I'm still working on the live photos, but after their show, I shot some promos for Jeff Miles and his cohorts. Jeff let me know that he wouldn't have time to do a session before the gig, since he still had to learn a bunch of the music! Nighttime proved to be better anyway, since I could use the hanging lights as the main light source.

From left to right, Joshua White, Danny Weller, Jeff Miles, Charlie Weller.



Setting the white balance to the awning color gave me a great neutral color, if a bit sterile. I also had to reduce the green saturation of the streetlamps shining from the back since they looked unnatural.



Without a flash, I have to rely on ambient light, and luckily there's plenty on the back patio at the South Park Bar and Grill. I can see myself shooting quite a few more of these sessions right here.



I think these came out much better than my train shots since I could focus on the people instead of the passing trolley. I could try out some different angles and shoot a few frames in order to get it right. I also tried to keep the session short- I don't want to take up half an hour after their gig when they just want to relax. This was about 7 minutes worth of shooting. I hope it was worth it to them. If any other bands want some promo shots, just let me know. I need more guinea pigs to experiment with!