Rosie Ledet 1
Public performances are a good place to get interesting photographs of singers, dancer or actors. Often pictures are hampered by the restrictions of predetermined seating arrangements which restrict the public’s access to the stage. But outside open air events afford the photographer the opportunity to get up close to the stage during the performance without interfering with other peoples enjoyment of the entertainment.
This image was taken at the Simi Valley Cajun Music Festival. The performer is a Zydeco entertainer that had the place rocking. The photographer captured her portrait while she was performing with her accordion. The focus of the image is just right, concentrating on her face and the microphone. Her instrument in the foreground is soft and out of focus but distinct enough to lead us into the image. The shot is taken at such an angle that the background is the simple white tent that covered the venue. This eliminated the clutter of the rest of the stage.
The color appears to have shifted a little to the orange side but this does not hurt the image. This tight composition shows only what is necessary to tell the story of the singer and at the same time captures a moment of her exciting performance of what has been called bluegrass with a French accent.
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May 29th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Rosie Ledet and her band had the audience up and dancing to their intense Zydeco music at the Simi Valley Cajun Music Festival in May 2008. This picture was taken using a Nikon D300 with 70-300mm VR lens to get a tight composition on Rosie’s soulful expression. Post processing included selective blur and color enhancements done in Photoshop to increase the intensity of the image so it matched the magic of the musically creative moment captured in the photograph.