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What sucks about small venues is they have the worst light. So, you either learn quickly how to shoot in bad light or you get frustrated. It's a great place to grow but step into with expectations.
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Eeek posted:What sucks about small venues is they have the worst light. So, you either learn quickly how to shoot in bad light or you get frustrated. It's a great place to grow but step into with expectations.  fenner posted:Thanks for the writeup psylent, sounds like a lot of effort which i'm not willing to put in as gig photography doesn't interest me a lot, I just wanted to give it a go. I will probably just shoot some small events without getting paid for the experience.
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Feb 2, 2010 15:45
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Got Jemina Pearl and Polysics next week. It's going to be nuts. Some shots from over the weekend.   The one thing that is a bummer about venues that book across the board (unproven local bands to internationally known acts) is that the artists don't always know how to work it for a crowd or a photographer and another band might not be from the most visually exciting genre. For one of the bands playing (bottom photo)it was their first time performing outside of their small hometown a hour or so out from the club. The touring band, Parade Schedule (top photo), put on a great show but being roots blues/country music I wasn't expecting splits or any crazy member interaction. But it's still better than shooting midwestern nu-metal. THIS IS RUBBISH fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Feb 2, 2010 |
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Feb 2, 2010 19:39
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I ran across some concert photos done by this photographer that adds fake lens flares into every photo in addition to the usual over-processing. I died a little inside.
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Feb 2, 2010 20:56
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HPL posted:I ran across some concert photos done by this photographer that adds fake lens flares into every photo in addition to the usual over-processing. I died a little inside. I bet his photos look like a Geocities homepage.
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Feb 2, 2010 23:05
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evil_bunnY posted:You should really just shoot what you like, and it really helps to shoot music you like, too.
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Feb 2, 2010 23:38
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psylent posted:This is pretty much what I do now. Although it means I have to get to venues ultra early to shoot from anywhere near the front. I'm getting too old to stand around with a bunch of hyped up students for 3 hours waiting for the band to come on.
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Feb 3, 2010 00:27
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Tonight I am shooting Owl City in a venue like that. It's sold out, an all ages show and in a smaller place. I can't wait for all the fun i will have.
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Feb 3, 2010 00:35
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 Hey, you know who like Owl City? A bunch of screaming teenage girls. However, many of the moms were hot.
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Feb 3, 2010 05:57
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Get any shots of Lights?
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Feb 3, 2010 06:16
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 Some, not a lot. They were awesome, though.  That is what I was working with. I did not want to dig through the crowd.
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Feb 3, 2010 06:35
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Bring down the saturation on the magenta channel in that first photo. It'll bring out some detail in the arm.
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Feb 3, 2010 07:48
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Anyone shot Porcupine Tree before? I've heard they use a lot of background projections, dunno about the actual band members though. Hopefully the background isn't too busy 
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Feb 3, 2010 10:34
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thehustler posted:I really like both of these. Band looks relaxed in the first shot, and that drummer shot is pretty rad. I always struggle to freeze drummers in the act but when you pull it off it's cool. Sometimes a little bit of blur adds to the shot, of course. ZoCrowes posted:I'm so jealous you got to see this show. I love both Redbone and Kotke.  
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Feb 3, 2010 10:49
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Eeek posted:What sucks about small venues is they have the worst light. So, you either learn quickly how to shoot in bad light or you get frustrated. It's a great place to grow but step into with expectations. I'm confused! I am probably going to go shoot my first concert tonight, Ruben DeGroot at the Mansion in Kingston. The venue is TINY, and one of the reasons I like it is that with such a small space and small crowds they have it lit fairly bright/warm. How is that bad? I'm looking forward to this, though.
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Feb 4, 2010 15:26
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strangemusic posted:I'm confused! It's not, as long as you have a wide angle in your kit to get the whole band in one photo. Most small venues are fairly low budget and: a) can't afford good lighting b) can't be bothered to use the lighting they have either out of ignorance or apathy c) don't use their lights to their fullest because it'll blow the circuits or turn the room into a sweatbox. That plus small venues seem to have gigantic hardons for red lighting gels which looks like crap on cameras.
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HPL posted:That plus small venues seem to have gigantic hardons for red lighting gels which looks like crap on cameras. This is why I no longer like small venues. One of the ones I shot in back in MI finally got around to changing that before I left after me and another photographer who have been shooting there for years suggested they up their lighting to set them apart from the rest.
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Feb 4, 2010 19:45
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Lately I've been seeing a really popular trend in bands liking .gifs, especially for profile pictures. They're pretty easy to do in Image ready, but what does everyone think of them?
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AtomicManiac posted:Lately I've been seeing a really popular trend in bands liking .gifs, especially for profile pictures. They're pretty easy to do in Image ready, but what does everyone think of them?  They have their uses. (my hosting)
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AtomicManiac posted:Lately I've been seeing a really popular trend in bands liking .gifs, especially for profile pictures. They're pretty easy to do in Image ready, but what does everyone think of them? Really? Actually, that's kind of a neat idea as long as it's used properly like for small headshot photos.
