Following the Street Drum Corps and Ashes Divide on the main stage, New York synth rockers The Bravery lit up the Projekt Revolution main stage with a driving set against the backdrop of epic white lights. Led by singer Sam Endicott, the group churned through tracks from their self-titled debut and their sophomore release, The Sun and the Moon, including “An Honest Mistake” and “Believe.”
Photographer’s Notes:
This was a really interesting set to photograph due to the blinding amount of white light behind the band. Shooting into these lights nearly guaranteed a little flare, so for much of the first three songs I decided to go wide and embrace the lights.
Lighting was unwavering during the first three songs, with three main arrays of cool white light shining down on the stage.
Lead singer Sam Endicott was positioned fairly far back from the stage and didn’t approach the front very much, though this standoffish position was made up by lead guitarist Michael Zakarin, who came to the front frequently.
12 Comments Add your own
1. Celso | September 1st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Hi there… Good to see that the problems are gone… I can write comments now :P
Nice shots as usual Todd. I ran out of original comments for your work a long time ago. You show a great consistency through the styles of photography you create.
Keep up, and best regards.
2. Todd | September 1st, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Hey Celso, thanks as always for the comment. It’s nice to hear from you regardless. Glad to hear you find some consistency and style in the work, too!
Yes, the site was not running at 100% due to a server issue that occurred on Thursday. I could not log in to post new articles, and comments were also not working.
Ultimately I had to re-install a new instance of Wordpress and import the old database of posts, comments, etc. Even then there were some bugs, but I think everything except the Contact form is working now.
3. mike | September 1st, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Good shit as always Todd. These guys were actually my first show, and you captured them great!!
4. Todd | September 1st, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Hey Mike, thanks for the comment, hope I did them justice for you!
5. Calysta | September 1st, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I really like the angles of the shots. It gives a real sense of being there.
6. Todd | September 2nd, 2008 at 12:26 am
Hey Calysta, thanks for the comment!
7. Keath | September 2nd, 2008 at 8:39 am
Looks like The Bravery’s bassist was equally camera shy for you as he was in Tampa. Endicott was more accomodating here but most shots are him with a huge scowl on his face. Standoffish is a good way to describe their performance in Tampa too, with the guitarist being the same exception here as there.
#6 is my favorite - love the angle you go with that!
8. Todd | September 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 am
Hey Keath, thanks. Now that I think about it, the guitarist was really the only member of the band that came to the edge of the stage to get friendly with fans and photogs.
Thanks for your pick!
9. Chris | September 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Yo! The lighting for this set looks really great, minus some flare — but I can deal with flare if I get bright whites letting me shoot like I did at Lil Wayne!
Picks are 2, 6, 7, and 9. I really enjoy 6 and 7 — 6 has a great angle to it and 7 has that classic rocking-out-and-belting-into-the-mic pose with him leaning the stand like that. Compliments well with closer ones like 2 and especially 9, which has the same energy.
10. Todd | September 4th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hey Chris, thanks for your comments. The lighting was really actually pretty interesting, especially compared to the more elaborate schemes. Simple, but effective.
Thanks for the picks!
11. Chris Cornell @ Projekt R&hellip | September 7th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
[...] Following The Bravery on the main stage, vetern singer Chris Cornell delivered a fiery set that proved why he has been an iconic fixture in the alt-rock pantheon ever since Soundgarden broke out at the forefront of the grunge scene. [...]
12. eric fernandez | September 17th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
im just a newbie and every single images that todd produce serves as a challenge and an inspiration for me.. looking forward to be my mentor todd!
speak up
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