Recent And UpcomingPhotography
This past Friday I got to photograph two bands at Elysium. The first band was called "Death Is Not A Joyride" and the second was "Voltaire And The Skeletal Orchestra."
I confess to having not heard of "Death Is Not A Joyride" before seeing them on the bill with Voltaire but they were quite a pleasant surprise. They had previously done well in the Austin Music Awards getting first place in the experimental category and second for goth/industrial.
Their sound was good and their visuals had a lot of interest. The whole band had a lot of energy and the lead singer had good stage charisma. I love how my images came out from this show. The colors are so vibrant and while their masks hide their eyes they do add a lot of interest and give the photographs a unique look.
The headlining band was Voltaire and The Skeletal Orchestra. I have seen Voltaire many times before. He always puts on a great show and this was no exception. This is the first time I have seen him with a full band and they did give him a much richer sound. The cost for that though was losing a bit of variety in the songs he could perform. It was mentioned a couple of times that the band had only had a chance to practice together on certain songs. That meant it was a lot less likely that we would get to hear any of his more obscure older songs. Still he did a nice mix of new material with classics and didn't disappoint.
The "orchestra" for the tour consisted of a violin player, a cello player and an accordionist. In addition to the band members Voltaire had his fiance with him whom he talked to from the stage.
The photography for the show went really well. I had contacted Voltaire ahead of time to make sure I could secure all the proper permissions to be able to shoot the show and not only did he give his permission but he also put us on the guest list which was really above and beyond what was necessary. He is a nice guy.
One of the things that I enjoyed about getting to photograph this show would be that it would be a nice contrast to show how my photography has improved over the past couple of years as I have photos of Voltaire that I took from this same club in pretty much the same positions.
Photos From June 2006
Photos from April 2009
For both of the shows this past Friday I left the flash in the bag and didn't use it once. I mixed up my shooting between shutter priority and aperature priority but after reviewing the pics it is pretty obvious that aperture priority is the way to go. If I shoot that way with the aperature set as low as possible the lens seems to be fast enough to capture the action while still getting good lighting and bright colors.
Tonight I will be shooting two bands at the same club. CTRL and Funker Vogt. They are both synthesizer heavy EBM dance/darkwave bands.
I have also arranged a shoot next month of two bands for a music website.
On the non-music front I am going on a road trip in a couple of weeks with my sister and father as well as Haleigh where I am going to get a lot of photography in. We are going to be visiting Mesa Verde and the Four Corners area of Colorado as well as Moab Utah and Arches National Park and the canyonlands. I am really looking forward to getting to spend time with my family and get in some good photography.
Tonight I will be shooting two bands at this same club. CTRL and Funker Vogt. T
I confess to having not heard of "Death Is Not A Joyride" before seeing them on the bill with Voltaire but they were quite a pleasant surprise. They had previously done well in the Austin Music Awards getting first place in the experimental category and second for goth/industrial.
Their sound was good and their visuals had a lot of interest. The whole band had a lot of energy and the lead singer had good stage charisma. I love how my images came out from this show. The colors are so vibrant and while their masks hide their eyes they do add a lot of interest and give the photographs a unique look.
The headlining band was Voltaire and The Skeletal Orchestra. I have seen Voltaire many times before. He always puts on a great show and this was no exception. This is the first time I have seen him with a full band and they did give him a much richer sound. The cost for that though was losing a bit of variety in the songs he could perform. It was mentioned a couple of times that the band had only had a chance to practice together on certain songs. That meant it was a lot less likely that we would get to hear any of his more obscure older songs. Still he did a nice mix of new material with classics and didn't disappoint.
The "orchestra" for the tour consisted of a violin player, a cello player and an accordionist. In addition to the band members Voltaire had his fiance with him whom he talked to from the stage.
The photography for the show went really well. I had contacted Voltaire ahead of time to make sure I could secure all the proper permissions to be able to shoot the show and not only did he give his permission but he also put us on the guest list which was really above and beyond what was necessary. He is a nice guy.
One of the things that I enjoyed about getting to photograph this show would be that it would be a nice contrast to show how my photography has improved over the past couple of years as I have photos of Voltaire that I took from this same club in pretty much the same positions.
Photos From June 2006
Photos from April 2009
For both of the shows this past Friday I left the flash in the bag and didn't use it once. I mixed up my shooting between shutter priority and aperature priority but after reviewing the pics it is pretty obvious that aperture priority is the way to go. If I shoot that way with the aperature set as low as possible the lens seems to be fast enough to capture the action while still getting good lighting and bright colors.
Tonight I will be shooting two bands at the same club. CTRL and Funker Vogt. They are both synthesizer heavy EBM dance/darkwave bands.
I have also arranged a shoot next month of two bands for a music website.
On the non-music front I am going on a road trip in a couple of weeks with my sister and father as well as Haleigh where I am going to get a lot of photography in. We are going to be visiting Mesa Verde and the Four Corners area of Colorado as well as Moab Utah and Arches National Park and the canyonlands. I am really looking forward to getting to spend time with my family and get in some good photography.
Tonight I will be shooting two bands at this same club. CTRL and Funker Vogt. T