Energy

After photographing an event at the weekend, picture taken at Calne Bike Fest, I thought I'd take the opportunity to touch on Live Music Photography.  As with all of my work, I work to capture the energy and emotion, creating the atmosphere and what better example than 'Angus' from Europe's top AC/DC tribute band 'Hells Bells' .....

Being an outdoor, daytime event, the set did not have stage lighting, which in itself creates a challenge.  In one sense, you'd be forgiven if you thought natural light would make capturing images a little easier, but you're looking to capture the same atmosphere, emotion and energy that supports the artist and music when their normal venue is a fully lit evening / indoor stage.  I'll let you decide on which song was being played at the time this particular shot was taken .....