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HPL posted:Really? Actually, that's kind of a neat idea as long as it's used properly like for small headshot photos. I see it for a few things, the best use was when the band had some choreographed thing they do, and the photographer burst fires at it to catch the move. Another one I saw went around the band, kind of like they were standing still and the last one I saw had a band holding umbrellas, then being "blown away". If you don't know how to do it in image ready, basically just make a new folder, and put the slides in order as 001,002 (etc) and then select "Input folder as slides". From there it's just tweeking the time and saving as a .gif
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Feb 5, 2010 00:53
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Funny you mention that- I am in Jacksonville, Florida and there is this lady here that has been doing that- shooting bands and making gifs. Like them hopping around or running to/away from the camera. She's been on a kick with that for the last couple of months. And people, meaning the bands, love it and are asking to have it done.
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Feb 5, 2010 03:24
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anybody want to trade cities for a few weeks? seriously getting tired of my venues lighting... starting to feel really stagnant as far as what I can achieve.
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Feb 5, 2010 03:36
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I'm starting to do promo work. I need a gimmick. Shooting with a D3 and primo glass is already taken, as well as making everything look like a jeans advert. This .gif thing, I might have to steal...
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I'm going to a show on the 22nd, Flogging Molly at the NorVa in Norfolk, Virginia. Anybody here know the area well enough to recommend some magazines or any kind of publication that I might contact about getting a press pass, in return for some photos? How's that usually work?
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jackpot posted:I'm going to a show on the 22nd, Flogging Molly at the NorVa in Norfolk, Virginia. Anybody here know the area well enough to recommend some magazines or any kind of publication that I might contact about getting a press pass, in return for some photos? How's that usually work? Theres not much that I have found for music in Hampton Roads. The local paper uses stock photos from the band and hey just shut down the local culture magazine that had food, music, events in it. Any photographer I've seen at the NorVa was there from a larger nationwide magazine. I was also thinking of going to the show, Dropkick is the day after, deciding which one to go to.
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I shot an evening last weekend at uni. Two stages, local bands. I was one of 8(!) photographers, and I'm quite happy with what I got.    Whole set here. I also shot a bit in film for the first time: 
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:Any photographer I've seen at the NorVa was there from a larger nationwide magazine. AIIAZNSK8ER posted:I was also thinking of going to the show, Dropkick is the day after, deciding which one to go to.
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finally got out to shoot another gig. First time shooting a concert with the d700. This is all 6400 ISO with natural lighting. Game changing performance IMHO    full set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/brillwill/sets/72157623358921682/
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So tonight I took my camera to a concert for the first time. It's way too late to sift through the images and find something presentable, but there's one I have to share right now: How not to shoot a band live  It was a really small joint, no stage, just 'here's the band, there's the audience'. Also, the band announced that was their second gig.
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Feb 6, 2010 03:36
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Friend's band (Memphis Radio Kings) opened for The Blasters at the tractor in Ballard (Seattle) lat night. Lighting was spectacularly bad (extremely orange), and there was no room to move around, but I got a few shots I'm happy with.    Loving my Sigma 30mm f/1.4. Much more useful length than a 50mm on my 7D, and 1/3 the price of the 35L.
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Eeek posted:I didn't know Matt Dillon had a retarded brother.
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Feb 8, 2010 03:30
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Rarely I see a singer make a face like that- I just see them when I look in post. But I watched him make a poo poo load of ugly faces- enough to think 'get the shot, he looks horrible.'
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Most musicians can't play guitar like him, though. That face is permissible when you jam out guitar.
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He can make that face and he still gets to sleep with some of the hottest women in the world. I'd hate to see his O face. VVVV: She looks like someone who's going to have a lot of plastic surgery in the future. psylent fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Feb 8, 2010 |
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Feb 8, 2010 04:39
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Ask Taylor Swift. 
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So...can we talk about our most harrowing experience? ... Mine: I'm from Texas. Houston, specifically. I usually do small clubs. But I decided to check out my heroes The Sonics on their reunion show at The Warsaw in Brooklyn, 2007. Big deal for me since I don't EVER travel. This isn't a great shot by any means but for purposes of illustration here's what I got:  So I get there and rumor is the heavies there are shaking down photographers for hundreds of dollars for the privilege of shooting Cavestomp. Actually not a rumor. Pay up at least $300 or NO picutes. This had nothing to do with the organizers OR the bands. Strictly opportunistic fees on the part of the dubious club. I don't give a gently caress about your legit experience with The Warsaw. I've NEVER heard of such a shakedown EVER. Absolute bullshit since all the bands are 60s and 70s bands that would not ever be opposed to photographers at their show, much less the organizers. But whatever... So knowing this, I have an SLR around my neck and a Holga with a flash in my purse. So I walk in and they immediately confiscate my SLR. "Got any thing else?" Me: no. So they search my purse and find my Holga. I get pulled from the crowd and pulled into the back room by some russian/polish/brooklyn heavies and get the third degree. They take my Holga, my flash and tell me to come back and get it after the show. I play dumb and agree, apologies and all the Texas charm I can muster. So I waddle into the show. When i get into the crowd I pull the Nikon out that I smuggled in from its hiding place between my legs...thank Jehovah it was winter and it was easy to conceal under my winter clothes....I didn't get great shots, but outrunning the bouncers all night just added to my satisfaction from shooting the show. Ah, memories...
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That's hosed up. I've had a few run-ins with over-zealous security guys, but never anything like that. Meanwhile - shooting from the side of stage hanging onto a speaker stack with one hand to stop myself falling over:   Black Lips in Sydney psylent fucked around with this message at 15:13 on Feb 8, 2010 |
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