Photos: Ozzy Osbourne @ Scottrade Center

Ozzy Osbourne. He’s been called the Prince of Darkness and the Godfather of Heavy Metal. In my second gig shoot of the year, I finally crossed off Ozzy from my music photography bucket list. Needless to say, the music icon did not disappoint.

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I had an absolute blast photographing Ozzy Osbourne. Even though it was a quick two-song shoot for my date, the lighting treatments varied enough to keep things interesting, and Ozzy still has a spark in him that keeps photographers on their toes.

I used the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 on the Nikon D3 for the majority of shooting. There was enough distance between the pit and Ozzy to make the 70-200mm the perfect range on the full-frame D3. If I were only shooting Ozzy, I could have easily just used this combo for the two songs without regret.

For Ozzy’s guitarist Gus G., however, the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 on the D700 was great. Gus’s mic stand was set back from the front of the stage, but he comes forward often enough that the wide angle of the 24-70mm definitely came in handy.

Overall, awesome gig. And the man’s still got it.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 12:01 am and is filed under Music Photography and tagged with 2011, black sabbath, concert photographer, live music, music photography, ozzy, ozzy osbourne, tour. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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Roldan Macahiya says:

January 18, 2011 at 12:47 am

Hey Todd!

Great set, I like that on the top of post, by the way, what was that at background? that really boost the image!

Roldan

Todd says:

January 18, 2011 at 10:47 am

Hey Roldan, thanks for the comment. The background in the first image is actually sparks from pyro that was shot off during the set. A huge boost to the image.

Noel says:

January 18, 2011 at 2:45 am

Awesome shots as always todd! i do have a question on your postprocessing workflow before moving to lightroom. You were using using capture nx2 then post process more on photoshop. Did you save the files on Tiff first after tweaking it on nx2? Or you still kept the file as raw? also do you know other sharpening filters other than Lightroom’s? Like nik softwares sharpening pro? Thanks in advance and i’m a big fan.

Todd says:

January 18, 2011 at 10:49 am

Hey Noel,

Thanks for the comment. To answer your question, when I used Nikon Capture NX2, I’d output as a JPG and edit in PS. I didn’t even save the quick edits I did in NX2.

Now, I do everything in LR3, except for more intensive processing in Photoshop for portraits and commercial work.

Creative Photography says:

January 18, 2011 at 6:01 am

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shaun photo news says:

January 18, 2011 at 6:10 am

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toddowyoung says:

January 18, 2011 at 5:39 pm

The Godfather of Heavy Metal, hair whips & PYRO BOKEH. Photos: Ozzy Osbourne http://ishootshows.com/2011/01/18/photos…

rcaldwel says:

January 18, 2011 at 5:45 pm

@toddowyoung nice work.

complexcarbs says:

January 18, 2011 at 5:47 pm

RT @toddowyoung: The Godfather of Heavy Metal, hair whips & PYRO BOKEH. Photos: Ozzy Osbourne http://ishootshows.com/2011/01/18/photos…

ArmsUpPhotog says:

January 18, 2011 at 5:51 pm

@toddowyoung Incredible shots from the Ozzy show!

DebiDelGrande says:

January 18, 2011 at 5:54 pm

@toddowyoung Nice! Where was Slash?

- toddowyoung says:
  
  January 18, 2011 at 7:03 pm
  
  @DebiDelGrande This was an Ozzy-only date that was a make-up for a postponed gig. No Slash, unfortunately. Still need to photo him.
  
Robertitov says:

January 18, 2011 at 6:00 pm

@toddowyoung that first pic is amazing…fire bokeh!! Awesome http://ishootshows.com/2011/01/18/photos…

lizluderer says:

January 18, 2011 at 7:30 pm

RT @toddowyoung: The Godfather of Heavy Metal, hair whips & PYRO BOKEH. Photos: Ozzy Osbourne http://ishootshows.com/2011/01/18/photos…

Malachitimothy says:

January 18, 2011 at 9:05 pm

@toddowyoung Some great photos Dude “as always”, :D you really are an inspiration to any aspiring music photographer.

- toddowyoung says:
  
  January 18, 2011 at 9:11 pm
  
  @Malachitimothy Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it. If I can inspire, that’s the biggest compliment I can receive. Keep shooting!
  
PierreBPhoto says:

January 18, 2011 at 10:06 pm

RT @toddowyoung: The Godfather of Heavy Metal, hair whips & PYRO BOKEH. Photos: Ozzy Osbourne http://ishootshows.com/2011/01/18/photos…