Hawaiian Band

[padge206]

in seattle @ the Columbia Street Theater. [first post!]

http://static.flickr.com/26/100509044_d7a5ba53ec.jpg?v=0

[padge206]

2.
http://static.flickr.com/28/100509045_590162a4e2.jpg?v=0

[DwightMcCann]

Padge, Welcome to POTN. You can embed multiple images in a single posting.

Your first image is very soft as well as dark. The second has a lot of dead space ... is this intentional?

It is generally nice to know what equipment you shot with and a little more about the band and venue. Most of us Live Entertainment shooters tend to deal with people rather than just their images ... you will see that a lot of us know each other from commenting on POTN ... so help us understand the what, where, why, how and when of your images.

[padge206]

thanks.
this was shot w/ my digi rebel and most likely the stock lense.
with the 2nd shot, I was going for a little bit of the extra space to the left.

I was up on a catwalk type spot just above the stage, in a small venue.
I haven't shot much Life Entertainment, but I have been doing more.

and tip/tricks/suggestion would be a great help! thanks again.

[René Damkot]

Both are a bit dark, but I like the second one.

[Bichutsky]

i like the second one. the negative space is perfect if you're going to use the photo for promotional use - postcards / posters / website / etc. - you can jsut drop in graphics and type right in. i love those kind of photos.

- k

[dzstudios]

I agree - I like the 'dead space' - it turns it from an ordinary picture, into something more interesting from a design point of view - however - there is just a tad to much 'missing' in the shadows, not to be distracting... Nice pic overall and the colouring works because of the black.

[Brad_T]

Two minutes in photoshop (kind of hard with such a small pic but you get the idea). Changed gamma using levels, USM with large radius to add contrast, noise reduction, USM for sharpness. I also started to take a bit of red out the face but someone commented that they liked the colours so I left it alone.

http://www.livemphotography.com/other/guy-singing-edit.jpg

I agree that the extra black space is great. This shot would be perfect for a tour poster etc..

[padge206]

nice!

i don't have this one in RAW, but i do have it in the larger JPG

i think i'll put something together for the band....

thanks for all the comments!