My kid's punk band: X-T1 + 56/1.2

[squirrel$$$bandit]

OK, here's my excuse to boastfully post pictures of my kid, whose new band played their first gig last night. I myself have never had a first gig remotely as intense or well-attended as this one (>60 people). I'm super proud. They were deafening.

These were all shot at 6400 and processed in LR. I am going for a high-contrast classic punk rock look, as you can see. It is hard to focus on a punk band in the dark. I tried three methods: center-point AF, face detection, and manual focus. Manual worked best! But the next rock show I shoot, I will be trying the new X-T1 firmware, and maybe AF will be improved.

Incidentally, this show is part of Ithaca Underground, a loose organization of local musicians, mostly kids, who play all-ages shows in unconventional spaces. They are the greatest. I wish I'd had a community growing up like my son does...my musical upbringing happened in venues my friends couldn't come to, and there was nobody to tell me I looked ridiculous in that white fedora.

Anansi at Chantiloft (10 of 66) by J. Robert Lennon, on Flickr

Anansi at Chantiloft (12 of 66) by J. Robert Lennon, on Flickr

Anansi at Chantiloft (44 of 66) by J. Robert Lennon, on Flickr

Anansi at Chantiloft (15 of 66) by J. Robert Lennon, on Flickr

Anansi at Chantiloft (24 of 66) by J. Robert Lennon, on Flickr

Anansi at Chantiloft (19 of 66) by J. Robert Lennon, on Flickr

 

[zauhar]

Nice work! Looks like they had a blast.

Randy

 

[f16sunshine]

That's an awesome set! Brings me back to those early mid 90's in Seattle 😛

 

[rfaspen]

Nobody should have been at my first punk venue. not exactly safe or family-friendly if you know what I mean. many more opportunities seem to available nowadays.
Great. Fun images. still enjoy that music, even in my old age. drives my kid crazy. 🙂

 

[Kate-the-Great]

Heck yeah! Nice shots. Does their band have a Bandcamp or something? Big fan of DIY punk here, your kid is lucky to have a parent who's interested and supportive of their work 🙂

 

[robert blu]

First: congrats on your kids playing music!
Second: congrats you take time to photograph them.
Third: congrats about the quality of the pictures, there is something special in them. Life, energy, I can almost hear all of them!

I think your ability and your gear helped a lot, but more important your connection with the subject, your relationship made possible this excellent result. Bravo!

robert

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Awesome shots, too. They really capture the band's energetic style.

 

[Bengerman]

Really nice shots. Feeling the raw energy. Thanks for posting and congrats to your son. Looks like everyone was having a great time.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Heck yeah! Nice shots. Does their band have a Bandcamp or something? Big fan of DIY punk here, your kid is lucky to have a parent who's interested and supportive of their work 🙂

They haven't recorded anything yet! I will help them out with that soon, I hope. My son's got a couple of other projects on bc though, thank you for asking!

https://owenlennon.bandcamp.com
http://motorcyclez.bandcamp.com