July 21, 2009 – I have to admit – Kid Rock’s stage performance really impressed me. I’d heard he put on a good live show, but his highly energetic and well tuned performance left me with one singular thought: This guy is a rock star.
Photographer’s Notes:
Press photographed this concert for the first three songs, which really seemed to fly by faster than normal.
As you can see from the last shot in the above set, the tour featured a relatively large lighting rig in the rafters that provided abundant backlighting during Kid Rock’s set. Spotlights front of house rounded out the treatment of white light. No crazy washes or anything like that for this concert.
The setup for this show included a small ramp at the center of the stage. Luckilly, unlike a lot of shows, the barricade at the front of the stage wrapped around the ramp instead of just cutting the photo pit into two sides, so it was possible to more around a bit more. This was particularly nice for photographing Kid Rock when he went closer to the crowd.
I used all the usual suspects for this gig – the Nikon 14-24mm, Niko 24-70mm, and Nikon 70-200mm.
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love that last shot! can’t wait to see you do with green day.
Hey John, thanks for the comment. I’m really looking forward to Green Day – should be a fun concert to photograph.
The last one with Kid Rock jumping is simply stunning.
I have yet to suceed in making a “jump picture.” I would have two great opportunities in recent concerts, but my shutter speed which was ok for standing musicians was too slow for jumping one. :(
Which is the usual minimal shutter speed to use to totally freeze someone in the air like this?
Hey Alexis, thanks. Jump shots are really challenging, as it takes a lot of timing, luck, and of course light to get it to work out. Still, freezing motion is relative. I think you can get away with something as low as 1/100 of a second or even less, but it depends on the type of motion. For jump shots, I think it’s most important to have the head/face and torso as clear as possible, but I think it’s acceptable to have some blur in the legs.
man, that last shot is just epic!
Hey Pat, thanks for the feedback here.
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Good stuff man …… this stage and lighting set up has old school rock type a feel … kid rock is so old school its not even funny
Corey,
Yeah, Kid Rock definitely has some old school elements – certainly acceptable for concert photography, that’s for sure. Thanks for the comment.
LOVE LOVE the last photo. I shot this show 2 weeks ago and found it to be the best of summer…I have been following your work for awhile and it is amazing. Would love your feedback on my KR shots…
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Hey Amy,
Thanks for the comment and for the kind words. Kid Rock’s performance was definitely up there this summer – just full of energy and confidence.
yeah, that last shot is awesome! nice work.
from reading the local papers, it seems like Kid Rock has been hanging around town (boston, in this case) w/ Peter Wolf for more than a week.
Hey Tim, thanks for the comment. Is Kid Rock playing a show there?
Holy shit! That last one is AWESOME!
Hey Diana, thanks!
That last shot is the winner for me. Love the pyramid kind of effect all the triangles give.
Hey Craig, thanks for the comment, looks like the last one is the pick for this set.
Boombaclat!!! this tops em all.
Thanks for the comment, outkasted.
todd, yeah he played last week some time, but was around town a lot…@ the red sox game w/ Wolf in the owner’s box, hanging around w/ Beckett and Varitek post-game at some club, etc. he was all over the ‘names and faces’ bit of the paper for a few days.
i guess we don’t have many celebs in boston. :D