Photos: 3OH!3

OK. 3OH!3 had wolves on stage that shot green lasers out of their eyes on the The Too Fast for Love Tour. ‘Nuff said.

Photographer’s Notes:

Shooting 3OH!3 was an incredibly difficult shoot. After photographing Travie McCoy’s set, which had basically zero frontlighting, I thought that I’d had the most difficult shoot of the night behind me. I was wrong.

Sean and Nat of 3OH!3 are basically like two ninjas with microphones bouncing around the stage, playing some sort of Alice In Wonderland version of musical chairs. Between the blasting lights, very quick movements, and general high-octane feel of this show, photography is no easy feat.

Luckily for me, as insanely hard as it is to photograph not one but two rapid-fire frontmen with spastic lighting, 3OH!3′s dynamism also makes for great photography when everything aligns.

I shot this set with the Nikon D3 and D700 using the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 and Nikon 14-24mmm f/2.8. Exposure for this set was between ISO 4000 and ISO 12800 for the most part at f/2.8.

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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 Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 12:31 pm and is filed under Music Photography and tagged with 3oh!3, live, music photography, Nat Motte, performance, Sean Foreman, uptown theater. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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11 Responses to “Photos: 3OH!3”

1. Rick Wenner says:

   June 1, 2010 at 9:04 am

   Great shots here Todd. I can only imagine how difficult this could have been but you came out of it with some very nice work.

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   • Todd says:

     June 1, 2010 at 10:02 am

     Hey Rick,

     Thanks for the feedback. This show was easily the most challenging set of the night, simply because the guys basically never stop moving. They wore me out.

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2. Sam McHale says:

   June 1, 2010 at 9:51 am

   People can say what they want about these guys, but I don’t care; they put on a hell of a show. Fantastic pics, Todd.

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   • Todd says:

     June 1, 2010 at 10:03 am

     Hey Sam,

     3OH!3 do put on a great show, and I think it’s gotten better with the inclusion of a full band. Tons of energy, and the crowd certainly responded to the performance. Thanks for the comment.

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3. Todd Owyoung says:

   June 1, 2010 at 2:45 pm

   3OH!3 had life-size animatronic wolves on stage that shot lasers out of their eyes. Really. http://bit.ly/aPhlRG (@3OH3)

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4. gilang shanahan says:

   June 1, 2010 at 2:46 pm

   RT @toddowyoung: 3OH!3 had life-size animatronic wolves on stage that shot lasers out of their eyes. Really. http://bit.ly/aPhlRG (@3OH3)

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5. Ricardo Rasera says:

   June 1, 2010 at 2:48 pm

   RT @toddowyoung: 3OH!3 had life-size animatronic wolves on stage that shot lasers out of their eyes. Really. http://bit.ly/aPhlRG (@3OH3)

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6. kevindeleon says:

   June 1, 2010 at 2:52 pm

   RT @toddowyoung: 3OH!3 had life-size animatronic wolves on stage that shot lasers out of their eyes. Really. http://bit.ly/aPhlRG (@3OH3)

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7. candice says:

   June 11, 2010 at 6:34 pm

   i was at the atlanta date for too fast tour and even though i did not have a photo pass i was still trying to get pictures with my point and shoot, but with all of their running around it was so hard.

   you did an awesome job, i always love looking at your pictures.

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8. Jovi says:

   June 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm

   Photos: 3OH!3 – http://b2l.me/x7dfu

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9. Jim Milne says:

   August 28, 2010 at 8:01 am

   ISO 12800 though. Damn. You had to go like that any other time this year?

   Crazy.

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