The difference between f1.8 and f1.4 is miraculous. Also, it snowed. Muchas, muchas gracias to the parental units, who for the holidays upgraded my workhorse E-series manual 50mm to the new Nikkor 50mm with the focus motor in the body; it’s nearly as big as Six herself, and it is amazing. I can’t wait to…
Category: all these flashes and cables
when you stop being startled by rock stars
I will get to the point made in the subject line eventually. Last summer the Cat’s Cradle, the Triangle’s oldest and most venerable rock club, replaced their entire ancient light rig with a gorgeous, well-balanced pro rig. It was done for MergeXX, as were quite a few other venue upgrades, and if local gossip told…
do you think it’s gonna make him change
I got my hair cut this weekend. 2011 project: self-portraits in every venue bathroom in the Triangle. I’ll title them all with Pavement lyrics when I show the series. Thinking.
brothers in arms: joey and andy
“He’s my best critic.” — Joey Siara on his brother Andy Joey and Andy Siria of the Henry Clay People were kind enough, last week, to give me fifteen minutes of their time between sets of the show they were headlining with the Dig, and let me take some photos of them together. New thing:…
the old ceremony @ kings
Passable shooting evening at a new-to-me venue; excellent evening of rock and/or roll courtesy Hammer No More The Fingers, who I haven’t seen in ages and always love live, and the Old Ceremony, who are secretly one of those local bands I’ve seen a million times without realizing how many times I’ve seen them, about…
in focus photography grant 2010
Two and a half years ago, a virtual stranger — a virtual stranger then — sent me her well-loved Nikon F65 and a drawing by her son, because she was working to pay things forward, and she thought I could use an upgrade from my point-and-click. I did use it. I shot dozens of rolls…
so i remember ev’ry face
There’s a great story in Across The Great Divide, about how the Band hooked up with photographer Elliott Landy. They didn’t want the best photographer — they asked around, looking for the worst photographer, because “best” wasn’t necessarily what they needed at the time, and someone said, “Well, I don’t know if this guy is…
black and white
Sometimes the only way to overcome light too red to bear is to shoot in black and white. Above, Justin Robinson of Carolina Chocolate Drops and, here, Justin Robinson and the Mary Annettes. Below, Pete Connolly of Birds & Arrows. I don’t have it quite right yet — black and white makes you look for…
the big picture @ nightlight
the big picture @ nightlight, originally uploaded by minervacat. Minor victories: I routinely bitch and moan about the Nightlight, because I love seeing shows there but loathe shooting them, simply because three red lightbulbs and a string of Christmas lights doesn’t cut it for decent lighting. But last night I found the one sweet spot…
young wild things tour: fall out boy
young wild things tour: fall out boy, originally uploaded by minervacat. So, the question is, “Are you good? “ Simple, easy, and sure way to find out is you. No one can answer this question but yourself. If you aren’t sure if your work is good, then probably your work is not good enough. Don’t…
brand new kind of photography 