Mardi Gras Night at Roe
2007.02.17 - Icon
Every now and then, you'd meet some people who are so easy to photograph that it makes your job so much easier. This was one of those nights.
2007.02.16 - Bambuddha Lounge
It was Pinays night at the Bambuddha Lounge. There were quite a few amazingly hot women present that night. Check out some of the pictures below. Enjoy!
2007.02.06 - Boss 750
Shooting at Boss 750 was the first time I shot at nightclub by myself. I had a quick training session the week before and shadowed another nightclub photographer in San Jose. It was a bit of a challenge because I wasn't familiar with the venue and how the crowd was going to be. One thing that I did like was that it was easy to get a parking space near the location.
Anyway, there was another nightclub photographer who seemed to know the place and the people very well. He looked like he was just chillin' and taking some kick ass photos. Fortunately for me, he was quite nice and gave me a few pointers. He told me to have fun with it and mingle with the crowd a bit more. He suggested playing around and perhaps flirting a bit with the ladies prior to asking them if they would like to have their picture taken. This would loosen them up and I would be able to get a more dynamic picture from them. I think it worked! Well, it's either that or they were a bit more drunk by the time I was taking their pictures. Haha.
The first picture shows two Korean rappers. They're quite popular from what I can tell. This is the first time I heard rap in Korean so it was pretty cool. The crowd went wild for them as you can see in the pictures.
Intro
I've always wanted to try nightclub photography so I was excited when I finally got the chance. I figured that it's a good way to improve my low light photography skills and to learn how to use the flash more creatively. I think that I've figured out what exposures to use to capture certain moods that I want to convey.
Nightclub photography is kind of different from what I'm used to doing. I have to take the picture at a faster pace so that people can continue partying after posing for a quick second or two. It's also much harder to compose the picture because you've got to keep in mind all the stuff happening in the background. It's also harder to see what's in the viewfinder because it's so dark and you get some out of focus shots here and there because the auto focus was hunting in the low light. However, the biggest challenge would have to be figuring out how to get the best light possible. You have to be able to "see the light" and think on your feet more quickly.
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