Last week Jack Howard with the Adorama Learning Center interviewed my brother Chris and I about music photography. In case you missed it at the ALC, you can listen to the 45-minute interview here.
Chris and I love to team up whenever possible, and this interview was no exception; we talked to Howard about approach, technique, gear, and challenges in music photography today.
Would you be interested in more podcasts from us in the future? Let me know!
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Fantastic interview. I agree with your statement – “Concert Photographers are trying to make the most of a bad photographic situation and give the fans something memorable.” (that may have been paraphrased.)
Great insight on how you (and Chris) work.
Hey Greg,
Thanks for the kind words, Chris and I had fun chatting to Jack about music photography. We hope to do more with podcasts and video.
In fact, Chris and I shot a bit of video while we were making the MK2 design of the “Chinatown Special,” and I’ll be posting that early next week.
Hey Todd,
Is this podcast on iTunes?
Thanks!
Kayley
Hey Kayley,
Great question, and you’re in luck: it is. This link should work:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=314391992
Thanks!
More podcasts would be great, this one was a nice surprise with a lot of good info and insight.
It is really cool you take the time to respond to just about every question or comment on your blog.
Hey Michael,
Thanks for the comment, glad to hear this podcast was interesting.
I figure that if people spend the time to comment here, I owe it to them to respond as much as I can. Thanks again.
Who’s the second photographer mentioned? (re: Keith Richards shot?)
Hi Joshua,
I believe it’s Ethan Russell that was mentioned second:
http://www.ethanrussell.com/
In case you missed it, just posted last week's interview with the Adorama Learning Center on music photography: http://is.gd/8KfWt
RT @toddowyoung: In case you missed it, just posted last week's interview with the Adorama Learning Center on music photography: http://is.gd/8KfWt
Very insightful interview. Was interesting to hear about Chris’s lack of concern about noise and some blur, and both of you talking more about the ‘decisive moment’ which a lot of people tend to forget these days!
Hey Ian,
Thanks for the kind words. I think that I speak for Chris as well as myself when I say that we’d rather have the shot, no matter how noisy, than not. I think that it’s easy to forget about that decisive moment and get lost in the technical aspects. If anything, by shooting with the D2x, which is atrocious by modern standards with regard to noise, I gained an appreciation of looking beyond the equipment and simply appreciating the image itself on its own aesthetic merits.
Of course, event the D2x was about on par or even better than the film I used to use, but that’s another discussion…
Todd, great interview. Good insights and I love how you and Chris are willing to share how you do things (setups, gear, etc) with the community.
Hey Jay,
Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it. Hope the interview was useful/interesting. Glad to share what I can!
Great podcast about Live Music Photography by 2 VERY VERY inspiring brothers: @toddowyoung and @chrisowyoung on here: http://bit.ly/dkawiC
Todd,
Great interview. Your technical transparency, freedom of information, and clarity of method/s makes you (& Chris) leading resources in the music genre of photography.
Biggest take aways from the podcast:
- CF Cards (bigger and more)found out twice this weekend.
- Earplugs (after ten bands in two days, I can’t forget to pack them anymore)
#1 still, and will always be… composition > clarity (e.g. Jim Marshall)
I made the decision last night to go full guns with Photoshelter, and this sealed the deal. Any idea where I might find a promo code?
Hey Ken,
Thanks for the kind words. Having plenty of CF cards is definitely a plus. Even though I rarely use them all, I show up to gigs with 6x 4GB cards and 2x 8GB cards.
I don’t have a promo code for Photoshelter, but I do have an affiliate link for Graph Paper Press if you decide to go that way, too! Thanks again, and good luck with Photoshelter – I love the service.
Thanks, Todd.
I’ve already gone the route of GGP, and will be upgrading my account tonight to get the full intergration of both. If there’s a link or code for you to get the credit send it along, and I will gladly use it. FYI I belive I signed up the initially via your link below.
Thanks! That let’s me know that at an average of 3.6GB per set, I’m not shooting enough, and not carrying nearly enough cards.
Great Adorama podcast interview with @toddowyoung and brother Chris on live music photography. http://bit.ly/b65wYw #photography #music
Interview: Adorama Learning Center Music Photography Podcast http://cot.ag/chBSlT
Hey Todd,
Great new site! It rocks.
“Concert Photographers are trying to make the most of a bad photographic situation and give the fans something memorable.”
I so agree and you’ve summed it up beautifully.
Hello Todd, I’m a current student at Durham College taking Music Business Management and have been asked to write a research paper on a topic within the music industry that interests me. I have chosen to research Music Photography and was wondering if you would have the time to tell me about some of the challenges you face within this field.
Thank you for your time.
Danae Rowan.