Lil Wayne: One From The Show

January 8, 2009 – Here’s one shot from Lil Wayne’s performance tonight at the Chaifetz Arena – my first gig of the new year.

This was a soundboard shoot in essence. I say in essence, because I actually shot just in front of the soundboard, which did help a good deal in closing the gap between the distant stage and my 200-400mm f/4.

I should add that there is absolutely zero post processing for this image other than downsizing and sharpening at web resolution. The vignetting on the purple wash is 100% as shot.

I expect to have the full set from Lil Wayne’s set soon, as well as images from opening acts T-Pain, Keyshia Cole, Gym Class Heroes, and Keri Hilson.

Here’s to the start of what I hope will be a great year!

About the author: Todd Owyoung is an internationally published music photographer specializing in concert photography and band portraits. He also grills a mean steak.

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7 Responses to “Lil Wayne: One From The Show”

1. Mark O. says:

   January 9, 2009 at 1:08 am

   Not bad! How are the quality for the rest of the shots that far away?

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2. Todd says:

   January 9, 2009 at 1:25 am

   Hey Mark, thanks! This is pretty much the full frame (no cropping) from where I shot, though I’m not sure if this was racked out to the full 400mm of the 200-400mm f/4 I was using.

   Overall, the positioning wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be, as we were allowed to shoot from just in front of the sound board, as opposed to behind it as I originally thought might be the situation.

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3. Todd Owyoung says:

   January 9, 2009 at 6:47 am

   Just posted a snap from Lil Wayne tonight: http://tinyurl.com/6sfepo

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4. Chris Owyoung says:

   January 9, 2009 at 10:03 am

   Hey Brah, were you able to get any of the stage lights shooting dead on?

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5. Todd says:

   January 9, 2009 at 12:01 pm

   You mean in the frame? The stage lights were really high up, I do have some shots with some of the accent lighting in the frame (LED arrays).

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6. Chris Owyoung says:

   January 9, 2009 at 12:12 pm

   Ah, yes that’s what I meant. Looking forward to the post.

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7. Todd says:

   January 9, 2009 at 2:36 pm

   Yeah, the cans they had rigged up were way too high to be included from the shooting position we had. So, there are a lot of shots with just a dead black background.

   I’ll be posting the full set on Monday or Tuesday, I think.

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