Gore Gore Girls at the Meridian
Blaggards – Up Close And Personal
I’ve struck up a bit of a friendship with Patrick Devlin over the years so I should not have been surprised when he started asking the audience if they would mind if Jay Lee came up and took a picture of them …
I’ve always loved shooting from the stage. It’s a unique perspective on concert photography and I was happy to oblige.
Staring into the face of a Blaggards live audience is a most interesting experience….
Of course while I was up there I took the opportunity to shoot the band
Keep in mind that the lighting in a night club is intended to illuminate the performers on stage for the audience. When you shoot from the stage you are shooting into the lights and into a dark room for the most part.
The Blaggards
Trying out the new lens in a concert setting and it appears we have a new favorite …
Patrick Devlin is not a small guy. He’s up over 6 feet and to get that much of him in a landscape oriented shot and have it come out that bright and that clear with no flash in those lighting conditions is a testament to the capabilities of this lens.
And when you go in close it gets even better…
Crooner
Andre Williams
Featuring some very talented musicians as his backup band, mostly from right here in Houston.
Jim Henkel
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David Beebe
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The Dazzling Pete Gray
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Skipper and Allen Hill
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Eric Hughes
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Geoffrey Muller
Geoffrey Muller of the Sideshow Tramps performing with The Umbrella Man.
Christian Arnheiter
a.k.a. Christian Anarchy of The Hates
The Free Radicals
“The horn-heavy, continually evolving collective Free Radicals produces a wildly eclectic fusion that has as many influences as there are items in the Houston, Texas, pawnshop in which they honed their sound during all-night jam sessions.” -The New Yorker, 3/27/2000
