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6 Jul 2010
The first time I saw Buddy Guy was a few years ago when he supported Jeff Beck (who was rubbish) at one of the Tower of London gigs. He was absolutely brilliant then but I only saw a little bit of him when he wandered down the aisle during one track.
This time it was a headline gig at the Shepherd's Bush Empire and I was bright and early so ended up in the second row standing, probably about 3m from his microphone.
Support was by Bjørn Berge, just a Norwegian and his two acoustic guitars (a 12 and a 6-string) and a Seasick Steve-ish stomp box thing (but smaller, he just tapped it with his toes) playing anything from acoustic blues to some really wild multi-level picking madness, a bit like Rodrigo y Gabriela. Very good fun.
Just before I'd left I thought, 'ooh, I have a standing ticket and will be early, I could take the G10' which I did and I had an almost perfect spot. Just one shot, there'll be more when I'm done with The Perch.
After stage reset, Buddy Guy came on and played about one hour and 20 minutes of blues, fun and banter with the audience. He's 73 but still young at heart and you can tell that he's doing it because he has all the fun in the world going out and bringing his music to the audience. His voice is still strong with an amazing range from a deep bass to a wondrous falsetto and his guitar playing is top notch, be it traditional blues, emulating Hendrix or Clapton or playing with a drumstick, piece of cloth or his teeth.
What a wonderful, gracious, modest artist. Catch him while you can.
The light was awesome: Canon G10 at ISO400, 1/60th-1/100th, f3.5-f4.5
This time it was a headline gig at the Shepherd's Bush Empire and I was bright and early so ended up in the second row standing, probably about 3m from his microphone.
Support was by Bjørn Berge, just a Norwegian and his two acoustic guitars (a 12 and a 6-string) and a Seasick Steve-ish stomp box thing (but smaller, he just tapped it with his toes) playing anything from acoustic blues to some really wild multi-level picking madness, a bit like Rodrigo y Gabriela. Very good fun.
Just before I'd left I thought, 'ooh, I have a standing ticket and will be early, I could take the G10' which I did and I had an almost perfect spot. Just one shot, there'll be more when I'm done with The Perch.
After stage reset, Buddy Guy came on and played about one hour and 20 minutes of blues, fun and banter with the audience. He's 73 but still young at heart and you can tell that he's doing it because he has all the fun in the world going out and bringing his music to the audience. His voice is still strong with an amazing range from a deep bass to a wondrous falsetto and his guitar playing is top notch, be it traditional blues, emulating Hendrix or Clapton or playing with a drumstick, piece of cloth or his teeth.
What a wonderful, gracious, modest artist. Catch him while you can.
The light was awesome: Canon G10 at ISO400, 1/60th-1/100th, f3.5-f4.5
Busy busy busy
6 Jul 2010 12:19 pmLast night was a lot of fun. Buddy Guy is the man.
Now I need to get previews out to the models at The Perch, do some housework, and pack. Not looking forward to getting up at 4:30 tomorrow but there are only very early or very late flights to Nuremberg so I'm doing the early one, have half a day around Nuremberg, incl. (business) lunch with @purejinx, take the train in the late afternoon in time for dinner at my parents'. Then the relaxation can start, incl. town festival. I'll be back late next Tuesday, have another day off and then back to work.
Will most likely do some more photo work on my parents new laptop (if it turns out well) and I'll also get my set together for TBA on Friday 16th of July at the Q Club.
Now I need to get previews out to the models at The Perch, do some housework, and pack. Not looking forward to getting up at 4:30 tomorrow but there are only very early or very late flights to Nuremberg so I'm doing the early one, have half a day around Nuremberg, incl. (business) lunch with @purejinx, take the train in the late afternoon in time for dinner at my parents'. Then the relaxation can start, incl. town festival. I'll be back late next Tuesday, have another day off and then back to work.
Will most likely do some more photo work on my parents new laptop (if it turns out well) and I'll also get my set together for TBA on Friday 16th of July at the Q Club.
Angel of Darkness is a rather unconventional model and was an absolute pleasure to work with. Due to various shifts in schedules and time constraints, we only had about 20 minutes but managed to get a nice selection of images.
She does the doll thing rather well and the various props at The Perch went perfectly with that theme.
She does the doll thing rather well and the various props at The Perch went perfectly with that theme.
Hal Sinden is a bit of a genius, he sings and plays guitar in various bands and is a fine model with a very distinct look.
I'd met him briefly at previous shoots but this time was the first we managed to overlap our schedules for a few images, first solo and then joining his fiancé Beth Ryan.
I'd met him briefly at previous shoots but this time was the first we managed to overlap our schedules for a few images, first solo and then joining his fiancé Beth Ryan.
