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Capsule/Furnace 4.13.08
Capsule 4.13.08, originally uploaded by BlackLabel251.
So a few weeks ago I got a chance to take some pictures at a local show right here in the District. The whole “hardcore show” idea was really a last resort for my final critique for basic photo. I had originally planned to shoot infrared at an abandoned hospital out in maryland…but apparently the cops dont really like kids wandering around old tuberculosis treatment centers. Surprising.
Infrared proved to be much harder than I expected. The process warrants its own post later. So my friend Adam suggested doing something that I know…something that is “close to my heart” so to speak. I already knew that there was a hardcore show going down that weekend so I decided to take a chance. For those of you who dont know I played in 2 metalcore/deathcore bands in high school and early college, so its something I have been connected to for as long as I can remember.
When I got to the show everyone was cramped in the tiny basement, which made positioning for shots really difficult but it brought me back to the old days. Considering I was shooting on standard black and white film there was alot of guess work…you really do take that lcd screen on digitals for granted hah. I ended up using an external flash with a plastic milk jug on top to help diffuse the flash (courtesy of Adam Dexter).
By using a relatively slow shutter speed with the flash I was able to freeze whatever the flash exposed in the frame. Since the shutter was still open after the flash fired it caught the ambient light and the movement of the people/my hand. The result a character that is frozen in time yet still has a sense of movement.
Overall I was pretty happy with the results, I feel like they really do capture something about “the scene.” That there is something beyond the big venues and mass produced garbage. There is a vibrant, living-breathing, movement that will never go away.
For some more of the pictures check out my photo section. You can check out the bands at their myspace’s at
http://www.myspace.com/capsulefl
http://www.myspace.com/furnacesucks
