Concert (also, help deciding!)

So a couple of days ago I went to Peoria Illinois to go see a band named Paper Route. They're a electornica rock band (That's as close as I'm getting to accurately describing them). Their music video for their hit song "Gutter" was easily one of my favorite music videos from last year, and as well as having just an electrifying presence on stage, they're just a fun group of people

 

Anyway, me and my two friends decided to go, and I was overestimated how long it would take us to get there (I always fall on the "We need to be there early rather than late" side). So, armed with my 60d, I asked if I could take some pictures to pass the time. My good friends Matt and Amber didn't have a problem with it, so I started snapping away.

I really like heavy depths of field, so I asked my friend matt sit a good ways in front of the band as they were setting up for the concert to get them unloading in the background. He was a trooper, and I think I got a really good profile shot of him. Matt is a drummer anyway, so I figured that it would be good to put him in a situation where he looks more at home. It was getting close to the end of the day so the lighting was already at a good angle, everything just kind of came together.




My friend Amber has some really fiery red hair that I wanted to show off. I noticed that the greens in the grass really accentuated Amber's hair, so I had her lay out her hair and shot the color juxtaposition. Overall I think it turned out really great.







Though the band itself has played to thousand of people at a time, apparently the college that they played at had never heard of them, because not more than 60 people came to the show. It didn't really matter, they completely lit it up anyway. The huge benefit as well was that I was able to get super close to the band to take some photos.

I'm a firm believer in being present where you are, so I didn't take more than 25 to 30 pictures of the band.I really want to be where I am spatially and try to enjoy the moment, so I didn't go all out. But it was a great night for photos. One of the interesting things that I learned was that I don't like to use flashes when it isn't absolutely necessary. I understand that you can get incredible lighting shots, but especially in real situations like concerts, it's much better to just use the lighting provided to get the original feel of the concert.

Okay, now I need your guys' help. I'm trying to figure out a logo. I'm switching between just using my name or using the squar3one logo. I like the squar3one because it reminds me that I'm still at the beginning, and it also has a loose connection to the Trinity, but I actually think that my name just seems cleaner. check them both out below and let me know what you think. Thanks guys!

~Josh