How do you navigate the world of concert photography? How do you approach the subject as a music lover as well as a serious artist whose number one priority is to get the shot? We interviewed two practicing photographers to get a better understanding of the job. How does a concert photographer decide which shows they want to shoot? “Sometimes it's by assignment, but most of the time it’s by preference. When you get to photograph a band or artist you like it makes your photos that much better.” - Sabrina DiRenzo “Well, I shoot a variety of different genres but there is a specific one that always really intrigued me, which is the small “Hardcore” scene in Toronto. I love documenting the lifestyle and the local underground shows/parties that people in that scene throw. But ideally I like to shoot bands/Djs that I listen to.” - Juan Angel What is roughly the process involved in going to shoot a show? “Though yourself or an editor of a publication you obtain credentials to shoot a show. You arrive at the venue, check in, get your pass. Then you enter the photo pit, and shoot the first three songs without flash.” - Sabrina DiRenzo “Prior to shooting a show, I study the genre. Every genre has its own style/aesthetic. I wouldn't shoot a Hardcore/Punk show the same way as I would …show more content…
However, I kind of like it because it allows me to push my knowledge in lighting and I usually end up learning new techniques. Also, trying not to damage my camera equipment while crowd surfing or getting into the mosh pit. There have been times where I’ve had equipment break on me due to the fact that someone threw an elbow or something in my direction. There's a lot of violence that can be seen in the mosh pits at hardcore shows, so having to jump in and stop fights or try and find a way to make sure everyone is safe is always a bit of a tough one!” - Juan
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...Maine. More than 80,000 fans show up to these events. These events are usually the cause of huge traffic jams and a three day party. People come from all over the world just to experience the sense of community, as well as the intriguing music.
The two concerts that I chose to go see were Stanislaus State Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensembles & Combos Concert. These two concerts are both very similar yet different in their own ways. Each piece also has many attributes to contribute and it was fun being able to watch two very different genres.
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Jazz is a music genre that is very rich in culture which is why I decided to attend a Jazz concert. This was my first Jazz event I had ever been to. I went to see the band The Chairman and the Board. This was a blues swing band. Having been to other concerts, I was expecting something similar as far as atmosphere and crowd. I was proved very wrong as this concert defied all my expectations and was in a whole different field as far as life entertainment goes. The first thing I noticed right off the bat was the audience. The age range of this audience was mainly 40-70. I definitely felt like the odd man out when I was there. It did get me thinking though, why was this audience so much older? I looked into the era of when most of those people
As the audience’s cheers come closer, the camera pans to certain shots of the concert.
Over this semester, I attended two concerts. The first concert I went to was a performance done by the Swedish band Graveyard at the 9:30 club in DC. The second concert that I went to was at the George Mason Center for Performing Arts. This concert was a jazz competition between bands call The Battle of the Big Bands. Both concerts were performed very well and kept the audience, myself included, very entertained throughout the entire show. In this paper, I will be discussing each individual show in depth, and then continuing on to compare the two concerts.
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As a person who is passionate about music, I am the one who often goes to the live performances.
Photojournalism plays a critical role in the way we capture and understand the reality of a particular moment in time. As a way of documenting history, the ability to create meaning through images contributes to a transparent media through exacting the truth of a moment. By capturing the surreal world and presenting it in a narrative that is relatable to its audience, allows the image to create a fair and accurate representation of reality.
Photographs of the street are as photography itself is old. Cameras were set on balconies or aimed them out of windows by the earliest practitioners, which took advantage of natural light in capturing the life in the streets below (Paul McDonough, 2010). As camera became more portable and smaller, the photographers took them into the streets and created a photography type. Casually spontaneous or carefully staged by turns, in nature documentary or seemingly without subject as diverse as the streets themselves. In this sense, the term ‘street photography,’ that being used now in the description of photographs taken in any space that is public, is as much as broad as the landscape categories or portrait photography.
February 7, 2018, I attended the Lydian string quartet hosted by the University of Central Arkansas at the Snow fine arts center. The performance was a classical called Love and Death. It was performed by four talented musicians. The instruments that were played was two violins, a viola, and a cello. The musicians played three different selections of music by three different artists.
As an alternative to being a solo artist or part of a band, many people will choose to be a session musician, which means one will move from group to group while playing backup for each group, or for a solo artist (BLS). When first starting out, performers need to start out at fairly small venues, including bars, nightclubs, and parties (Greenwald). Though, if successful, a musician will become more famous among such local places and move on to bigger jobs and venues such as baseball games, on the radio, or even in movies (Greenwald). They get such opportunities usually by being discovere...
Then audience members who were perfect strangers who were screaming loudest would turn to each other with knowing glances and smile because they were sharing the same excitement and connecting with one another over their love of this man’s music. There was no pushing or shoving to get closer to the stage – it wasn’t that kind of crowd. Instead, there was mutual respect for one another’s space within the confines of the too-small venue. Nobody wanted to be the person who ruined it for someone else. It was this respect that made the audience members’ connections with one another that much stronger – we were all here to listen to this wonderful man’s music and see his performance – and, of course, we were here to enjoy it.