Gregory Page at Lestats, 1/1/11
Seeing a San Diego legend perform on the stage that bears his name- that just seems like a perfect way to ring in the new year.
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A Gregory Page show is an event, complete with a line to get into Lestats. The room packed in with longtime fans and newcomers alike. We were lucky enough to score second row seats, where I could shoot from comfortably.
I was expecting to see a full band tonight, but Mr. Page owns the whole stage all by himself. His music sounds familiar even from the first listen. I'm not usually a fan of solo songwriters, but these aren't just strummy 3-chord tunes. Mr. Page writes dark and witty songs, both lyrically and musically.
His music has a Film Noir-ish quality, and I tried to highlight that.
My challenge to myself was to get several different looks for my images. With a solo songwriter, it's easy to just take 3 shots and put the camera away. But it's a new year and I want to work on telling more of a story with my images.
For 2011, my goal is to try and tell more stories through images. Dennis Anderson shot this show too, using a different approach than I do. He shot from further back, using a telephoto lens in high speed bursts. As I'm sure you can tell, I prefer to shoot from the front of the stage, and I try to time each shot. It is these very differences in our techniques and choices that make us unique and interesting to one another. I'm going to work on being a more unique and interesting photographer, and maybe at some point I'll be able to tell as clever a story as Mr. Page.
Click on a photo to go to the full gallery.
A Gregory Page show is an event, complete with a line to get into Lestats. The room packed in with longtime fans and newcomers alike. We were lucky enough to score second row seats, where I could shoot from comfortably.
I was expecting to see a full band tonight, but Mr. Page owns the whole stage all by himself. His music sounds familiar even from the first listen. I'm not usually a fan of solo songwriters, but these aren't just strummy 3-chord tunes. Mr. Page writes dark and witty songs, both lyrically and musically.
His music has a Film Noir-ish quality, and I tried to highlight that.
My challenge to myself was to get several different looks for my images. With a solo songwriter, it's easy to just take 3 shots and put the camera away. But it's a new year and I want to work on telling more of a story with my images.
For 2011, my goal is to try and tell more stories through images. Dennis Anderson shot this show too, using a different approach than I do. He shot from further back, using a telephoto lens in high speed bursts. As I'm sure you can tell, I prefer to shoot from the front of the stage, and I try to time each shot. It is these very differences in our techniques and choices that make us unique and interesting to one another. I'm going to work on being a more unique and interesting photographer, and maybe at some point I'll be able to tell as clever a story as Mr. Page.
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