Photos: Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Tony L. Walker of Status-FLO delivering an energetic opening set on World AIDS Day...

About 10 days ago, Status-FLO (Joel “Jaybird” Cowell, Tsyoshi “Yosh” Curtis, Tony L. Walker, Mark Sexton + more) laid down their luscious and smoky grooves in preparation of Sage Francis’ headlining set at the 2011 World AIDS Day benefit concert at Knitting Factory Concert House in downtown Reno.  With a non-stop lyrical overdrive carefully laid atop soulful downtempo grooves, Status-FLO’s local blend of organic musical ingredients is a solid bet any day of the week, and it pleases me to no end to have the privilege of photographing a bit of the magic to share with the faithful readers here at I Shoot Reno.

Settings on the Nikon D7000 camera (using the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D lens) were essentially the same as shooting Sage (and many other shows at The Knit), with shutter speed of 1/250th of a second, aperture set to 1.8 and ISO cranked up to 3200.  Editing took place in Lightrrom 3 and Lightbox by Photocrati is the theme used on IShootReno.com to present the final product.  Included in the full gallery (link below, in ALL CAPS), images include Status-FLO’s performance, breakdancers performing in-between sets, live art taking place throughout the night including such themes as ‘Zombie Bill Cosby’ and Eazy-E, as well as a very unique pair of sparkly blue jeans (under red light).  Yes, you read correctly, there’s a photo of a pair of sparkly jeans.

 

VIEW THE FULL STATUS-FLO GALLERY HERE

 

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Tsyoshi "Yosh" Curtis pumping up the crowd during Status-FLO's opening set...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Joel "Jaybird" Cowell keeping it classy on the Rhodes...

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Mark Sexton laying down a bluesy groove and vocals with Status-FLO...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Tony L. Walker aka "doodles" contributing to the silent auction on World AIDS Day...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
One of the many breakdancers performing in-between sets at The Knit on Thurs. Dec, 1st 2011...

 

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Zombie Bill Cosby: Jello!
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
RIP Eazy-E...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Yes, those are sparkly pants...

Photos: Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Sage Francis prominently poised with microphone in hand and cape tied tight...

Indie Hip-Hop legend Sage Francis is not only philanthropic with his wealth of verbal knowledge, but also quite so when it comes to offering performance for a cause.  Which cause you ask?  World AIDS Day.  The recent benefit show held at Knitting Factory Concert House saw this slam poet dj turned emcee give the city of Reno an extra-large helping of politically quotable and thought-inspiring verses, choruses and freestyles to chew on throughout this chilly post-Thanksgiving winters eve.  Brimming with creativity, live painting could be seen taking place all around the edges of the venue, along with sexual-awareness themed games and offerings throughout.  One thing which did throw us for a loop was that even though ‘safe-sex’ was being promoted, the free condom gift packs which were being distributed ended up all containing ‘magnum’ sized prophylactics … now don’t get me wrong, free condoms are better than no condoms, but MAGNUM sized condoms, really?  Most of which, from what I could spy, ended up either being stuffed in the upstairs booth cushions or got inflated and tied off at the end in the creation of makeshift patriot-looking balloon missiles.  Bomb’s away!!!

As far as my Nikon D7000 and  Nikon 50mm f/1.8D lens were concerned, Sage did move around a little fast during his caped crusade around the stage, but it wasn’t anything this fast and lightweight setup couldn’t handle.  Being the first concert I’ve shot in .NEF (RAW) format (I know, most photo geeks probably just dropped their jaws), the Lightrrom 3 session which followed was a big self-taught (and internet assisted) lesson in post-production and photo editing.  The amounts of color, clarity and contrast were just a few of the sliders which made up the process, and although there were plenty of bright lights to choose from, Sage’s onstage demeanor seemed to demand a handful of black and white depictions instead.  For these, the ‘develop’ process in Lightroom 3 went something like this: Enable Profile Corrections (Lens Corrections) >> Black & White >> Clarity >> Sharpening >> Fill Light >> Blacks >> Tone Curve.  I’m sure that there’s a lot more in store for me to learn in this software, and anyone reading this has a favorite to share, please do so below … or hit me up on Facebook or Twitter if that’s easier.

If you like what you see here, I’m pretty confident that you’ll enjoy the full gallery … so go ahead, click away and see why I Shoot Reno!

VIEW THE FULL SAGE FRANCIS GALLERY HERE

 

Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Sage Francis unleashing a poetic fury upon the crowd...
Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Sage Francis taking a quick breather after fully exhausting both himself and the crowd...
Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
A packed house for Sage Francis' World AIDS Day benefit show at The Knit...
Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Sage showing the crowd a taste of why the ladies call him 'Sage Frenchkiss'...
Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
An offering from the crowd which ended up going head-to-head with gravity...

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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Sage Francis Crowd @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
And the crowd goes wild for Sage Francis...
Sage Francis @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
A still shot displaying on one of the many monitors adorning the walls at The Knit...