Welcome All Again

I don't normally like to go on and on about whether or not I like anything I post here (do I?), but in this case, I think I'll let myself brag a bit. I REALLY like these. Maybe some of the best concert pictures I've ever done. I was at the Pageant to see Collective Soul and managed to get right up front along the rail. So in the last shot, when Ed Roland was crouching down, he was no more than 2 feet from me. The two shots of him are just awesome, I think. And considering I got them off a point-and-shoot, well that makes them even cooler. Ed is one of my favorite singers to watch. He's got a lot of stage presence.

The first shot is lead guitarist Joel Kosche. No real reason for it to be in b/w other than I felt like it. He wasn't as close as Ed, but the zoom did a nice job.

Dave

Street Scenes

I'm going to be out of town for a couple weeks pretty soon, so I figured I'd go for the gusto with this post. If all goes well, I'll be coming back with a whole mess of pictures, though, so it should be worth the wait.

Anyways, I went down to the Loop on Saturday, and set about doing this project the way I had sort of originally intended, based on a project I came across called '100 Strangers.' The idea was to just find people on the street and take portraits of them where they were. So I did that, more or less. Some of them I can't use yet, because they're for something else. But you can get some of them now. The first is a dude busking* out in front of Vintage Vinyl. The bikers were shot 'from the hip.' I didn't really compose the shot, nor was the camera even in front of my face. I like the crookedness. I liked the background of the mosaic-y thing, so I just waited for people to pass in front of it. I was on my way back and happened across a couple handing out FREE KITTENS. Will power was tested, to be sure. I was lucky that Grace, seen in the last image, was there. She was nice enough to pose for me, and it helped me think of something non-kitten. I should note that her glasses are pretty boss.

So I have a few more from the session that are of the same ilk. I'll probably post them later this week.

Dave


*such a great word

Wrock Out

I can't decide if I should count the five times I've seen the Remus Lupins as official concerts. I mean, they DO play music. And it is good. And it is live. But if I wasn't shooting them for work, would I be there? Probably not, even though I do like me some Harry Potter.

So I guess I'll just keep debating the issue.

Dave