Personal: Night Light at Underground Cafe

More times that not I don’t bring a camera to the Underground cafe. Usually I’m busy mixing or lighting a band set, tired out, or eating while someone else mixes or lights a set. Tonight was more than well covered as Matt & Doug from One Way Audio brought in a new audio mixer to try out this week. This mixer is like the photography equivalent of having a full blown studio and new camera & lenses dropped in front of me. Way shiny, way cool, way helpful. We were more than well covered with these two pro technicians at front of house audio. (Think broadcast audio for Indy Car races, paid to go mix audio at the Wrigley Field and Notre Dame home games, and more.) Our headliner Paper Route brought an audio tech to fine tune their unique sound too, plus our two audio techs were both there, so I wasn’t needed to mix.

Got talking to some friends outside, and started snapping photos. The result is that of not having a game plan, not a whole lot of food, not much sleep, and lots of great laughs. Plus friends who are game for fun ideas can’t hurt.

Chris & Matt DFX band

Get jumped - 4 kids get air

Gravity is calling. Jump photo falling down.

Found a flashlight one of the bands left behind and used it for some painting with light portraits. Don’t leave shiny things that light up where I can find them. The bright light worked perfectly to paint this quick portrait. 6 second exposure, f/5.6-ish.

Ashley's paint with light portrait

Switched it up for Mark’s last photo of being 20 years old. Just hours before his 21st birthday I fired up the “flashlight” app for my iPhone and found a green color to match his shirt. Nothing too fancy on this rather low-key photo. Not bad for 6 second exposures lit by a phone and distant street light. Not bad at all.