Gladys Knight @ Chumash Casino Resort, November 4, 2010

Second time I've shot Gladys Knight. The first is here. She is a very powerful presence and very warm with the crowd. She had a one song limit but I allowed two songs as the first was a tiny short thing (I control the other togs and if I can't get it then I'll take the risk ... I actually think we could have gotten three songs allowed but her security guy was very relaxed so I didn't press it and all worked out well.)

#1 Obligatory collage:

Gladys is holding up real well...

StellaBlue71 wrote in post #11327953
Gladys is holding up real well...

Good genes!

Well I guess against all that back backdrop she does shine like a true star in that outfit Dwight!

coalcliff wrote in post #11328258
Well I guess against all that back backdrop she does shine like a true star in that outfit Dwight!

I think she is a star! LOL. But yes, she really pops in that outfit compared with everyone/everything else on stage.

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#6 That's two songs buddy, and don't press your luck.

How difficult is to get decent shots in a period of just two songs? Have not tried so far since a had almost "all the time in the world".

whuband wrote in post #11338771
#6 That's two songs buddy, and don't press your luck.

Aha, I think you've explained it!

D.A. wrote in post #11338841
How difficult is to get decent shots in a period of just two songs? Have not tried so far since a had almost "all the time in the world".

Not sure I understand your question but it can be anywhere from quite easy to quite hard to get a decent shot, even with the whole concert. I just shot Lee Greenwood and had the whole concert and I don't think I got anything outstanding. Mr. Greenwood is not pretentious, glamorous or a stunning showman. He is a musical talent of rare quality and a pretty "normal" human being with an inside track on patriotism. But he looked scruffy and pale and his lighting didn't add anything.

Having shot about 300 concerts I have to say that I have gotten my best shot as the first frame and my best shot as the last frame, but on average, the longer I can shoot the better my best images are. I have gotten images with a short one song limit.

So, there is no rule. I'll bet everything depends on many things like artists, lighting...etc. You can't get (every time) the best images but you can try to be as best as possible at given conditions. It's not always easy to be great.

very nice!

She performed for our area a concert at one of the churches. She had a choir she organized from Las Vegas. It was awesome, no pictures were allowed, though since it was in a church. But she sounds amazing still, such a presence. You are right, she still has it and she can belt it out.

D.A. wrote in post #11339542
So, there is no rule. I'll bet everything depends on many things like artists, lighting...etc. You can't get (every time) the best images but you can try to be as best as possible at given conditions. It's not always easy to be great.

Hell, it's not easy to always be mediocre! LOL.

HarleyHuffman wrote in post #11488003
very nice!

Thank you.

SuzyView wrote in post #11488038
She performed for our area a concert at one of the churches. She had a choir she organized from Las Vegas. It was awesome, no pictures were allowed, though since it was in a church. But she sounds amazing still, such a presence. You are right, she still has it and she can belt it out.

I believe she is a very nice person who reaches out to her communities.