Last night the local band U-phonik tore the roof off Alley Cat--a regular client of mine. I was really looking forward to the show, because having seen them before, I knew they have a dynamic stage presence--and nothing makes for more boring photography than musicians who stand still like statues.
I knew I wanted really dramatic lighting and shot the first set completely by stage lights, timing shots to correspond with certain sequences of flashing lights and making special use of the flashing colored lights for rimming and separation.
With the last set I got a little bolder--switching to black and white photography. I rigged and secured a wireless flash to a column and placed a red gel on it to increase the contrast between the dark and light areas. I positioned the light so that it was aimed toward where I'd be shooting from to create lens flare or to back light the musicians when they were between me and the light. I wanted to work up close, but also used the same light to split light the band in frontal view shots.
I think they are some of my favorite band shots ever. Check out a couple in my Musicians portfolio or look at them all in the Photo Pickup area.
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