Finished my photos from the Nashville NYE show
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reddit.comPosted Apr 29, 2022, 4:58 AM UTC
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reddit.comReally great pictures. I think #2 is my favorite. How do you decide in the heat of the moment who you take a picture of? Especially with such a large ensemble. I imagine bands with 3 or 4 members is pretty straight forward, but Iāve seen Protomen four times and itās a banquet for the senses. Thereās so much more going on than just the music.
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Thanks! The fact that there are so many people is both a blessing and a curse. For every show I shoot, Iām always going to miss something while I shoot something else, so I usually just follow my gut. Sometimes it pans out, sometimes it doesnāt.
Iāve seen them a few times, but this was my first time shooting them as an experienced concert photographer. (I took pictures when they were here as part of the Warped Tour, but theyāre pretty rudimentary compared to my current shots, so theyāre just collecting virtual dust on my backup drive) I love how theatrical they are, and it helps with the āI donāt know where to focusā problem, as thereās always someone doing something interesting.
Also, #2 is definitely one of my favoritesā¦ and yet it got relatively few likes when I posted it to Instagram. ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
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I love how theatrical they areā¦thereās always someone doing something interesting
Gods this is so true. Truly an EXPERIENCE to see them live.
Keep up the great work!
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Absolutely fantastic pictures! Being there was such a magical night and I think these capture it well
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Thanks! I didnāt get any good shots of the Covid piƱata getting smashed (I was stage right), but I still got a ton of shots Iām happy with.
Iāve got some more Protomen shots, along with some of the Hans Condor photos I took (didnāt really get anything usable of Makeup and Vanity Set) on my website.
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Covid piƱata?
Please explain furtherā¦
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Hah, there was a giant hanging Covid molecule piƱata hanging over the stage all night. For one of the final songs (maybe the last one, I canāt remember), they brought someone up from the crowd to smash the hell out of it with a baseball bat. I think someone posted the video on here, and Iāve got a decent shot of it on my website that I linked to above (itās one of the color Hans Condor shots).
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Wow, amazing! I'm so jealous! Wanted to go to a concert in Berlin this year, but the European Tour has been postponed until next year š©
Hey, look at it this way, youāll have a better chance of hearing Act 3 songs. Sure, itās a shitty silver lining, but itās at least somethingā¦
Never thought about it this way before :D You're so right.