Ok, so I know I sound like a squealing schoolgirl but to actually meet my most influential music photographer is a big deal to me.
We had a private gig in London last weekend with my favourite band, The Defiled, and Scott happens to be their photographer so during the performance I actually got to see him at work. Tiny venue, lots of (well, 60 ish) people watching, sitting too which no doubt caused problems of their own, terrible lighting, all would mount up to be what I would imagine as a photographers nightmare. But it was fascinating watching him work. Move around the people and squeeze into the tiniest of spaces to get a shot. Inspiring indeed.
After the show was rapped, we spent some time in the bar area of the venue and I happened to spy him as he was getting ready to leave. He knew who I was after befriending him and his work on Facebook and was great to introduce myself face to face and have a chat about photography.
I explained this current course to him and my upcoming assignment and that I am struggling a bit with me being so uncomfortable photographing people whether in an organised setting or unawares and, to my surprise, he admitted that he doesn't like it either! The guy is a remarkable portrait photographer and I would assume that he is now comfortable with that situation but he gave the impression that he's not big with photographing joe bloggs on the street and will try to avoid photographing weddings if he can help it.
It was a brief meeting as he was away to get to another destination for another shoot the next day but it was a milestone for me as a photographer. I feel slight comfort in the fact that a professional photographer, even my most influential one, has the same worries as me with regards to different ways of shooting and it has given me confidence in the fact that if I am not completely comfortable with a certain situation, then it doesn't matter.
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