January 18th, 2010
GOBI at The Parish – Austin Free Week 2010
My final Free Week 2010 photo post. I already shared some pictures of Gobi playing the Beauty Bar, but I want to share some of my photos from their show at The Parish a few days later. That was a very fun night, big turnout and lots of energy on the dance floor. There were a couple other photographers there, including Delicious Noise and another person who I did not recognize.
GOBI, of course, was great, full of energy, pumped to play a show at such a great venue, and as usual they got a crowd of fans dancing immediately. At one point there were even chicks dancing on the stage with them. And they played my favorite Gobi song, Dirty Dancing, so I couldn’t be happier about getting to see these guys perform twice in one week.
Anyway, The Parish is pretty great for taking pictures of live performances because they have a nice lighting system with lots of moving spotlights and different colors, and a fog machine that can help create some dramatic images. It might be a little tough to get those perfect shots, but patience pays off at this venue, and I was able to shoot the entire outing at ISO 800, which makes me very happy. I threw away probably 100 photos, but those that turned out to be in focus and nicely framed are worth sharing.
Phil Arciniega - GOBI
Matthew Kevin Dunn - GOBI
Matt Dunn & Phil Arciniega - GOBI
Phil Arciniega - GOBI