Saturday night was one of those times that I really wish I owned a Nikon D700 due to its mind-blowing performance in low-light. I photographed a small performance of electronic music at Toronto’s Rivoli where the lighting was abysmal. I had to push my poor Nikon D200 to the Hi-1.0 setting (equivalent to ISO 3200) and shoot at f/1.8 just to squeak by. Even then, my exposure times were long but I made the best of it.
The back room of the Rivoli is small and loud; the performances bass-heavy like you can’t fathom; and the crowd reaction suitably restrained.
I sat next to an extraordinarily loud speaker to get most of the shots, so I hope the temporary hearing damage was worth it.
Photo: Ryan Visima (moi), Models: Georgie Gates and Dew Lily, Makeup: Larissa Palaszczuk, Wardrobe Styling: Matthew Stokes, Art Direction: Catherine Skinner
February 22nd is fast approaching, and that means it’s time for another performance from Les Coquettes! Last I blogged about these gals, I had just finished shooting their fabulous holiday-themed show, A Winter’s Tail. They liked me so much that I was enlisted to shoot the promo images for their upcoming show, The Beautiful and the Damned, once again hosted by Revival in Toronto’s west-end. (Everything west of Yonge St. is “west-end” to me.)
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