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Monday, March 28, 2011

Ramshackle at The Sando, March 23

Finally! It's been like 7 months but finally I've gotten to see my boys play. And the best bit is, this gig was for a band comp (The Inner West Festival- despite the fact none of them live there) and they got through to the semi finals which means there'll be more in about two weeks! *cheers*




As much as i like the effect of the occassional under exposed shot I really need a brighter lens. The noise when theres not enough light is killing me! Of course, a better camera would be ideal but I'm not in the financial position to buy... well anything right now so lenses seem a much more realistic aspiration. Something with f1:1.2 would make my life.


And if the DoF is this narrow with a 1.8, just imagine a 1.2!



I used my wide angle for a few shots, to save from changing lenses between filming. I really like the length of it, because I'm not used to getting full body shots but of course it was a challenge getting my shutter fast enough. I don't mind the odd blurred shot.




The final band of the night, the Ravenous Rabbits, had all of their fans wearing bunny ears. It was actually a little bit creepy to walk into that room.


Expect more pics soon! I'm shooting a gig for Marlow, and probably a few other bands, on Saturday and the Ramshackle again the Wednesday after so there's plenty on it's way!


-mb

Friday, March 25, 2011

Night.

Last Wednesday we had a night excursion with my short course. We went into Circular Quay, because it's one of the few places that a bunch of photographers with tripods don't look out of place. Unfortunately, it rained, which made for some interesting shots but my shoes didn't dry for days.




Playing with sparklers
Panning was something I hadn't tried before. Put simply, it's a method of photography that gives the illusion that the background is moving, rather than the subject. All you need to do is take the shot on a reasonably slow shutter speed, while panning the camera along with the moving subject. If the camera moves at the same speed as the subject, the subject will appear still, but the background will blur. The shots below are all examples of panning and I'm really happy with how they worked.










Lots of shots coming up soon. Gigs,gigs and more gigs. So stay tuned.