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zondag 7 oktober 2012
Old New Pictures: Epica @ Paard van Troje, 2008-10-16
zondag 6 mei 2012
Bevrijdingsfestival Wageningen: Memphis Maniacs
It's time for a party, it's time to celebrate, it's time for the Memphis Maniacs! Mash-up masters. Magical moments on the Markt stage.
donderdag 19 april 2012
Old new pictures, 3 songs, no flash!
Went through some old pictures. Actually it was about the first time I used my Nikon D80. It was a very special day. Favorite band, interview with one of the members, sound-check, ... ok, I'm going too fast.
December 7th, 2008. Amsterdam.
The day began being very nervous, very excited and I was living one of my dreams coming true. I went to the Heineken Music Hall and there I was looking for the right person. Had to go to the back and there was Elly. I prepared some questions, mainly for Myles Kennedy, some for the whole band, just in case. Had an interview with Myles confirmed. When I got there, things changed a bit. I was led backstage and saw the band Alter Bridge sitting there. Well, Myles saying nothing and walking around a bit nervously. Plans changed, Myles had problems with his throat and he wasn't allowed to talk. Tonight his voice had to be perfect and they were trying everything to be sure he was ok.
Interview still went on, but now I had the privilege to ask Mark Tremonti all the things I wanted to ask. Asked some things about the band, the writing process, the artwork and finally switched to the art-questions I wanted to. I found out he loves art. Paintings. After the interview we had a little chat and he showed me some drawings his father made. Impressive!
During the interview there was a little interruption. A huge camera came in the room and they asked permission to film a short part. I already had a heartbeat which was higher than normal, but now I really got nervous! First time I had a good interview, ever.. Favorite band, camera crew watching me..
Ok, after that I had to wait at the press-entrance of the venue. A lot of fans stood there, they had won a meet & greet with the band, together with the possibility to see the sound-check. Elly said to the crew that it was ok for them to add me to the group. Didn't expect it and I was really excited to be able to see the sound-check and had a little chat with the other guys as well.
Time flies when having fun. Showtime!
3 songs, no flash, it's the most heard line for a concert-photographer when it comes to instructions before the show. Alter Bridge, favorite band, just had about the best experience in my life, big venue, lots of fans waiting and suddenly the green light to go to the stage to shoot the band during the first 3 songs. It was a very very special feeling, standing between all the fans and the stage. Just some minutes, seconds, before the band would get on stage and the show started. I was glad to see a familiar face in the crowd.
Show started, shot my pictures and was quite happy with the result afterwards. It was crazy. Had my new D80 and used it for about the first time. Had the 50mm/1.8D from Nikon on it, for it was my only lens with bigger aperture.
The moment was magic. Show got recorded on HD. Favourite band, lots of fans behind me.. Ok, the results :)
First I have to tell some more about the results. So I shot the show, got the pictures and yesterday I decided to make a new selection and edited the pictures a bit. Optimizing the RAW-files, something I didn't do at the time. Didn't know how to use the RAW-files so I edited the JPEG-files. Results got better now:
December 7th, 2008. Amsterdam.
The day began being very nervous, very excited and I was living one of my dreams coming true. I went to the Heineken Music Hall and there I was looking for the right person. Had to go to the back and there was Elly. I prepared some questions, mainly for Myles Kennedy, some for the whole band, just in case. Had an interview with Myles confirmed. When I got there, things changed a bit. I was led backstage and saw the band Alter Bridge sitting there. Well, Myles saying nothing and walking around a bit nervously. Plans changed, Myles had problems with his throat and he wasn't allowed to talk. Tonight his voice had to be perfect and they were trying everything to be sure he was ok.
Interview still went on, but now I had the privilege to ask Mark Tremonti all the things I wanted to ask. Asked some things about the band, the writing process, the artwork and finally switched to the art-questions I wanted to. I found out he loves art. Paintings. After the interview we had a little chat and he showed me some drawings his father made. Impressive!
During the interview there was a little interruption. A huge camera came in the room and they asked permission to film a short part. I already had a heartbeat which was higher than normal, but now I really got nervous! First time I had a good interview, ever.. Favorite band, camera crew watching me..
