Update:
I will be at the November 16th OT3P show at Pop’s in Sauget, IL taking more live shots of the band.
Fixed a few images and finished editing other ones….(old as in ones you have seen before).
From my original posting…..
First, the show ROCKED hard, band was great and seemed to not only have a great sense of humor to go along with their creative anarchy, but to just be some great folks to know.
I was lucky enough to be their guest for the show with a photo pass. Did not get me behind the barrier for some safer close up shots. I shot from within the crowd and off to the sides of the stage.
I shot about 90% of the night with manual focus lenses on my DSLR. I have about 200 shots from Tuesday night to edit, but I wanted to get at least one up tonight.
I do NOT use flash during live performance shoots, it is not how the artist intended for you to see them or the show and it takes away from the feel of a live shot most of the time….in my opinion. In the future I want to have some units I can setup to match the lighting being used by the band so I can get some better shutter speeds at lower ISO’s to cut down on the noise/grain.
Sorry guys no autographs this time around, maybe on some prints from this shoot though 
Otep has a standing invitation to come to my studio for a shoot anytime they are in town.
http://www.stlnaughtigras.com/
The show will be Febuary 14th, 2009 and I want all new stuff for this show. If anyone would like to model for work done strictly for this years show, contact me.
Last years show drew 1500 visitors and it was the first show, this years event should be bigger. Visit the site at stlnaughtigras .com and see some of last years work. and be sure to watch the video by Lo Fi Saint Louis – http://lofistl.com/2008/09/15/229-naughti-gras-nsfw/ (not work safe)
I hope to hear from anyone interested within the next thirty days, to give us time to get the finished product ready for the show. I can work with both men and women, couples or individuals and visit my website insomniacstudios.net if you have not seen my work before.
Keep in mind that sensuality, eroticism, even fetish can be visualized without nudity. All sessions are done free of charge, any make-up artists that would like to be part of the pieces may also contact me.
..that is how I signed my reply thank you from the campaign headquarters for our new President. I have never before donated or truly supported anyone before. I may not have raised any money, but I did help a few people see through the bullshit and find the truth and I did so for both sides.
Now lets make sure we don’t waste this chance to get our country back into shape, our people home and our economy from imploding any further. His speech tonight was not about him, it was about all of us and how difficult this will be for each and every person. It was not I this and I that, it was we and you. If you don’t support our next President now, I ask you just give him a chance.
It was fun to hear and watch the celebrations in the streets as we left the studio tonight. I cannot wait to see how crazy it gets tomorrow/today.
