking sexiness.

And Lillian Starr was the charisma and character of the evening. I’ve got fever for beaver and an insane thirst for milk.

The evening was organised by the amazingly talented folk over at TENDERLOINS.

Photographs © Lisa Tolcher

Keep an eye out, as more photographs may appear in other locations very shortly!

DEBSTAR DESIGNS is a Sydney based Rockabilly and Gothic Jewelery Design Company.

These photographs are her latest designs, photographed late 2009 for showcasing this year.

Debstar Design’s creations are beautifully crafted, and add class to grungy, alternative, edgy jewelery.
Debstar Designs creations can be bought at Gallery Serpentine (Enmore Road, Sydney), Faster Pussycat (King st, Newtown, Sydney), or via email through her website.

Photography: Lisa Tolcher

Jewelery/Styling: Debra Moore

Modeling: Missy

Loved the wire in front of the band; from the Audiences perspective.

It started raining, the boys were lucky it didn’t pour!

The audience were given beer bottles to throw at the band.

<3 Emotion

Back in June 2009 I had the privilege to photograph one of THE SNOWDROPPERS film clip recordings.

Here are a few of the photos.

www.myspace.com/snowdroppers

Copyright Lisa Tolcher Photography

Trixie Tightlace; a beautiful, alternative, creative, and a voluptuously-sexy woman and a dear friend.

I love to photograph women of all shapes and sizes; and being more than approachable, trixie takes on every photoshoot with vibrancy and enthusiasm.

Hips and Curves are sexy assets all women should show off.

Trixie and I have another photo shoot planned shortly.

Copyright remains with the photographer.

When sorting out your future, a visit to the past can help.

It was back on the 19th May 0f 2007, and I held a media pass for PINKs concert at the AIS arena. My mate; Marina Neil, was also photographing at the gig. We were two of three photographers in the pit – so it was glorious not contending with elbows-a-plenty.

I cannot say if I was or wasn’t expecting anything in particular from a chick who was said to have been awesome live. I had to see for myself.

Her first 3 songs were quite tame, comparing to the rest of her gig (which I got a ticket to see). And lets just say I wish I could photograph the whole damn set!!!

The first photograph on the left attracted the attention of Pink’s manager. I got a call from her a week after it was published. The unfortunate thing was they were not willing to credit me as the photographer or pay for the copyright. So I declined.

It was fun to photograph, and I’m glad I was able to photograph a very influential musician during my time as a Music Photographer in Canberra.

This photograph was published in the May 2007 edition of BMA Magazine. My love goes out to the guys and gals back in the ACT – you do an awesome job (putting up with photographers) xx

They invade, the challenge, the conquer!

On SATURDAY THE 15TH OF AUGUST, the Sydney Roller Derby League invaded Newcastle to give a demo bout.

SRDL skaters were joined by girls from Canberra and Newcastle. It was a great achievement for NSW/ACT Roller Derby.

Roller Derby is a full-contact sport, which is not for the faint-hearted. Yes – it is played on quad skates, and no you CANNOT elbow people in the face (but sometimes it does happen anyway). There is a description at the end of this post.

It has been such a long period of time since I photographed any sports, and I did not know what my outcome was going to be! Frankly, I thought I would be too slow and not be able to focus the camera before the skaters were past me. Luckily for me, as a skater with SRDL; I understand how the game works and the game-play by some of the SRDL players.

The two SRDL teams are The Screaming Assualt Sirens and the Sydney City CBD’viants. The SAS won the day by 48 points.

At the moment, Roller Derby is dominated by female skaters with male referees. Victoria is in development stages setting up men’s leagues.

If you are not familiar with Roller Derby I thoroughly suggest you find a local team and either join or watch out for their next bout. It is an extremely thrilling sport to watch and the more you watch; the more you will understand the game!



DERBY DESCRIPTION:

There are two teams going head to head.

Each team includes up to 14 Skaters. 5 of those are on the track. The remaining 9 are subs. There are no restrictions on subbing. The team captain can choose to sub 5 if they want to put 5 fresh skaters on the track.

Each team has one pivot, 3 blockers and one Jammer on the track.

The pivot is the head blocker. She yells and screams, and is the last line of defense. The pivot has a line on her helmet.

The 3 blockers (and the Pivot) play offensively and defensively at the same time. They block the opposing teams Jammer from scoring, and help their own Jammer to get through the pack.

The Jammer is the skater with a star on her helmet. It is her job to get through the pack and score the points for her team. Her FIRST PASS through the pack she does not score points. This first pass is to only determine if she or her opposing jammer are eligible for LEAD JAMMER STATUS. If the Jammer gets through the pack cleanly, she is given lead jammer status by the referees and can call off the Jam at any stage.

The “bout” lasts for two 30minute halves. Each half, is then divided into several “Jams”. Jams can last up to 2 minutes in length. The length of the Jam is controlled by the clock OR if one teams “Jammer” acquires lead jammer status.

It takes between 12 months and 2 years to become a good roller derby skater. You can start from scratch – you don’t already have to know how to skate. That’s the beauty of it.

You learn how to skate with agility, block effectively, and fall safely! Safety plays a huge part in roller derby because if a skater gets injured; then her team is down a skater.



MORE INFORMATION:

www.sydneyrollerderby.com

www.wftda.com

www.sydneyrollerskates.com



xx Derby Love, Torture Twice

Diamonds in her eyes, and behind her ears (literally: tattooed); Jen Diamond is an alternative, beautiful soul.

Saturday, we worked together to produce photographs to get Jen’s portfolio started. Her ideal work-life would be to model, and I believe she has the potential to be an alternative model. Bring on the tattoos Jen!

We knew each other many years ago in Canberra. We have so much in common and I wish we lived near each other still.

You can get in touch with Jen through Modelmayhem.

The first time I heard Alister Spence play live was back in July 2008. It was at the end of my first month in Sydney and I went to the factory with a couple of friends.


When Alister, Toby and Lloyd started playing – their music was immediately intoxicating. It was so unique to my ears; a creative, intoxicating sound comprised of gentle, yet evocative journey’s. The notes resonate throughout your limbs and give you an appetite for more.


This morning, I photographed him with his beautiful grand piano.


Alister Spence works in a trio with Lloyd Swanton and Toby Hall. You can listen to their music on their myspace.


The Alister Spence Trio is releasing their second album on the 29th August 2009. Details are on the website.