Re: Concert photos, Part LXXIV
- From: "Dudley Hanks" <photos.digital@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 02:17:39 GMT
"Cynicor" <cynicor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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From time to time I post concert photos up here, and people tell me they
suck, or that they like them, or whatever. Mostly that they had too many
distracting shadows.
A couple of things. I have been following this band (British Sea Power)
for several years now. It's only in the past year that I've really worked
up my nerve to a) bring cameras to gigs, b) work my way up close and do
photos, and c) actually present them to the band.
I went to two shows of theirs this week. At the first one, their roadie
recognized me from a previous gig I'd shot in Seattle. I took some more
photos, and asked if he could get them to sign some for me. Absolutely. I
posted a link to the photos on their fan chat board, and went back to
their next show on Tuesday armed with two copies of several photos.
The roadie said hi to me again, and waved to me from the stage. This time,
someone from the venue told me I couldn't use flash, so I cranked the D300
up to ISO 1600 and 3200 for the set.
(http://trupin.smugmug.com/gallery/4935991_paFwX)
It was a typically great show. At the end of the show, I stuck around
while everyone was clearing out. One of the band members I'd spoken to
before wandered out from backstage, and I brought the pictures over. I
asked if he could get everyone to sign one copy (in one folder) and they
could keep all the other copies (in the second folder) if they wanted.
Their horn/keyboard player came out and asked if I was the guy who had
taken the photos. He had seen them on the fan site (he goes up there and
looks!) and thought they were great. We go to talking for a few minutes.
Then their viola player comes out, and she's walking across the stage with
copies of the photos I'd taken! SHE started talking to me about the
photos, about her impressions of America, etc.
The lead of the opening band (The Rosebuds) came by. It turns out we have
friends in common. I'd taken a bunch of photos of them and gave him my
card - right up on stage - after their set two days previously. He turned
to another band member and said "Hey, this is the guy who did those photos
I sent you!"
They've got one more show in the area before returning home after months
in the States. I'm going to do up some more prints from the ISO 3200 show
and bring them over to them before the concert.
So the lesson here is that you can actually use photography to meet
semi-famous people you want to meet. It just takes a bit of nerve to get
started. Now I'm recognized on sight by a band that's just had a Top Ten
album in the UK.
Even though I didn't use a D3 or a 100mm f/2.
Congratulations!
You're definitely on the right track.
I shot my first concert with a Canon AE-1, definitely not the most
professional camera of its day. But, it got the job done.
When I started, people told me the same things you're hearing now, but I
ended up backstage, both during the show and at 2:30 am; my critics were
nowwhere to be seen.
Take Care,
Dudley
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