Frank:
It's definitely more interesting. Perhaps I feel that way because the trumpeter's eyes are visible to the viewer and to the audience, whereas the guitarist seems more absorbed in what he's doing.
Next time, you might want to try getting some shots with the musicians interacting with the audience with their eyes, gestures, smiles.... and, see if you can get the lighting to be less flat by going for "low key" shots.
Jim
frank theriault wrote:
Okay, ya gotta help me out here.
A couple of weeks or a month ago, I posted a couple of shots of my buddy Tim, a bike courier/jazz trumpeter, taken at his Tuesday night jam session at a local bar. Basically, the comments were more or less that it was a pretty boring shot. Nothing compelling, not much of interest. I think those comments were pretty accurate.
Just to jog your memory, here's the one that got the most "mundane" comments (the comments weren't mundane, rather, the shot was judged to be mundane...):
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3115576&size=lg
So, here's another taken on the same night. (This one's actually the PAW) I think the body positions of the two players is a bit more interesting, and I think maybe the angle of the trumpet is a bit more compelling:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3207780&size=lg
What do you think? Is it a bit more interesting? Pretty much the same old thing? Am I just barking up the wrong tree with this one?
I did take some with different focal length lenses, including some wide angle shots, but for various reasons, they really didn't turn out. Part of the problem is where they were playing - the background was really distracting, and I feel I need a narrow dof to blur it so it's not so noticeable.
Anyway, your comments are appreciated. I'm not so good at concert shots, and feedback will help some. That, and just going out and shooting more <vbg>. Thanks.
cheers, frank
