Honoring the life of Rock n’ Roll’s most influential guitarist is no small feat. Yet, The Experience Hendrix Tour consistently executes an annual tribute to the late Jimi Hendrix through interpretations of the artist’s masterful compositions by virtuosos in their own right.
The 2012 North American tour featured jaw dropping performances by Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Keb’ Mo’, Jonny Lang, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dweezil Zappa, Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, The Slide Brothers, Chris Layton of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Eric Gales, Mato Nanji of Indigenous, and Grammy nominated recording artist Janelle Monae.
Photography Notes
Shooting restrictions for the performance were liberal given the variety of artists performing. Restrictions were effectively run of the show floor with guidance to not obscure fan visibility. Photographers where allowed to shoot the first song of any artist’s first stage appearance or any unseen combination of artists. Given the appearances and combinations of artists on stage changed every 2-3 songs we were effectively allowed to cover the entire performance. This is unheard of in concert photography and truly a wonderful benefit of this tour. As such, challenges were quite minimal with the exception of fixed vertical shooting angles front of stage (low to the floor from the crowd front). Lighting was consistent throughout the night with exposures dialing in from 1/200 F2.8 ISO3200 to 1/160 F2.8 ISO5000. Capture duties fell to the Nikon D700′s coupled to the Nikon 24-70 2.8 and 70-200 2.8.
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Nice set. Was it a tough edit? You had to have shot a ton.
Hey Jason -
Thanks for the compliment. To answer your question, not so much. Knowing going in it is to be a long shoot I tend to pace myself. In a normal 2-3 song limit I generally shoot about 300 frames. This night I shot about 400 frames. Why you ask? You are in with the crowd and crouched (mostly) at stage front so moving rapidly isn’t a luxury. Lots of waiting. As well, knowing the shots you’ve already captured so no need to repeat – of course, I would take a great new look if it came – but I stay mindful of the editing process. Editorials are usually out that night while a take a more leisurely approach to my blog.
-A