I just can’t stop coming up with ‘firsts’ for this growing entity known as I Shoot Reno. Since there’s always so much excitement in the air around here, I thought it would be perfect timing to roll out the newest addition to the site here in December as a way of preparing for the amped-up new year. Hence I Shoot Reno’s ‘Week In Review: December 11-17’.
Much like any other, this particular week in December was a thrill to be a part of here in Reno. In terms of curated content on IShootReno.com, photos from NoBody Really’s opening set for Souls Of Mischief at The Alley kicked things off, along with a Reno Santa Crawl recap for those spirited stumblers who are looking to help piece their evening back together.
As an added bonus for this first edition of ‘Week In Review’ on IShootReno.com, I’ve included my (failed) attempt at personally capturing my 15 minutes of fame. Why fail? 1) Private Property. 2) I’m not even sure my photo was still in rotation when this was taken (2011-12-17). Check it out below … and stay tuned for more from I Shoot Reno!
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2011-12-12 Reno Santa Crawl Revisited Pt 12011-12-12 Reno Santa Crawl Revisited Pt 22011-12-12 Reno Santa Crawl Revisited Pt 32011-12-15 Anchor Brewing - Our Special Ale 20112011-12-15 I Shoot Reno Featured on I-80 Digital Billboard in Knitting Factory Ad2011-12-16 Thx 4 the likes @1937scott!2011-12-16 Audiophilia takes hold for the evening2011-12-17 Platillo de Carnitas @ Lupita's Mexican Restaurant, Sparks, NV2011-12-17 Lens Flare2011-12-17 Me and Chi Chi
Two nights in a row this talented group of local Reno-based musicians tore the roof off the houses in which they share their ground-breaking yet old-school embracing sound with those who are bold enough to come out of their cozy, fireplace heated homes. Once at Knitting Factory Concert House in the form of Status-FLO (opening for Sage Francis) and the next as NoBody Really w/The Rhythmatics ft. Anonymous Jones aka Chari “Knowledge” Smith of the only female-fronted live hip-hop group Northern Nevada needs to concern themselves with … Knowledge Lives Forever.
Update: It has come to light that Anonymous Jones is actually a group comprised of Tony L. Walker and Tsuyoshi “Yosh” Curtis of NoBody Really along with Chari “Knowledge” Smith of Knowledge Lives Forever, not solely Chari.
These artists, musicians … renaissance persons or whatever you may, feed off of each other’s energy while on-stage and carry many times their weight when it comes to setting a fire up underneath the proverbial behind of Reno’s underground music scene. Like those West coast rappers have been saying since slanging tapes out the trunk of your car was a huge entrepreneurial step in marketing your music to the masses … if you don’t know, now you know.
Oh, right, camera stuff. Shooting in RAW is definitely something that I’m kicking myself for not doing earlier (even for the ability to go back and ‘remaster’ previous shoots) and can definitely attest to furthering my overall knowledge and growth as a photographer. The Nikon D7000camera and Nikon 50mm f/1.8Dlens which find themselves by my side as of late seemed to function well in the low-light setup The Alley is notorious for. With aperture open to 1.8, shutter speed set at 1/250th of a second and ISO cranked up to 3200, the images were coming through a little dark, but caught enough of the light to touch up in Lightrrom 3 after the jump. When the spotlight was caught by a performer, there seemed to be a bit of ‘burn’ in the resulting image and the color palette could be described as being overly flooded with red. Again, nothing a bit of work in Lightroom couldn’t handle. In fact, I’m quite proud of these images and I encourage you to click through on the ALL CAPS lettering below to view the full gallery.
Tony L. Walker of NoBody Really keeping spirits high at The Alley...Tsuyoshi “Yosh” Curtis of NoBody Really feelin' the love on-stage at The Alley...Joel "Jaybird" Cowell summoning a higher musical power on the keys...Chari “Knowledge” Smith aka Anonymous Jones taking center stage at The Alley...
Camera(s) Used:
Nikon D7000
Lens(es) Used:
Nikon 50mm f/1.8D
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