This show was the kick off for the tour that The High Life just left for. A Chicago band that was named a band to watch in 2009 by Fearless Radio, this was also the first time I had seen The High Life, and they were different from what I was expecting. Simply put, they played one of the Free Credit Report.com songs… complete with pirate hats.
Basically, they weren’t afraid to have fun onstage.
Shooting Notes
I was luckily enough to be able to talk about lights with the “light guy” before the show. Mike of Kellner Designs was running lights, and we chatted a bit via email, and he great about helping me out with some better lighting than I’m used to. Metro is infamous for their constant use of red light, but thanks to Mike, I had lots of oranges and some white front light, with just the occasional burst of red.
The shoot was pretty straightforward – three or four songs in the pit, then I headed to the sides of the stage, balcony, and crowd to get a few additional shots. The 16-35mm f/2.8, and 24-70mm f/2.8, and 70-200mm f/2.8 IS all got use, along with both 5D Mark IIs.
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Damn I love wide angle shots. The whole set is amazing. I really like the first one and the #7.
Comment by FG 06.25.09 @ 12:30 amHey Tasha,
FG just said it all. Those wide angle shots … damn! Great set.
Cheers,
Daniel
hi there
I initially came to this site becaus eI was looking at for PS actions (which I like a lot)
love all the pics on here. does the better the glass mean that that nice bleed out from the lights is even or are you using some find of filter or selectively post producing the exposure levels?
Comment by Matthew 07.13.09 @ 5:59 pmHi Matthew, thanks for visiting! I do think that good glass has a lot to do with the quality of the images. I’m not sure of the effect it has on the lights specifically, but good lenses definitely affect the sharpness and contrast of the images. My general post processing for concert shots deals with fine-tuning exposure levels and adding in some contrast, so that might help some, but by no means is it extensive post work.
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