Photography: Live Music & Events
Digital photography of live music performances. A wide variety of artists and bands are covered at a wide variety of venues, from small clubs to full size stadiums. I use a Nikon D90 camera, 35mm f1.8 and 17-55mm f2.8 lenses, and occasionally borrow longer lenses, when needed, from helpful friends. I try my best to capture strong original images, but if needed, I work in Photoshop to bring out the best in my photos. On ongoing project, shooting live music performances is an absolute blast. There's nothing quite like going to see music performed live and having a media pass to shoot photos in impossibly difficult conditions - namely, high action in low light.
This is just a smattering of my favourite shots, which I'll add to as I continue to shoot. If you'd like to see a full posting of my live music photography, please see my Flickr portfolio at flickr.com/photos/formatnoauto/sets/
I've shot extensively for The Snipe News and Scene In The Dark, where I have my own galleries (thesnipenews.com/author/ashley-tanasiychuk and sceneinthedark.com/author/format-no-auto). I've also shot for Backstage Rider, Beatroute, Georgia Straight, and others online and print publications.
I've shot extensively for The Snipe News and Scene In The Dark, where I have my own galleries (thesnipenews.com/author/ashley-tanasiychuk and sceneinthedark.com/author/format-no-auto). I've also shot for Backstage Rider, Beatroute, Georgia Straight, and others online and print publications.


The Herbaliser @ Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver BC Canada, July 24 2011
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News

My Morning Jacket @ Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver BC Canada, June 29 2011
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News

Rihanna @ Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC Canada, June 24 2011
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News


Joe Pug @ The Media Club, Vancouver BC Canada, May 12 2011
Featured in Scene In The Dark
Featured in Scene In The Dark


tUnE-yArDs @ Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC Canada, April 30 2011
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News



My Chemical Romance @ The Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts, Vancouver BC Canada, April 2 2011
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News



Wye Oak @ The Media Club, Vancouver BC Canada, March 27 2011
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News



Isis Salam performing at Utopia Festival @ W2, Vancouver BC Canada, March 5 2011
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News

Sonny and The Sunsets @ Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC Canada, February 5 2011
Featured in Scene In The Dark
Featured in Scene In The Dark


Tricky @ Venue Nightclub, Vancouver BC Canada, December 18 2010
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News





Arcade Fire @ PNE, Vancouver BC Canada, September 28 2010
Featured in The Snipe News
Featured in The Snipe News
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