It was off to Substance Fest for the second year in a row. Goth, synthpop, heavy on the bass music is not my usual go-to genres, which is why I love going to this festival. It introduces me to bands that are new to me. You can read my US Rocker Review here.
As if to emphasize the gothic nature of the night, The Belasco went heavy with the red lights throughout the festival. I know that red is a hated color for photographers (me included), but for some reason I don't mind the shade of red that The Belasco uses.
Madeline Goldstein got to perform on the main stage and I happened to capture a photo that I really love.
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| Madeline Goldstein at The Belasco |
It is, as can be seen, under the red lights of the venue. I love how in this photo, she is in motion, dancing at the edge of the stage. This photo was partially just luck. Just a few seconds earlier, she was more in the middle of the stage. I decided to get on my knees next to the stage and take some photos in landscape.
She then moved to the edge of the stage. I kept on snapping a couple landscape photos, but did not like the outcome. Due to how close she was to me, I could only take photos from her knees up and I wanted to capture a full body look while she was dancing.
I thought about backing up to photograph more of her, as well as, include more of the stage. That did not feel like an option as there were photographers around me in the photo pit.
After a second of thought, I decided the best option was to go portrait. And so I captured this photo. Admittedly, I did cut off her right shoe. That is partially driven by the fact that I was on my knees.
I was using my Canon RF 24-70mm. I'm at focal length 24mm (in an attempt to capture a full body photo), ISO 4000, F2.8, shutter speed 1/250.
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