It was October 13, 2016, my first concert shooting for Sound Check Entertainment. I had shot music before, but this was my first organized shoot for a full fledged media outlet. It was Kip Moore with John Pardi with special guest Meghan Patrick. This was the first concert in Kingston where I was allowed to shoot in the pit and it was exciting. I had shot there before for some big names but from FOH (sound board). Funny how memories come back to you. This is Kip Moore from that night, first time in the pit at K-Rock Centre, Kingston.
Photo of the Week #127
My busy summer concert season is slowing down now that the festivals are done for another year. I was lucky enough to be able to document two very rare shows in Kingston recently. The first was the Rockin’ The Big House Event which was held inside the walls of Kingston Pen and featured some great people including three of the members of The Tragically Hip. Also, on Saturday evening I was able to shoot the Glorious Sons show at Richardsons Stadium. I only remember one other show on that field and it was another Kingston band.
Brett Emmons of The Glorious Sons
Photo of the Week #123
I have been fairly busy over the spring and early summer shooting concerts. This is a photo of Matt Andersen from May 9 at The Grand Theatre here in Kingston. Many people think you need to keep your ISO down and often have trouble shooting concerts. This image was made at an ISO of 11,400 and turned out completely usable. With modern camera bodies, gone are the days of staying below 800, you can shoot much higher as long as you’re nailing the exposure, or maybe even overexposing slightly.
