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It was my pleasure last weekend to photograph a Manchester band called Rachael and the Red Socks. Despite the weather, their determination to be filmed for a website and have me do a few promotional shots carried them through the elements. It was also great when they played- being only one of two in the audience, not counting the sound and videographer, was a privileged position. If you want to get more information and to see and hear the band please visit their website at Rachael and the Red Socks. Perhaps when the weather is more clement I will get a chance to photograph them again with more time to think about the set up and atmosphere - perhaps look to do something more moody.
Photographing musicians is great because they love what they do and have beautiful instruments which make for an automatically photogenic pose and portrait even when they are not playing them. I am very lucky to be married to a beautiful harpist and enjoy photographing Oona with her harp. You can hear my wife play by following this link to Oona's website.
Live concerts pose a whole separate set of problems especially if it is an orchestra. A tip from an earlier post is that you try to get in close, but that's easier said than done. With a camera with a really good optical zoom you do stand more chance. Make sure it is an optical zoom though, digital zoom is not really more detailed, it is just the enhancement of the pixels through software. This is the Jan Modelski Orchestra who asked me to take some pictures. They are a friendly group and their website can be found at The Jan Modelski Orchestra.
Ask a musician if they would like a photo of themselves with their instrument, they might just say yes!
Photographing musicians is great because they love what they do and have beautiful instruments which make for an automatically photogenic pose and portrait even when they are not playing them. I am very lucky to be married to a beautiful harpist and enjoy photographing Oona with her harp. You can hear my wife play by following this link to Oona's website.
Live concerts pose a whole separate set of problems especially if it is an orchestra. A tip from an earlier post is that you try to get in close, but that's easier said than done. With a camera with a really good optical zoom you do stand more chance. Make sure it is an optical zoom though, digital zoom is not really more detailed, it is just the enhancement of the pixels through software. This is the Jan Modelski Orchestra who asked me to take some pictures. They are a friendly group and their website can be found at The Jan Modelski Orchestra.
Ask a musician if they would like a photo of themselves with their instrument, they might just say yes!
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