So I am well aware that my old school Pentax K1000 film camera does not compare to the highly advanced digitals (Nikon D80)... but I still love our time together. Despite my lack of front row access and special priveleges, I went to a show at 930 Club and tried to capture a little bit of the live experience.
The Guest list and Will Call box office at 930 Club. If you look closely, you can see a girl through the window. I love the eerie lighting, and the symmetry.
The merch(andise) table. The show was opened by a band called "Fun." and the headliner was Jack's Mannequin.
I really love this picture because of all the color, and the lighting in the background as opposed to your typical main-subject-lighting. I think this fits the pattern for all the pictures I have from this night.
Fun.... they were so fun!
The lights are fantastic.
This one really captures their passion for music in a single shot- they way they singing together, entirely caught up in the moment and the sound they are hearing- which is what music does for people.
Jack's Mannequin!
This picture really appeals to me, with the warm lighting and the rest dark except for the singer (Andrew McMahon) and his guitarist in the right hand corner. I love the barely visible fans on the balcony in the top left,
and although I wish I was on the other side of the stage so I could have gotten the front of his body and his face, I love the emotion I get from this picture.
He is standing on his piano, not playing or singing. Letting everything speak for itself, as if to say
"Here I am."
But live music is not all there is. With Apple's music monopoly; iTunes, iTouch and the itty-bitty iPod, we can have live most of our lives with our headphones in, drowning out the world and turning up our favorite songs. I would say about 50% of the University of Maryland campus walks around with headphones. And I'm not criticizing, because I do it too. I took some pictures to show you what I mean.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (CPSAC)
The lights are really cool, awesome depth in this picture
I really like her off to the left, empty hall except for the lines of the banisters, stairs, and lights.
Outside near Hornbake library
He is hidden and it makes the picture a little less obvious because he blends in!
Stamp Student Union, food courts
Again, notice the disassociation. If you are by yourself like most of these people are, listening to headphones is a nice way to keep yourself company and make anything a more enjoyable experience. I personally get work done better when I listen to music.
Stamp Student Union, Coffeebar patio
Bus stop outside of Stamp
Rule of thirds big time!
McKeldin library, second floor (quiet area)
McKeldin library
I love the girl in the middle/bottom third of the picture but to the left, and then the other brick wall in the background with more people hanging out.
In these pictures I tried to capture the individuality of our campus by including background and not just zooming in entirely on the subject. I wanted to show the variety of students who choose to listen to music all over campus, not just in one building or a centralized location. And not just one group of people either. It is really interesting how one of the most diverse campuses can have this common tie.
Is it that portable technologies which give us effortless access to music have made us more anti-social? Maybe.
What do you think?
Final Thought:
While I was taking the above pictures, I was walking around with my very own headphones in! So what does that make me?
I definitely just saw you working on this in the library. I was not CERTAIN... but woww you shoot with a PENTAX? Thats really -unique-. I'm a cannon man, but ive heard both good and bads about Pentax lenses. Based on your postings I think I will be investing in a Pentax camera in the future. This was an really interesting post, "prop(er)s"
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