Gord Downie left us two years ago today, how can this be possible? It seems like only yesterday when thousands of fans descended upon Kingston for one last chance to see The Tragically Hip. Gord was not only a singer, but a one of a kind songwriter who wrote songs about……us. He wrote about the people, places and events of Canada. He also cared passionately about many things like Indigenous rights, residential schools, clean drinking water, brain cancer research and environmental issues to name a few. We need more people like Gord, he will be missed.
Photo of the Week #126
Saturday night, I had the good fortune to shoot the Rockin’ The Big House show here in Kingston. For anyone who doesn’t know what that was, it was a concert featuring some pretty big Canadian musicians and it took place inside a former federal penitentiary here in town that is currently being run as a museum and it did indeed rock! Below is a photo taken at the end of the show and features all members of The Trews, Tom Cochrane and three of the remaining members of The Tragically Hip! History was made in Kingston Saturday night………in more than one way.
Concert Photography: Three Songs at a Time
I was looking through some photos the other day and noticed my first concert photography attempt was in 2006 so it’s been about 13 years that I’ve been doing it in one way or another. It’s been a fun and interesting journey and I love every minute of it. I’ve worked hard and learned a lot over those years.
“First three songs, no flash” are the instructions you typically are given prior to the shoot. That’s all you get, after the third song we are escorted back out of the venue, that’s it. I often have to explain to people that I don’t even get to watch the show, but it’s true in many cases. An exception to this procedure is festivals. Bands often do away with restrictions at festival shows.
The image below is of Danielle Nicole Schnebelen of the Danielle Nicole Band. I had the opportunity to shoot this super talented person after a long time of following her music. Most photographers I know have a bucket list of sorts that they wish to shoot and Danielle was one of mine.
Danielle Nicole Schnebelen