Fallout Boy

Concert Photos: Fallout Boy

Performing on a one-off concert for the (RED)Nights concert series, Fueled By Ramen’s Fallout Boy took a break from opening for Blink-182 to rock a 2,000-strong crowd in an intimate club performance at the Pageant.

Concert Photos: Fallout Boy

Photographer’s Notes:

Despite 2 spotlights up in the balcony, this was a strange concert to photograph. While the band brought some of their own lights, the setup was surprisingly spartan, with the high-contrast spotlights doing much of the work for the stage treatment and only the barest background effects.

Still, the chance to photograph Fallout Boy was one that had me eager to see what the four-piece could do, fresh off their arena-bursting tour of the States earlier this summer.

For me, the most active performers for this gig were singer and guitarist Patrick Stump and lead guitarist Joe Trohman, who rocked out at the front of the stage. Of course, drummer Andy Hurley was wailing away on the drums, but a deficit of clean lighting made shooting all the more difficult. Pete Wentz played it cool for the most part in his time at the front of the stage, rocking out sparely and allowing himself a few spin-kicks with the bass.

While two-songs were specified from the outset, security allowed press three for this show – I’m not sure whether this was due to a mis-communication or a change in the rules by the tour.

For this gig, I relied on the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 for much of the shooting, switching occasionally to the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 and 14-24mm f/2.8 for the one-off shot here and there. The band was setup with their mics very close to the stage, so angles were a constant concern along with the shadows cast from the spotlights.

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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This entry was posted on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 6:59 pm and is filed under Music Photography and tagged with fallout boy, fueled by ramen, Music Photography, patrick stump, pete wentz, photography, red nights. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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Todd Owyoung says:

September 17, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Pete Wentz tried so hard not to rock out, but even Mr. Clandestine broke it down for Fallout Boy’s (RED)Nights gig: http://digg.com/u1CgtQ

Corey says:

September 17, 2009 at 11:07 pm

Great stuff as always man ….. it looks like they were pretty static for the most part

Todd says:

September 18, 2009 at 8:59 am

Hey Corey,

Thanks for the comment. The band rocked out in their own way – I’d heard that Fallout Boy play it cool while playing without a lot of movement, but they all definitely had their moments.

Dave Musson says:

September 18, 2009 at 2:44 am

Hey Todd, long time reader first time poster from the UK here! These are really great shots of FOB, it must have been great to get fairly close to such a big group. I shot them last year when they played some arenas in the UK, my pics are nowehere near as good as yours, but hopefully they’ll get better once I can afford a faster telephoto (I currently use an f/4-5.6 70-300 Sigma for arenas). Anyway, you can see my efforts here http://davemussonphotography.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/thnks-fr-th-pcs-fall-out-boy-in-birmingham/ thanks for sharing your great work!

Todd says:

September 18, 2009 at 9:25 am

Hey Dave,

Thanks for dropping by to comment, always love to hear from long-time readers. I should be having another go at FOB shortly, as they’re opening for Blink-182 here at the end of the month. It looks like you got some nice color backgrounds (or washes on the backdrop) and made good use of those moments.

Taylor Mahaffey says:

September 18, 2009 at 6:42 am

Todd, Its nice to see some professiall Fall Out Boy shots. I will be shooting them in the next couple of months, and a freind of mine got a gig doing their portraits. Luckily, hes going to let me assist to get some training on strobes and setups. Cant wait! Great set of pictures here!

Todd says:

September 18, 2009 at 9:28 am

Hey Taylor, that sounds like a great opportunity if you get to assist your friend on that photo shoot. Pretty sweet gig, hope your live shoot goes well too. I’ll be reporting back after the Blink-182 gig as well.

Thomas D. says:

September 18, 2009 at 10:49 am

Very good set. Love the last one!

Todd says:

September 18, 2009 at 11:03 am

Thanks, Thomas!

Alexandra Brown says:

September 19, 2009 at 4:38 pm

wow. I love this shot. nice lighting!! i cant wait to shoot them on the 27th.

can you give me your opinion on something real quick?
i am about to purchase a lens that will be good for concert photography, or at least better than my 18-55mm kit lens. i am looking at these two lenses :

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-35mm-AF-S-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001S2PPT0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1253398539&sr=1-3

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-28mm-Nikkor-Digital-Cameras/product-reviews/B00005LE71/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summaryie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

can you tell me which one you think would be best for low light shows and/or shows in amphitheaters?