Comments on: Of Montreal @ the Pageant — 2007.11.19 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/ Music Photography, band portraits and promos from professional music photographer Todd Owyoung Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:40:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: In Which I Very Briefly and Very Belatedly Review Last Month’s Of Montreal Show at The Pageant « Dividing By Zero http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-2171 In Which I Very Briefly and Very Belatedly Review Last Month’s Of Montreal Show at The Pageant « Dividing By Zero Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:44:41 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-2171 [...] add a layer of immediacy that is both welcome and flattering to the band’s sound.Todd of IShootShows has some OUTSTANDING (as usual) pictures of the show up.I guess this review didn’t end up [...] [...] add a layer of immediacy that is both welcome and flattering to the band’s sound.Todd of IShootShows has some OUTSTANDING (as usual) pictures of the show up.I guess this review didn’t end up [...]

]]> By: Todd http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Todd Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:56:05 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1345 Hey b.p., You were actually pretty easy to photograph, but I felt bad for having no shots of Dottie, since she was stuck behind a small wall of keyboards, let alone Davey who was exiled to the back of the stage. Next time. My experience of the show was probably quite different than that of people on the floor, so my criticism of the lighting is purely as a photographer. As you can see from the one audience shot, the crowd absolutely loved the show. Thanks very much for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it. Best, Todd Hey b.p.,

You were actually pretty easy to photograph, but I felt bad for having no shots of Dottie, since she was stuck behind a small wall of keyboards, let alone Davey who was exiled to the back of the stage. Next time.

My experience of the show was probably quite different than that of people on the floor, so my criticism of the lighting is purely as a photographer.

As you can see from the one audience shot, the crowd absolutely loved the show.

Thanks very much for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it.

Best,
Todd

]]> By: b.p. http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 b.p. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:29:15 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1344 nice work! this is probably heresy, but i agree that the stage separates the band from the audience a little too much. at least from my point of view. i have too many pedals to press and singing requirements to leave my platform for very long. stuck on my island. when we have had david barnes in tow, the stage is properly used a bit more. i think the platform lighting could be done a bit more subtly. start minimally and work our way up. we are learning! thanx for the criticism. b.p. / of Montreal nice work! this is probably heresy, but
i agree that the stage separates the band
from the audience a little too much.
at least from my point of view. i have too
many pedals to press and singing requirements to
leave my platform for very long. stuck on my island.
when we have had david barnes in tow, the stage
is properly used a bit more. i think the platform
lighting could be done a bit more subtly. start
minimally and work our way up.

we are learning! thanx for the criticism.
b.p. / of Montreal

]]> By: Todd http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 Todd Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:58:01 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1343 Hey George, Thanks for the comment. If I can get away with it, I will often use just the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 for shows like this one at the Pageant. The stage is about five feet tall, which is enough to make good use of the wide angle, but modest enough so that 55mm can still render pretty tight shots of band members at the front of the stage. For theatre-style venues like this, I find the 85mm most useful for picking up headshots of the singer or for picking up the drummer at the back of the stage. Mostly, I think it comes down to style, as I know some shooters who use wide angle all the time. One thing I appreciate about the 85mm is that on a 1.5x crop sensor, it's a nice size for a telephoto when I don't want to bring the 70-200mm. Let me know if you have any more questions. Best, Todd Hey George,

Thanks for the comment. If I can get away with it, I will often use just the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 for shows like this one at the Pageant. The stage is about five feet tall, which is enough to make good use of the wide angle, but modest enough so that 55mm can still render pretty tight shots of band members at the front of the stage.

For theatre-style venues like this, I find the 85mm most useful for picking up headshots of the singer or for picking up the drummer at the back of the stage. Mostly, I think it comes down to style, as I know some shooters who use wide angle all the time.

One thing I appreciate about the 85mm is that on a 1.5x crop sensor, it’s a nice size for a telephoto when I don’t want to bring the 70-200mm.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Best,
Todd

]]> By: George http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 George Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:28:34 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1333 Great shots man. I am an aspiring concert photographer myself, and just purchased the Sigma 30mm 1.4 to pair with my Canon 40d. I have a 50mm prime already, and was wondering how necessary the 85 is to you? I plan on getting an 85L eventually, but was just looking for some input. I usually shoot shows like this one. Thanks a lot, and looking forward to more pics :) Great shots man. I am an aspiring concert photographer myself, and just purchased the Sigma 30mm 1.4 to pair with my Canon 40d. I have a 50mm prime already, and was wondering how necessary the 85 is to you? I plan on getting an 85L eventually, but was just looking for some input. I usually shoot shows like this one. Thanks a lot, and looking forward to more pics :)

]]> By: Todd http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Todd Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:23:55 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1232 Hi Jack, My criticisms of the concert, which appear in the shooting notes, pertain largely to the experience as a concert photographer, especially with respect to the lighting. The stage setup, which separated the band members quite a bit, simply wasn't very engaging to me. Since shows in other cities on this tour have involved additional characters and theatrics on stage (sword fights, etc), I can see the need for the extra space, but it didn'tt really benefit the performance at the Pageant. Beyond that, the music itself was great, don't get me wrong. Of Montreal always puts on a lively and entertaining show, and the setlist was just about perfect. These images are the same size as in all the other posts -- the horizontal shots are 500px wide and the verticals are about 400px wide. For the 600px wide horizontal shots, you can check out the Flickr gallery. Thanks for the commenet. Todd Hi Jack,

My criticisms of the concert, which appear in the shooting notes, pertain largely to the experience as a concert photographer, especially with respect to the lighting.

The stage setup, which separated the band members quite a bit, simply wasn’t very engaging to me. Since shows in other cities on this tour have involved additional characters and theatrics on stage (sword fights, etc), I can see the need for the extra space, but it didn’tt really benefit the performance at the Pageant.

Beyond that, the music itself was great, don’t get me wrong. Of Montreal always puts on a lively and entertaining show, and the setlist was just about perfect.

These images are the same size as in all the other posts — the horizontal shots are 500px wide and the verticals are about 400px wide. For the 600px wide horizontal shots, you can check out the Flickr gallery. Thanks for the commenet.

Todd

]]> By: Jack Harrison http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 Jack Harrison Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:19:41 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1228 You make the concert sound so negative, which makes me want to see them again so much more if you've seen them better. I loved the show and feel it was probably the most fun I've ever had at a concert and that Kevin and the band put on a hell of a show. Although, why such small pictures this time around? You make the concert sound so negative, which makes me want to see them again so much more if you’ve seen them better. I loved the show and feel it was probably the most fun I’ve ever had at a concert and that Kevin and the band put on a hell of a show.

Although, why such small pictures this time around?

]]> By: Todd http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Todd Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:13:32 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1159 Thanks for the feedback, glad to hear you enjoy the work. Thanks for the link up at your site, too, I appreciate it. Thanks for the feedback, glad to hear you enjoy the work. Thanks for the link up at your site, too, I appreciate it.

]]> By: Booty Patrol http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Booty Patrol Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:37:36 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/2007/11/27/of-montreal-the-pageant-20071119/#comment-1153 Very excellent pics! Perhaps I haven't seen better of the band ever. Very excellent pics! Perhaps I haven’t seen better of the band ever.

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