I had the opportunity to photograph Breaking Benjamin at 105.7 The Point’s HoHo Show 2009. This was the third or fourth time photographing them and it is always a blast, although a challenge. They use a lot of red, blue and purple lights.
I had the opportunity to photograph Papa Roach at 105.7 The Point’s HoHo Show 2009 and they put on a great performance. This was the third or forth time seeing them live and they always put on a heck of a show.
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Sunday I went to Pointfest with some friends and had a great time. We got there a little before 4. I picked up my 4 tickets and 2 photo passes and we headed in. Thanks go out to Dave and Freddie for once again getting me hooked up with the tickets and passes. This time I was able to shoot from in front of the barricade instead of from the pit, which was not an easy thing to do. I am working on getting the pictures up from Pointfest as fast as I can. I used the same equipment as the last Breaking Benjamin show.
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I have finally uploaded the pictures that I took at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater of the Breaking Benjamin concert to my gallery. I once again used a Canon 20D with a Canon 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM lens, but this time I used a Canon 50mm F1.4 on my Canon Rebel XT. Having the F1.4 allowed me to maintain a fast shutter speed, mostly 1/320s, while shooting at 800 ISO, compared to 1600 ISO on the F2.8 lens. I was unable to shoot from behind the barricade like last time, so I had to shoot from the pit, which was not easy. I had to really watch the equipment to protect it and also so I did not hit anyone with it.
Keep reading to see some of my favorite images and what went into processing the images.
The second Pointfest of 2007 will be on September 30th with tickets going on sale August 4th for $29.
It’s a better lineup than the first Pointfest of 2007, but once again the only band I want to see there is Breaking Bejamin.
I guess this is why I barely listen to the Point anymore, they only play the wussy stuff anymore.
Update: 2 more bands have been added to the lineup, Chevelle and Saliva. Chevelle: Nice. Saliva: No thank you.
What happened with Pointfest? The point has announced who will be playing this years Pointfest and once again it’s crap.
To Be Announced
One more national act
Pop’s Local Band main stage opener (to be determined on 4/28)
Pop’s Local Band stage line-up, featuring 11 of the best St. Louis bands
Seriously, The Killers headlining?