I've been instructed by Soph to pick out my sixth photo in my sixth folder of photos and talk about it. The folder turned out to be a bunch of photos from Laneway Festival held in Brisbane in early March 2008. This shot is of the lead singer of Manchester Orchestra - an American band that sound a bit like a heavier, early-years-Death Cab for Cutie. I was pretty impressed by them and picked up their album a few weeks later. The whole day was great - being able to see Feist, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Okkervil River and The Panics all within a few hours and in Brisbane, I'd never think it would happen.
Shooting photos at gigs is something that a while ago I thought would be a thing I would love doing. My opinion turned during that day when I saw photographers with big ole long lenses pushing their way to the front taking a few shots and leaving within minutes. They just seemed like they weren't there for the music at all. These days, if I do take photos at gigs I try to only take a few shots and put the camera away and don't let the photograph take away from my experience.
And to the thing I like most about this photo - he is totally rocking out in a pair of thongs.
2 comments:
That's an awesome photo - you must have a big lense? I like that he's in thongs too lol!
Thank you! 50mm short, fixed lense. They played early on in the day so I got up close and snapped a few. Have a few from the rest of the day, but not as close. I dream of having a zoomy lense, I don't think I could bring myself to drop ridiculous amounts of cash on one though.
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