Diana Krall @ Sala Kongresowa, Warszawa – 6 XI 2009

Pretty tough gig to photograph. Not much really going on and the musicians were pretty static. Lights were also a challenge as Diana had a very bright light on her (and because she’s a blond it all mixed up into one-of-a-hell-burned-image) while the rest was lit by much more darker lights. And people are always asking me, why all my concerts are done on the “manual setting“. That why…

Despite that, I still think that Diana’s photo with her hair floating is a really good one. It’s not a typical concert photo, and is a little bit dreamy, but I like it. One of the very few things I shot this year, and still, after two months, I find it OK.

The photos are dedicated to my mates from the Photomafia who went to the gigs. Unfortunately, without their cameras…

Also, this one is dedicated to you all:

Enjoy the Christmas break, with your families, friends or just alone. I hope you’re all happy and are resting a bit before all the challenges in the 2010!

The pics were done for Wp.pl .

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Macy Gray @ Sala Kongresowa, Warszawa – 6 IX 2009

After a two day marathon at the Orange Warsaw Festival, I ended up at Sala Kongresowa shooting Macy Gray. Apart from the 30 minute delay, everything was quite OK. A very energetic performance, great vocalist and musicians! Although it was the second time this year, that Macy has performed in Poland, the house was packed.

And I really like to shot in Kongresowa. Most people don’t, can’t figure out why. It’s really not so bad, if you only ignore/don’t interact/quarrel with the people sitting in the front rows, who can’t understand you’re just doing your job for the first three songs or less. Thank god, there are less and less of them every time I come there.

The photos were done, both, for Wp.pl. And if you are interested in buying any of the photos for a publication, please contact us.

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