Metal-studded gauntlets, cut-off t-shirts and all, Conquest opened up for Anvil on the Anvil experience to rock the Pageant with a little oldschool heavy metal. Even with lighting that had me practically scrambling for primes, this performance was an unexpected surprise and a lot of fun to cover.
Photographer’s Notes:
This gig was just no frills old-school heavy metal. Which meant that, even with a pretty basic treatment by the lighting tech, Conquest were a fun shoot. Metal is one genre that’s consistently translates into good music photography. Who doesn’t love hair whips, right?
Lighting was borderline, but I stuck it out with my f/2.8 zooms, preferring to shoot at ISO 3200 and more marginal shutter speeds than give up the flexibility of framing. The 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 did the trick for this gig, with just a few snaps with the 14-24mm for a little stage-front shredding.
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I always love a good metal show; even openers. You bring the hair whips, I'll bring my camera. http://tinyurl.com/ye734ks
RT @toddowyoung: I always love a good metal show; even openers. You bring the hair whips, I'll bring my camera. http://tinyurl.com/ye734ks
RT @toddowyoung: I always love a good metal show; even openers. You bring the hair whips, I'll bring my camera. http://tinyurl.com/ye734ks
RT @toddowyoung: I always love a good metal show; even openers. You bring the hair whips, I'll bring my camera. http://tinyurl.com/ye734ks
Great job Todd! Can I ask you what shutter speed you where shooting at? or were you changing it up throughout the night. I always love how crisp your photos are and in these I’m liking how everything is frozen except the hair whips. The soft motion blur adds a nice touch :)
Hey Melly,
I was shooting a range, but shutter speeds were generally between 1/80 and 1/125 – not quite fast enough to freeze the hair whips, but still good enough for most of the other motion. Thanks for the comment.
Nice work as usual Todd. I love that last shot. That’s just like a classic metal shot, but it works even better with that nice wide angle.
Hey Jay, thanks for the kind words. When their lead guitarist came to the front of the stage like that, I knew it was time for the wide angle of the 14-24mm.
RT @toddowyoung: I always love a good metal show; even openers. You bring the hair whips, I'll bring my camera. http://tinyurl.com/ye734ks
I’m not a real fan of metal which is why I never shoot it but after seeing all your heavy metal photos – I may need to expand my horizons. Phoenix gets a lot of metal shows.
Thanks Todd.
Greg,
I can’t say I listen to a lot of metal, but I love photographing it. Lots of fun. I used to only photograph bands I listened to – now, I shoot anything and everything, and I wouldn’t go back.