Ok, after that I had to wait at the press-entrance of the venue. A lot of fans stood there, they had won a meet & greet with the band, together with the possibility to see the sound-check. Elly said to the crew that it was ok for them to add me to the group. Didn't expect it and I was really excited to be able to see the sound-check and had a little chat with the other guys as well.
Time flies when having fun. Showtime!
3 songs, no flash, it's the most heard line for a concert-photographer when it comes to instructions before the show. Alter Bridge, favorite band, just had about the best experience in my life, big venue, lots of fans waiting and suddenly the green light to go to the stage to shoot the band during the first 3 songs. It was a very very special feeling, standing between all the fans and the stage. Just some minutes, seconds, before the band would get on stage and the show started. I was glad to see a familiar face in the crowd.
Show started, shot my pictures and was quite happy with the result afterwards. It was crazy. Had my new D80 and used it for about the first time. Had the 50mm/1.8D from Nikon on it, for it was my only lens with bigger aperture.
The moment was magic. Show got recorded on HD. Favourite band, lots of fans behind me.. Ok, the results :)
First I have to tell some more about the results. So I shot the show, got the pictures and yesterday I decided to make a new selection and edited the pictures a bit. Optimizing the RAW-files, something I didn't do at the time. Didn't know how to use the RAW-files so I edited the JPEG-files. Results got better now:
Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti
Mark Tremonti, the sticker on the guitar is a picture of Dimebag Darrell
Mark Tremonti
Brian Marshall
Myles Kennedy, focus on the mic and the bracelet, in some way this could be some advertising for the jewelery.
Mark Tremonti
Myles Kennedy
Myles Kennedy
Mark Tremonti
Brian Marshall
Myles Kennedy, btw, he didn't throw the guitar :)
After looking through the pictures I think, because of being limited to the 50mm (75mm calculated to fullframe) the serie itself became more powerful. Distance was perfect for the lens. Satisfied with the results.
Would love to see some comments. Not just the "I like them" or "I don't like them", but I want to know the reason why people like or dislike some pictures.
pictures shot: December 7th, 2008
pictures edited: April 18th, 2012
pictures edited: April 18th, 2012
zondag 11 december 2011
Almost another year gone by
At the beginning of the year I wrote my first blog. I put down some goals for this year and now I'm looking back to this. What have I done? What didn't I do? And I'll once again look at the future. What are the plans for the future? What are the 2012 things I want to do?
First I'll look back to the year we still live in: 2011. I wanted to follow a band, touring with it and make a book of it. Things didn't work out, still want to do it. 2012 maybe, 2013 to be more realistic. I'm still improving my concertphotography, trying to put it to the next level. Trying to have my signature in the pictures I make. I'm now taking pictures for the site Dutch Distortion. It's a site which aims on the metal-side of music. I'm doing some of the live photography reports.
The fantasy shoot I had in mind also didn't happen. What happened is the plan to take several years for it and make it some bigger project. Character creation and storytelling. Won't tell more yet ;)
What did work out was the plan to do some more sportsphotography. Went to the Ajax youth team for most of the home games. I'm blogging about it, trying to see what players are the real talents and are the ones to make it to the first team. Visit my voetbalscout blog to see more of it.
That's not the only thing I did this year. I went to the KvK and now I'm officially running my own company as a freelance photographer. Upgraded my site seth-photography.com and now I'm working on it to improve and expand it. It was one of the big steps I have to do to be able to live my dream. Takes quite some time and in the beginning it doesn't work out that well yet. But for the next year, some shoots are planned :)
That was in short how photography worked out for me last year. For the upcoming year there are also some ideas, some wishes, some plans. First of all, I'm going to do some wedding shoots. I hope people will see that the wedding pictures are one of the most important pictures in life. You don't want to have it messed up, but well, people just don't want to spend that much money on it. Having a professional camera doesn't make you a good photographer. The challenge is to get the maximum out of the circumstances. I bet most pro photographers make better pictures with a compact camera than people who didn't take much pictures and by a €3000,- combination of camera with lenses. You have to know how photography works. This year I took the wedding pictures of my nephew and it was a real long day with only short moments to take a break. People underestimate how much work it is. And people mostly don't realize how much extra work it is to sort it all out and deliver only the quality you're aiming for. This is why professional photographers sometimes ask €1500,- or more for a wedding shoot. It has to be perfect and you don't get a second chance.
