Yesterday I photographed the the KJEE (local radio station) "Summer Round-Up." This year Kings of Leon headlined the event but, as you may have read in a previous post, they denied me a photo pass. Rumor has it their reasoning is because someone in the past took images and made merch for sale. I guess I can sort of understand but, at the same time, give me a break. Is it money that is so damn important, they are gonna let one a-hole spoil it for other honest photographers out there? I doubt that any member of the band is going to be standing in an un-employment line anytime soon. Maybe it was their image they were worried about? Well, eventually we're all getting older, surely uglier and eventually push up a daisy or two. None of that stuff is gonna make a squirt of difference in the end, so... get over it. I'm sure the band affords a pretty savvy lawyer, sue the guilty party and move on. Am I jaded? Ya, a little. Guess I still can't understand? Oh well.
Seems I didn't miss much either. A good friend who was shooting for the press (news papers and magazines were allowed to shoot) emailed me later and said they were forced to stay at the sides of the stage. And if they leaned on it, some fat guy with the band would run up and push you away. How's that for good publicity?
Anyway, the bands... Iration (SB locals), Far, White Lies and Toxic Airborne Event were happy to have me shoot and I had a good time doing so. It was my first opportunity to get in the photo pit this season. As expected, I was shooting half the time under mid-day sun without any house lights. The rest of the time was muddy afternoon light mixed with house lights that were too dim to make a difference. I made the best of it and worked what magic I could in post production.
Took make the pictures a little more interesting (I think), I downloaded a trial version of Alien Skin's new Bokeh. It's a plug-in filter for PS that allows one to manipulate the plane of focus and depth of field in an image. It's pretty fun and I'd say give it a try since it is free for 30 days. I highly recommend (and own) their software, Exposure 2 as well. If you were one of those folks who had (or is having) a hard time letting go of film (like me) and making the switch to digital... this plug-in is for you!
Some pics from yesterdays show...
Iration
Far
White Lies
Airborne Toxic Event
Airborne Toxic Event
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