Like that Jamie image a lot. Like Montgomery Gentry a lot, too. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Registered Neanderthal
On Aug 25, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> Country artists Montgomery Gentry played at our casino yesterday. Their
> road crew was a hoot to work with - all good guys, all with a sense of
> humour. So, I got the feeling they'd be open to a portrait. I got
> Billy, the FOH sound engineer, and Jamie, the stage manager/production
> manager.
>
> I've only been shooting the FOH engineer in the past, but man, oh, man -
> Jamie had a face that was screaming out for a photo. Totally the
> weathered, storied road dog. I explained what I wanted - he was taken
> aback that I actually wanted photos of the crew. Nobody asks for photos
> of the crew! Which, I explained to him, is exactly why I like to get
> these shots. There's always a story in those faces. So after he
> realized I was serious, he was actually rather pleased that I wanted to
> take his portrait and asked me to send him a copy.
>
> The two most recent shots in "Music Is The Medicine" are from last
> night. Billy's shot was frustrating - I don't know if they had actually
> set the room lights dimmer than usual, or if the computer screen behind
> him totally threw off the metering, but pulling his face out of the
> darker exposure was tough, and not pretty in color. So, I tried with
> Silver Efex and got something I can live with. It's not like I can go
> back and shoot it again.
>
> I think I really, really need to experiment with using fill flash to
> make the faces "pop" against the ambient room light and whatever light
> is coming off the console. I just want the subject to be a stop or so
> brighter without looking "flashed". That will also let me have less
> noise in the face as well. Need to find me a tutorial online.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5407
>
> C&C encouraged.
>
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>
> Paul Braun
> Certified Music Junkie
> Valparaiso, IN
>
>
> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
>
> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
>
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