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Tim Rogers

Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 4:38 am Posted in Music Photography 0 Comments

Photographed Tim Rogers at The Powerhouse last week. Got there at 8:30pm and managed to only just get in time, having already missed The Hampdens, who were supporting.

Have experienced The Powerhouse before and it’s not the best for photographing. Was in the Powerhouse Theatre, which although an impressive room is always very dark. But, as experienced when I photographed Robert Forster there, the rules are that you aren’t allowed to photograph from in front of anyone, meaning you either photograph from ther aisle at the side of the stage or from right at the back of the auditorium, both of which are some way from the centre of the stage.

Did the first 3ish from the side of the stage and then went and sat at the back to enjoy the show, and took a few long range, wide angles shots whilst sat down there. Decided to photograph the encore from the other side of the stage.

Really enjoyed the show but the photos weren’t the best, which is disappointing as I put in for it because I really like photographing Tim Rogers - as a photograper he gives you a lot to work with, and have taken some really nice photos of him with You Am I, at last year’s Falls Festival, and with Tex Perkins, at last year’s Valley Fiesta. Still, always next time, and see that You Am I are playing at The Zoo in mid-November…

Some photos here and more on flickr.

Bah to The National Photographic Portrait Prize…

Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 5:18 am Posted in Music Photography 0 Comments

So, I put in a couple of photos for the National Photographic Portrait Competition, but as the time you’d be notified if you’d made the final 60 has long since passed, I’m guessing I’m not gonna have my photo exhibited in the National Gallery in Canberra and I’m not in the running for the $25,000 first price. (Edit: The finalists are shown here - some really good stuff). I kinda knew the Tim Rogers one (taken at last year’s Valley Fiesta) wouldn’t get very far but as I’d gone to the effort of sorting it out that I would just enter it. I liked the photo but couldn’t get a crop of it that I was totally happy with.

But I really, really, really like the photo of Toby Dundas, drummer for The Temper Trap (taken at The Zoo in May when they were supporting Howling Bells). It’s one of my favourite photos that I’ve taken this year, so had high hopes for it… but guess it didn’t impress them.

Or maybe they just didn’t like my artist statement…

Through my photography I strive to produce strong, iconic images that stand out from the crowd and act as an antidote to the glossy throwaway concert photos that are celebrated by the modern mainstream media.

Whereas most music photographers will talk in clichés about endeavouring to capture “The Moment” – which generally relates to tired rock-star action poses - I have always approached my photography looking for something closer to “The Anti-Moment”.

This, to me, embodies an instance of simple elegance and breathtaking beauty, a single, fleeting point in time where the subject is caught in a period of stillness and reflection, isolated from the audience and the stage.

Guess there’s always next year…