Well... most of the musicians I know perform classical music, because my wife and I are choral musicians. I've done a fair amount of "musical photography", but most of it was in my "film period", so I don't have many examples to post here.
Best received, I think, have been pix that show the performer "in the music"--only semi-aware of the surroundings; such as: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3928151 (PZ-1p, FA 50/1.7, Kodak P3200. Makes most digital noise look trivial!) Also well-received are photos that show a beloved instrument in an unusual way, such as: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11104831&size=lg (PZ-1p, Elite Chrome 100, F 17-24 fisheye, reflected flash) I haven't shot a jazz or rock performance since high school (40 years ago). Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 6/7/10, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > Subject: what do musicians look for in a photo? > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 5:53 PM > I've been spending a fair amount of > time photographing musicians lately. I've mostly been > working on my technical skills, but I've noticed that the > photos that the musicians will often snag as their facebook > profile photo are often not the strongest technically. > > What do musicians like in photos of musicians? Are > you speaking from the experience of a musician being > photographed, someone who photographs them, or both? > > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] > sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
