Widespread Panic - 7.28.7 - Charlotte North Carolina (2nd night)

[thelightofsound]

night 2; they started earlier and was the most light i've had with them in a while. shot at ISO 800 for my 3 songs with good shutter speeds.

you can click hear to see them all (http://musicphotog.com/wp-gallery2.php)

c&c always appreciated

#1
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2647&g2_serialNumber=2

#2
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2637&g2_serialNumber=2

#3 not my favorite of the bass player, but my only portrait
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2635&g2_serialNumber=2

#4
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2615&g2_serialNumber=2

#5
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2611&g2_serialNumber=2

#6
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2604&g2_serialNumber=2

#7
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2629&g2_serialNumber=2

#8
http://musicphotog.com/g2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2641&g2_serialNumber=2

[René Damkot]

Pretty uninspiring lighting. I like the previous set a lot better...

[thelightofsound]

Pretty uninspiring lighting. I like the previous set a lot better...

thanks for the feed back rené. it is always appreciated.

[narlus]

yeah, i'd tend to agree as well...the light's powerful enough, just no drama to it. the other set was stronger.

[thelightofsound]

does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the best of boring lighting?

[René Damkot]

Maybe (a lot of) post processing?
Q&D as an example:
Convert a copy of the image to Lab. Select L channel.
Copy-paste that onto the original. Blending mode Hard Light, Opacity 80%.
Gaussian blur 2.
Convert to sRGB (original image was AdobeRGB)

[bmoguy]

Maybe (a lot of) post processing?
Q&D as an example:
Convert a copy of the image to Lab. Select L channel.
Copy-paste that onto the original. Blending mode Hard Light, Opacity 80%.
Gaussian blur 2.
Convert to sRGB (original image was AdobeRGB)
I don't know exactly what that does, but I like the result. ;)

[thelightofsound]

I don't know exactly what that does, but I like the result. ;)

ditto. it's like listening to my mom and sister talk oncology.

thanks rené!

[skifurthur]

I actually like the original picture better than Rene's treatment. I think that probably comes from being more in the photojournalist school of thought. I know when I am presented with "boring" lighting, I tend to go tight and take a lot of head shots.

[johnstoy]

These aren't that bad at all... I'd crop #5 and #6 tighter for basic face/shoulder shots and some major portion of the instrument...

#2 is my favorite... Only #8 is a bit of a streach... the rest of the set has lots of merit, and combines for a well captured event...

[Suicidenote]

Nice pictures, but yes the "uninspired" lighting makes these look like cookie cutter images. I like #7, but would lose the cable in the bottom right and maybe get rid of the drum set on the left.