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| Brazilian metal band Sepultura live in concert |
There are a couple of things on my wish list, photography-wise. As you can imagine, there are a ton of lenses, a camera or two, and some very expensive things that are essentially funny-shaped plastic that make a photo geek's heart beat faster.
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| Sepultura perform at (severly under-lit) Salzhaus in Winterthur, Switzerland |
But there are also some not-so-photography-related things that I wish I had. Yesterday night, I extended that list by yet another item: Headlamps for photographers. You know, we're not allowed to use a flash.
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| Sepultura playing a live concert |
Usually, I'm happy that's the case, because flashing would definitely destroy the atmosphere of the show. They hire people to design the stage lights for a reason, and I enjoy all the colored light and shadow on people's faces.
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| Sepultura and a sold-out crowd of metalheads at Salzhaus in Winterthur |
That's exactly the point: I want light on their faces. While I definitely dig the spaceship lights in the back of the stage at Salzhaus (they give the tiny stage a lot of depth), I wish they were a little more to the side. Or someone would donate some money so they could install some spots.
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| Sepultura playing live |
It's a *very* cool place, don't get me wrong! I'd go there any time, the people are totally nice, the sound is good, they got great acts, nice decoration, wild crowd, everything. But I always go to listen to the shows, not to watch.
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| Sepultura in Winterthur, Switzerland |
Because frankly, you don't see a lot (except for the spaceships). Especially if your lead singer is of color and has black dreads. And you can see all his emotion in his face and eyes - if you get to be as close as the photogs in the pit. It would make wonderful photos if I had a headlamp. Or maybe I'll bring a flashlight (no on-camera flash, right?). Or put a pocket wizard to my camera and have someone in the audience hold the strobe.
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| Sepultura's concert in Switzerland |
Bands: Bring your own spot lights! We want to see you!
all pics in this post are © lautundspitz.ch, who organized the pass for me.
