My Proclamation of Intent.

I recently shot these guys. Weakness. They are a pretty sweet, ultra loud, and constantly moving bunch. While I hate using on-camera flash, I am afraid I had to for this shoot. The worst part is that i used my beloved fisheye, and it created a pretty gnarly vignette, one I try to avoid. Anyway... The show was at The Comet in Northside, pretty fun time, having a few beers and watching some sweet acts. I was forced to come out of my shell pretty quick with these guys. I am a pretty shy fella around new people. I just figure I will have to do this a lot quicker in the future if I plan to make this show photography venture truly happen, which I most definitely do indend on.
I am currently in the networking stage of said venture. One in which I am booking shoots at shows, getting in contact with bands and hoping the venues let me shoot. They have all been really cool though, the ones that I have gotten in touch with, that is.
I am trying to give myself exposure and in turn exposing bands for their great live sets. I feel that while you cannot simply download the show experience, you can definitely get a glimpse of it with a good photo. I try to capture te essence of an act. Their spuratic movements, the way they interact with both the crowd and each other. I am finding that it is pretty crucial to do your homework. Going to shows, not just for the music but to see how bands move. You don't tend to get this from watching videos on MTV, I know most of my favorite bands are far from even wanting to appear on the station, though.
I digress.
The point in which I am trying to make is that in order to get this whole thing off the ground is to be persistant. I am pretty afraid of being too invasive, but the way I am coming to see it is that if you want your act to be portrayed the way that best suits you, you have to let the photographer do their thing. I know most bands are probably more than cool with it, but still, even being 7 months sober, I am paranoid. I don't intend on riding anyone's coat tails whatsoever. I don't intend on hiding my intentions either. I want to make a name for myself as well.
So in conclusion. Please, let me photograph you band/artist/self's act, be patient, and I will keep my word to give it my best effort.
Thank you.
Kevin Betsch