I’ve always loved electronic music and used to Dj when I was in my early 20’s. It was a memorable era of my youth and photography took over the creative void left when I stopped playing.
Lately I’ve had the chance to capture a few gigs and found the combo of my passion for both means I get to have a wicked night out. Not only do I get to see Dj’s and acts that I like but I can capture them doing their thing and working a crowd while I cut a few shapes on the dfloor. I’m getting older but the passion and energy is still there.
It’s bloody hard shooting in low light clubs with a heaving dance floor but I know when the drops are coming and understand what the Dj is doing. Hands up thumbs down, I get on the dance floor and get into the tunes, having a boogie with the crowd, camera in hand capturing the magic as it happens, so much fun!
The shots are fairly dark because I try not to use flash where possible, it’s a distraction to the Dj and crowd so I try to be discreet and not ruin anyones vibe.
Shooting in a pitch black environment with backlighting creates massive dynamic range and it’s super hard to capture but if you get it right the pic's have a certain style that represents the night and doesn’t show up any of them dirty corners or weird faces people pull when they are frothing to the beat on the dfloor.
Here’s a few pics from ‘The Freestylers’ & ‘Stanton Warriors’ gigs put on by ‘The Beat Down’ crew in Hobart. If you get a chance to go to any of their gigs, make sure to get a ticket because they put on a rockin party.
