Opening for Killswitch Engage, The Devil Wears Prada delivered a performance of signature intensity. Characterized by massive breakdowns, relentless energy, and one questionable ‘stache, for this music photographer, these guys stole the show.
Photographer’s Notes:
For me, this last photo sums up the show for me in terms of subjects, as frontman Mike Hranica and drummer Daniel Williams were, for me, the best subjects of the show, but for individual reasons.
With Hranica, there’s an inescapable, in-your-face intensity with the singer dominating the monitors and risers at every turn. He’s like a man possessed.
Daniel Williams, on the other hand, is probably the best lit guy on stage, thanks to dedicated lighting set up just behind his Truth Custom Drums set. Translucent drums + light reflecting from the cymbals = concert photography success.
Lighting for this show is explosive and patchy, but it’s certainly workable if you’re determined. There’s lots of red light during the first song, but that gives way to some nice white light during the second song, which in turn transitions to blue washes during the third song.
End Notes:
Photographer or not, fan or not, go check these guys out. They blow up the stage.
Want more photos of The Devil Wears Prada? Check out the full gallery here and also the guys’ performance at Pop’s in late 2008: The Devil Wears Prada @ Pop’s
You can also see a portait of Mike Hranica that I shot during a portrait session I did with The Devil Wears Prada – stay tuned for the full set next week.
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Massive breakdowns, huge energy, and a questionable ’stache; The Devil Wears Prada stole the show: http://bit.ly/aqWBFN
RT @toddowyoung: Massive breakdowns, huge energy, and a questionable ’stache; The Devil Wears Prada stole the show: http://bit.ly/aqWBFN
Really like those shots, especially the drummer ones ; the lighting is awesome.
Hey FG, thanks for the kind words. Yes, this lighting was perfect for drummer shots – kind of the opposite of how it is normally, but I certainly didn’t mind the switch up.
Wow, these are really awesome…
Hey man, I’m jealous! :-D
Hi Toby,
Thanks for the comment, glad to hear you like these photos.
the composition on the fourth shot down is incredible. all that and the band logo in the b/ground.
genius.
Hey Paul, thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it. These guys were a lot of fun to shoot – challenging in three songs, but fun nonetheless.
Hey Todd,
Great set (yet again) :) May I ask what plugin you use for your slideshows?
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Hey Kayley,
I use PhotoShelter‘s slideshow feature in my posts. You can learn more about PhotoShelter here:
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