Archive for November, 2009
L.U.C. @ Klub Studio, Kraków – 20 XI 2009
Joanna Combik‘s send me a couple of photos from L.U.C.‘s last visit to Kraków. I could write about how I like the pics, but you’re not eager to read it? Better take a look at the pics – they’re the real fun!
The photos were done for Onet.pl.
Lipali & Ocean @ Klub Studio, Kraków – 8 XI 2009
I haven’t been to the gig but Aśka Combik, who took the pictures, said it really rocked. The lights were decent and Lipali is a pretty good band to photograph (don’t know about Ocean – never shot them).
The only problem was that most people, who came to see Lipali, thought that the band will play after Ocean. And they were wrong. Very wrong.
The photos were done for Onet.pl.
Trójka Tour (Gaba Kulka, Dick4Dick & Czesław Śpiewa) @ 10 XI 2009
Trójka Tour brought together three popular polish acts: Gaba Kulka, Dick4Dick and Czesław Śpiewa. Pretty nice combination of electro-rock, jazzy pop and cabaret.
I saw Dick4Dick years ago, when they were some sort of a local attraction and gained quite a big number of fans. The shows were different there, much more energy and crazyness, however they are still great to listen to. As for Czesław, I didn’t stay untill the end of the show but he and his band were charming as usuall – it’s really hard to belive thet their music, best sung and listened to in a small club, still has the charm and moves tens of people, in a big club such as Studio. And Gaba? It was the 5th time seeing her this year, and 8th in total. It’s nice to see a singer-songwriter that you met a couple years ago, going from playing shows for 15-20 people now entering almost all the biggest polish festivals and clubs and instantly winning the crowd. However, nothing can compare to her intimate gigs at Ucho club (she played one this year, and for me, it was one of the best concerts of the 09). It’s not worst, it’s just different for me.
Funny thing, the managment phoned me to inform me that we were denied all the passes because of the DVD/program recording, but in the end I managed to enter the pit. There were 7 or 8 cameras on the whole location, so it was just like shooting Behemoth in Stodoła – looking out for the camera, not stepping on the cables and so on. Also the lights differed from song to song, the background was a red curtain (reminded me of the Red Room from Twin Peaks!). Also, it was a one-time event (on the next shows they will have only 2 or 3 cameras) so maybe I’ll end up in a DVD? Who knows;)
Big thanks goes to Piotr Miecznikowski and Damian Moskalski.
W.A.S.P. @ Klub Studio, Kraków – 9 XI 2009
Rocking out loud! Wide-range lenses, fisheye and close-range lenses were invented for bands such as W.A.S.P. – lots of going on on the stage, guitars centimetres from your eyes, great lights! What a photographer would want more?
The photos were done for Wp.pl. And if you are interested in buying the photos for a publication, please contact us.
Article about concert photograhy…
…which has some quotes from us. Also the whole issue is dedicated to concert photography. Pity, it’s not very much but I hope it’s only the beginning of the series!
Thanks to Kaśka Paluch and Maciek Stankiewicz.
Free Form Festival 2009 @ Warszawa – 16/17 X 2009
Last year’s edition of Free Form Festival was my first. I really liked the fest and there were many nice things going around for me at that time, so having good memories and being asked to shoot the meet & greets with the artists, I decided to visit FFF for the second time.
The biggest disappointment (for me) was the location and the weather. Free Form had really bad luck, because just days earlier almost whole Poland was struck by snowstorms/storms/low temperature and it was mid-October and the place it was. So it was pretty cold and I ended up being wrapped in two hoodies plus a winter jacket – nice and warm. The place itself wasn’t so bad, but it didn’t have the atmosphere the previous location (Fabryka Trzciny) had.
The gigs were OK, but three of them just blew me away – Karl Bartos, Birdy Nam Nam and Vive la Fête. Bartos performed the stuff he did with Kraftwerk and I finally got to listen to some of my favorite songs ever, songs that shaped electornic music, songs that my Dad used to play me when I was little (I was so scared of the metalic voices in Trans Europe Express). still I’m soo mad I haven’t seen them in Kraków last year and it will be one of the biggest “concert” mistakes of my life. I don’t know why, but Kraftwerk’s “machine music” always brings tears to my eyes. Birdy Nam Nam’s and Vive la Fête’s performances were, on the other hand, full of energy, loud noises and should be put in a dictionary as words that are used to describe the word party. Party on, party hard. And that was what the crowd did!
Big thanks goes out to Kasia Tarka, for all the help, and Monika, for letting me stay at her flat, helping me not to freeze at the party, not being mad at me for returning at some mad hours and eating the food from her fridge:) And, of course, a festival gallery would not be complete without my “trademark” picture of H., my festival soul mate, my BOO! brother and one of the best people in the whole universe!
The photos were done for Good Music Productions. And if you are interested in buying the photos for a publication, please contact us.