“5 Minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.”
(Author: Patti Digh) (Source: Reverb 10)
Continuing with my attempt to close out 2010 with a few reflections from the past year, here is another post care of a Reverb 10 prompt. It’s pretty self-explanatory, so on we forge.
Timer set…and…go!
By the time Saturday night rolls around, I will have shot four concerts in one week. Let me tell you, I’m exhausted! However, with that said, the show last night – Local Natives, with the Love Language and Union Line – was amazing.
I have never shot a show that was so beautifully lit before. With concert photography, it’s always a little touch-and-go with what sort of lighting you’ll get. Often, the tech guys use a lot of red light or a lot of blue light. Too much of either is extremely difficult to work with when it’s already a dark atmosphere. You have to get creative.
But the techs at Fox Theatre were exquisite. Really. I think a solid round of applause is in order. That, or I’ll take them all out for pie. Maybe both.
Eight people converge on one stage. Drums, guitars, a trumpet, a keyboard, microphones, a dulcimer and one white dry erase board in hand.
It reads, “Hopeful.”
The musicians surrounding Matt Butler see his scrawled notation and respond so seamlessly you’d think they’d rehearsed for hours before this.
They hadn’t.