Twisted Blue the Band

[Dean Wilson]

I received a call from Scott Alexander of Twisted Blue (a Band) yesterday as he had a question regarding cleaning up a band photograph to enlarge to poster size for selling, but the photo looks like when enlarged. Apparently he has a band photographer/videographer.

I when through the usual spiel regarding image quality is best captured in camera and the more it gets transferred around the worse it looks... kind of like a Xerox of a Xerox... of a Xerox.... (kept it in layman terms). I wasn't wanting to blame their photographer, but it was revealed that the camera was a Samsung Galaxy S23 (I suspected it was a phone shot.)

At this point I explained that phone shots look good on social media and if they are enlarged, they look great from a distance, but never close up. When you have someone looking to purchase your photograph, they are generally up close.

Then came the pitch.

Scott asked if I would be able to photograph the band and before I knew it I said sure. It appears they like stage lighting that will be a challenge for for photography. I'm thinking RF24-70mm f/2.8 and RF70-200mm f/2.8 depending on the venue as well.

NOTE: Scott knows my daughter and that's how we met. Here is a photo I took at a band practice under the carport back in 2016 with my Canon Rebel T3 and kit lens.

Twisted Blue the Band

We are a Southern Rock / Country Rock band. Music and performing is our passion. This is a collection of some of the shows that we have played over the years. You can check us out of Facebook and Instagram. You can also find our music on all streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music...

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[MikeZ]

Wow, and what an opportunity. Good luck, and have some fun.

 

[Dwardski]

That sounds like it's going to be a fun day out! Yes, the 24-70 and 70-200 would be an ideal combination to take with you, especially the latter. If you can get quite close to the stage, it'll enable you to pick out details, such as the guitarist's hand on the fretboad. It will also give you the opportunity to get band shots from further away from the stage.

I'd also take your 15-35; a few of the bands that I photograoh have quite a few members (5, 6 and, in one case, 7) and the 15-35 is great for grabbing the end-of show shots as they line up to take a bow.

Whatever you take with you, enjoy the event!