The Camellias

Here are a few shots of the Camellias from the High Dive in Seattle. They are a great band it if you ever get the chance. I liked these shots because they show off Scott's shoes.

Plus, I still think the high contrast of Fuji NeoPan 1600 is amazing.

Abe Vigoda at The Vera Project Seattle

Another night of bands at a cool venue. Despite being 'All Ages' the Vera Project is a great place to go if you are 21+. There are a lot of bars surrounding it for a drink before and after the show. Plus, the stage area is open and never feels super packed even with a healthy crowd.

I went down there on a whim after checking their line-up and after dealing with some bland overly reverb'd lameness from one band and ear splitting cacophony from a distorted violin a pleasant surprise finished up...

Abe Vigoda is a classic sounding punk band from LA. And, they embody that sound to the 'T' which is a great thing.

As for the shoot Vera has some interesting light and I think that grabbing it in flares or silhouettes is where I tend to go when I'm there. It isn't as dark as some other places too which is nice.

Cold War Kids

Here are a few shots of the Cold War Kids. I wasn't really expecting to shoot since I didn't even know about the show until a couple hours before it started. But with a few rolls of Neopan 1600 and just my 50mm 1.4 I headed to the theatre to see what I could grab.

I would also like to thank Starr Harris for the pass to the show. Also, stay tuned to the blog for a few articles about 'The Ethics of Documentary' and some photos from a recent shoot I did in Pakistan.

'The Whore Moans'

The Whore Moans are a great rock band from Seattle.  They have a sound that is laking these days.  Where did all the Rock go??  In a world of weak emo-trash The Whore Moans manage to pound out some solid tunes on their latest album Hello From the Radio Wasteland.

These shots were for Sound Magazine and their lead review.

Enjoy...

Adam

www.adamforslund.com/bands

The Camellias

Here are a few simple shots of The Camellias from their show last week at Chop Suey in Seattle. As is the case with most smaller music venues the lighting falls on the dark side. When shooting at 3200 ASA my feeling is to always shoot film. This shoot I wasn't able to reach for film on every shot. What you see here are still at 3200 ASA but digital in origination.

I look forward to working with them to get a few staged shots for their upcoming album.

Adam
www.adamforslund.com/bands

Thoughts on Color as related to B&W

I've been thinking a lot about color and its perception. Not so much the true science behind it but rather the way each person sees it.

Newton said "Indeed rays, properly expressed, are not coloured."

If we all see color slightly differently then what is the best way to get people to see the color I want?? If I show you a firetruck that was shot in B&W you will see red paint on it. Not literally but mentally you know that it is red. Same goes for a can of Coke.

What about an object that we aren't familiar with?? How does the concept of color get transfered from one person to another??

Language.

That said one needs to think about their images in new ways. Will a person in the UK see the firetruck as the same red as an American??

With these ideas in mind it will be interesting to see how one can effect perceptions using B&W film and a greyscale.  Since it seems that at our core we seem to recognize a color when there is none.  We see Dorothy's dress as being blue before she steps in to Oz.  We know it is before seeing the color scenes or the entire movie for that fact.

People tend to talk about color in photography as a matter of monitors/color space/bits.  What they don't tend to talk about is the minds behind the eyeballs doing the viewing.

Newton was right...

There is no color until we assign one to an object.