Photographers and Musicians
May 3, 2017 12:18:01 #
May 3, 2017 12:25:54 #
Have played piano since age 5 and done a fair amount of mediocre composing. In June of 2006, played a 80th birthday recital consisting of 1st Prelude & Fugue from Bach's WTC and Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. Quite well played and well attended. Attempted to repeat program in 2016 but had to cancel several days prior. Could no longer hack it.
Been photographing--not well but enthusiastically---just as long.
Never pro at either.
bob
Been photographing--not well but enthusiastically---just as long.
Never pro at either.
bob
May 3, 2017 12:29:14 #
HankR
Loc: So. East Florida
Started piano lessons 2 year ago. A musician? Not yet, but enjoying it. It puts a whole other dimension to life. Oh, and piano is just a difficult as my 5D M4 to learn proficiently.
May 3, 2017 12:34:01 #
May 3, 2017 12:40:40 #
Nice to see so many musicians! I was an amateur classical (orchestra, opera, G&S) flutist for over 30 years. Now I play mostly Irish trad flute, old time fiddle, and make the occasional foray into contra or English Country Dance.
May 3, 2017 13:25:16 #
Typical kid subjected to years of piano I did not like much at all, and was really interested in violin and
photography. Finally allowed to get my wish on that, but never aimed at anything that would be full time.
Violin is SO expressive, continued to enjoy over the years but finally gave it up. Still think a kid should
be allowed to choose ..to me it seemed piano was too "percussive"!
photography. Finally allowed to get my wish on that, but never aimed at anything that would be full time.
Violin is SO expressive, continued to enjoy over the years but finally gave it up. Still think a kid should
be allowed to choose ..to me it seemed piano was too "percussive"!
May 3, 2017 13:27:13 #
Erik_H wrote:
A quick show of hands please. How many photographe... (show quote)
I do like to play the guitar! (but I also grew up with a Steinway concert wing standing in my room throughout childhood and I never touched it)!
May 3, 2017 13:51:10 #
May 3, 2017 14:01:02 #
YES!
I as well, a musician = Saxophone, Tenor and Alto - Clarinet, and flute. I do not really perform in public, however, I MUST have music in the background when editing, and too, while I am in the darkroom. (Yes, I still do some chemical photography - I make use of Photo-Paper as "film" in my 4X5 and 8X10 cameras.)
Being a onetime musician really does help in my capturing and editing my photographic art. Even IF one is Not a musician, and happens to like or love, music - They can benefit from the "musical experience" by having Music playing in the same room (or headphones) while they are in the "Edit Mode" with their photographic work. Give it a try - you may really see a difference in the work you produce. Yeah! Even if you do not like music = Give it a shot.
I do recommend that the music be instrumental and not vocal, with me that is, because I do find the vocals a little distracting from attempting to place my "feelings" into the image for Print.
Good thread here... :-)
I as well, a musician = Saxophone, Tenor and Alto - Clarinet, and flute. I do not really perform in public, however, I MUST have music in the background when editing, and too, while I am in the darkroom. (Yes, I still do some chemical photography - I make use of Photo-Paper as "film" in my 4X5 and 8X10 cameras.)
Being a onetime musician really does help in my capturing and editing my photographic art. Even IF one is Not a musician, and happens to like or love, music - They can benefit from the "musical experience" by having Music playing in the same room (or headphones) while they are in the "Edit Mode" with their photographic work. Give it a try - you may really see a difference in the work you produce. Yeah! Even if you do not like music = Give it a shot.
I do recommend that the music be instrumental and not vocal, with me that is, because I do find the vocals a little distracting from attempting to place my "feelings" into the image for Print.
Good thread here... :-)
May 3, 2017 14:11:07 #
Me! I'm a better musician than a photographer, but both are extremely important to me. Interesting correlation....
May 3, 2017 14:13:04 #
I have been playing piano since age 6, woodwinds since age 9, studied music education (instrumental) in college, taught piano, and write poetry and short stories.
May 3, 2017 14:29:22 #
As a professional musician (bassoonist) and music professor, I find that many colleagues have a penchant for photography and are quite creative. I have played professionally (LA Philharmonic and orchestras in Houston and Shreveport, La), as well as teaching in universities for five decades. Photography has been a passion that I have limited time to indulge due to work - mainly relying on summer and the winter break windows of time for me to get out with a camera. The plans for summer are time in Idaho and Montana and winter will see me touring Yellowstone. I believe that a sensitivity to beauty in the musician can carry that person easily into photography and get them hooked. I know that I am.
May 3, 2017 14:35:42 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
Erik_H wrote:
A quick show of hands please. How many photographe... (show quote)
i play classical guitar.
May 3, 2017 14:38:05 #
I've been playing trombone in big bands and chamber groups for more than 50 years. In my youth I was a guitar and bass player. I agree that photography and music seem to have a connection. I've been fiddling with my DSLR off and on for the past 10 years or so.
--LarryF
--LarryF
May 3, 2017 15:09:38 #
Before I was married I played a Steel Guitar with a small group. One night we just made it on time. When we went to play I thought my amp has dead, It turned out the outlet I was using was dead, no sound. I tried to turn the volume up with my foot. They had to dig up an extension cord. As a wedding photographer for 30 years I could write a book of the things Ive seen and not one page would be about photography. Im sure other wedding photographers out there could do the same.
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