This summer, the Kemptville Live Music Festival came back and what a time it was. This series of images was made on July 23. Kelly Prescott is a dynamic performer with music running through her veins. She is the product of multiple generations of musicians from both sides of her family. In Kemptville she performed with a full band and killed it.
Photo of the Week #179
Lately I’ve been exploring the use of black and white in my concert photography. it has been said that photographing in black and white is photographing the soul of the person. There is certainly something about a good black and white that just looks great. Hue and colour all of a sudden mean nothing, you are dealing with tonality and composition, nothing else. I’m really liking the experience, it is making me look at photographs differently.
Patrick Simmons, The Doobie Brothers
- Photo of the Week #174
Limestone City Blues Festival was the weekend past. It was the 24th edition and seems to have great success even at this time, or maybe because of the time? This shot is Steve Marriner, an amazing musician during a performance at the festival. It was so nice to get to shoot on a full size stage again! Stay safe.
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.
