One of my favorite subjects to photograph has always been live bands. I tend to just stay local, Johnson City or Bristol, Tennessee, but there are some pretty cool venues to work with. These images were shot at Capone’s in Johnson City. Capone’s really has the stage dialed in for great sound and lighting. The lighting is a huge help for someone like me who is just trying to get some cool photographs of his friends and artist playing live. I mostly use only ambiant light and keep the flash down as to keep with the feel of the performance, but that introduces other problems with color cast, and trying to get an acceptable skin tone. With the color cast, we could always revert to black and white… but what’s the fun in that!
I don’t mean to seem “trendy” with my photography, but sometimes the image just calls for certain things. A chair in the middle of a field? Most have seen these types of photographs, I have seen many myself. Why is that chair in the field? Why is that girl sitting in it? Would it not be better in the shade? What does it mean??? But this field, and this chair, are anchors for the image I wanted to create today. So, let me explain.
Once again we are back to Seeger Chapel for the 2011 Dance Recital. I was happy with Emily’s performance in the rehearsal, but she really pulled it out in the recital. She even looked forward to the audience! Of course, I guess all the dancers were looking at the overly excited 11 month old in the 3rd row, next to me…
Another year of dance is in the books for the Barr family, and this year was her best yet! But, I did not expect Ella to take such joy in watching all of the dancers on the stage. Maybe we will have two ballerinas in the home soon… And with any luck, TWICE as much glitter!