Katie Gregory Photography: The Blog » concert http://katie-gregory.com/blog Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:26:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 May Highlights… http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/272 http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/272#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:11:31 +0000 admin http://katie-gregory.com/blog/?p=272 The warmer it gets, the more fun I find to have here in Washington!

I gave myself a creative personal project:  using film again!  I really missed shooting with my Holga, so it made an appearance when Joel and I took our first trip to see the coastline Memorial Day weekend.  Although it was raining the whole time, I had a lot of fun experimenting with double-exposures / overlapping frames.  I’m quite thrilled with how the images turned out:

Of course I also photographed a couple more concerts:

Plants and Animals

Broken Bells (James Mercer of The Shins collaboration with DJ Dangermouse)

Other exciting news:

  • Purchased a used 100mm f/2 USM lens (in non-photographer talk, that means super-great close ups)
  • I will have two pieces in this weekend’s Edmonds Art Festival
]]> http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/272/feed 0 Pensive! http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/260 http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/260#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 19:57:23 +0000 admin http://katie-gregory.com/blog/?p=260 Anyone who has been following my work for awhile is well-aware of my love for San Diego pop-punk-rockers Pensive!  Not only do they put on a great show, but they’re so fun to hang out with.  They used to visit me every time they came to Grand Rapids, MI.  In fact, their former drummer even stole my roommate Laura away, and they’re still living together in NJ.  I couldn’t make this stuff up!  Anyhow, it was a joy to see them again – their first time playing in Seattle in four years!

I really appreciated that they played two brand new songs.  They keep getting more and more creative!  Now someone sign them to a label, please.
Julio, Pat, and Hope:  Thanks for spending time with me on your day off.  I hope we meet again soon!

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Review @ Melophobe.com

It was my first time to the venue, and I really liked the vibe there.  While waiting for the music to begin I made a new friend Kyle, from the band To The Sea.  Check them out!  You’ll notice this was the first time I got a writer for the review – I actually met Louis in the audience!  I’m really impressed with his writing.  I’m also pleased that I got any decent photos, as it was quite dark for the projection screen.

And this past Monday I got to photograph three of my favorites at El Corazón:  Person L, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business, and Copeland.  I’m sad to say that it was Copeland’s last tour!

Review @ Melophobe.com

I have at least one confirmed show to photograph in April that I’m really excited about!

In other news, I am officially trained and working for Moon Photo in Greenwood.   I love having the opportunity to use my film & darkroom skills again, as well as scanning and printing.  If any Seattle photographers are reading this:  bring me your negatives!

]]> http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/214/feed 2 Staying Alive in Seattle http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/210 http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/210#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:43:31 +0000 admin http://katie-gregory.com/blog/?p=210

Happy March!  Chris asked if I had anything from February to post…

In Feb I had a great time meeting & photo-walking with the Seattle Flickr group, resulting in some creative diptychs.

I also got to photograph two of my favorite bands – Alkaline Trio & Cursive – for Melophobe.  I’m excited to meet my fellow Melophobe-contributers for the first time on Saturday.  There’s also another photo-walk planned for earlier in the day Saturday, so keep an eye on my Flickr (link on the right).

Sorry I don’t have more to post here, but it was a busy month – we moved from Capitol Hill to the Central District – amongst other big and exciting things.  More soon :)

]]> http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/210/feed 2 Shred ‘Til You’re Dead Tour http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/193 http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/193#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:10:50 +0000 admin http://katie-gregory.com/blog/archives/193 Last night I had the opportunity to photograph a couple of highly energetic bands at El Corazon.  These type of bands are the most fun to shoot because of how fast they move – you never know what exact moment you’ll freeze with the flash!

I Set My Friends On Fire:

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Attack Attack!

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I have also been photographing concerts for Melophobe.com.  Check out my first two reviews:

Sunny Day Real Estate

Ivan and Alyosha

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