The New Cities
Based on the obvious demographics of this show, the ‘classic rocker’ in me felt a little out of place among screaming 14 year-old girls. But that is the beauty of music and concert photography; I have the opportunity to experience (and dare I say enjoy…!) a wide variety of music and artists that perhaps otherwise I would NEVER be exposed to!
If you’ve perused our online galleries at eh! List Images then you know we have previously had an opportunity to shoot Faber Drive, but we are never one to pass on an opportunity to get some new shots and to see a new opening act – and we weren’t disappointed. The New Cities is a new pop-rock group that enjoyed a fairly successful single late in the summer 2009 with Deadend Countdown peaking at number 16 on the Canadian pop charts.
Faber Drive
These guys have LOTS of energy, which makes for challenging shooting conditions! You have to watch and anticipate their movements to frame and focus a quality shot – but the lighting at the Bronson Center is generally pretty good and we were able to get some good shots.
Faber Drive are becoming very seasoned performers; it’s been 5 months since we last saw them and I could see a more mature and polished stage show with this visit. This band has a marketable look, perhaps with the exception of the preppy boy-next-door guitar player (or, maybe that’s the look he’s going for – if so, he is bang on…!). Clearly image conscious, these guys take the time to play to the cameras and play to the fans.
This is the second Eh! List images photographers have shot at The Bronson Center in Ottawa. The venue is a converted school auditorium and has theater style seating, including a balcony; it seats 900 and most shows have a standing room crowd in front of the stage, which means….?
…No photo pit…
Frustrating to have to push your way through a crowd of screaming 14 year-old girls to get stage shots with the wide angle. Frustrating to have to either frame every picture to get the hundreds of waving hands out of the shot, or find a way to artistically include them but not have your shots look like the thousands of crowd shots actually taken by the crowd…
The space is there for a for a photo pit, but it would limit the standing room crowd and might be a challenge to secure (but it would mean better pictures for me…). Overall a nice mid-sized venue suitable for all ages, which is seriously lacking in Ottawa.
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