In 2012 I would like to go to Italy by car and do some landscape photography. I really love the scenery out there, the culture, the language and the country itself. On the road I want to capture the Swiss mountains, the Tuscan hills, the beauty of Rome, Milan and Florence. There are some really nice bands playing in Italy in a short amount of time this year and I hope it'll be able to shoot 2 or 3 shows out there. Visiting the Ferrari HQ in Maranello is also a wish for the upcoming year. This year I did a shoot in the Hessing building in Utrecht. The cars are really lovely and the building is a great work of architecture.
I'm currently working on a book with concertphotography. It'll contain the better pictures I took since I started to visit concerts with my camera. Some pictures made by a 2 megapixel compact camera, others made with a DSLR. Can't wait to see the result :)
2012 in short: Trip to Italy shooting landscape, concertphotography and cars. Having my first book with concertphotography ready. Doing some wedding/portrait shoots. Starting to work out the fantasy project (aiming for 2014/2015 to be ready). Doing more sportsphotography.
First I'll look back to the year we still live in: 2011. I wanted to follow a band, touring with it and make a book of it. Things didn't work out, still want to do it. 2012 maybe, 2013 to be more realistic. I'm still improving my concertphotography, trying to put it to the next level. Trying to have my signature in the pictures I make. I'm now taking pictures for the site Dutch Distortion. It's a site which aims on the metal-side of music. I'm doing some of the live photography reports.
The fantasy shoot I had in mind also didn't happen. What happened is the plan to take several years for it and make it some bigger project. Character creation and storytelling. Won't tell more yet ;)
What did work out was the plan to do some more sportsphotography. Went to the Ajax youth team for most of the home games. I'm blogging about it, trying to see what players are the real talents and are the ones to make it to the first team. Visit my voetbalscout blog to see more of it.
That's not the only thing I did this year. I went to the KvK and now I'm officially running my own company as a freelance photographer. Upgraded my site seth-photography.com and now I'm working on it to improve and expand it. It was one of the big steps I have to do to be able to live my dream. Takes quite some time and in the beginning it doesn't work out that well yet. But for the next year, some shoots are planned :)
That was in short how photography worked out for me last year. For the upcoming year there are also some ideas, some wishes, some plans. First of all, I'm going to do some wedding shoots. I hope people will see that the wedding pictures are one of the most important pictures in life. You don't want to have it messed up, but well, people just don't want to spend that much money on it. Having a professional camera doesn't make you a good photographer. The challenge is to get the maximum out of the circumstances. I bet most pro photographers make better pictures with a compact camera than people who didn't take much pictures and by a €3000,- combination of camera with lenses. You have to know how photography works. This year I took the wedding pictures of my nephew and it was a real long day with only short moments to take a break. People underestimate how much work it is. And people mostly don't realize how much extra work it is to sort it all out and deliver only the quality you're aiming for. This is why professional photographers sometimes ask €1500,- or more for a wedding shoot. It has to be perfect and you don't get a second chance.
In 2012 I would like to go to Italy by car and do some landscape photography. I really love the scenery out there, the culture, the language and the country itself. On the road I want to capture the Swiss mountains, the Tuscan hills, the beauty of Rome, Milan and Florence. There are some really nice bands playing in Italy in a short amount of time this year and I hope it'll be able to shoot 2 or 3 shows out there. Visiting the Ferrari HQ in Maranello is also a wish for the upcoming year. This year I did a shoot in the Hessing building in Utrecht. The cars are really lovely and the building is a great work of architecture.
I'm currently working on a book with concertphotography. It'll contain the better pictures I took since I started to visit concerts with my camera. Some pictures made by a 2 megapixel compact camera, others made with a DSLR. Can't wait to see the result :)
2012 in short: Trip to Italy shooting landscape, concertphotography and cars. Having my first book with concertphotography ready. Doing some wedding/portrait shoots. Starting to work out the fantasy project (aiming for 2014/2015 to be ready). Doing more sportsphotography.
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