Swedish House Mafia ? Miami WMC 09 South Beach Nightlife got a good jolt of energy when the Swedish House Mafia boys took over Mansion for the Miami Winter Music Conference. Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso brought the crowd on a wild ride of house music bliss over the course of the night.
Swedish House Mafia @ Miami WMC
South Beach Nightlife got a good jolt of energy when the Swedish House Mafia boys took over Mansion for the Miami Winter Music Conference. Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso brought the crowd on a wild ride of house music bliss over the course of the night.
The capacity crowd was filled with beautiful people from all over the world, making for yet another sexy night of WMC 2009 mayhem!
Scorpions Kiss @ Exit 66 DJ Joe Dert pushed his product on the Ft. Lauderdale crowd that packed the walls of Exit 66, the newest nightclub by the guys behind the Crobar brand. A mashup of rock & hip hop kept everyone moving on the large dancefloor, while they took advantage of free drinks till midnight!
Scorpions Kiss @ Exit 66
DJ Joe Dert pushed his product on the Ft. Lauderdale crowd that packed the walls of Exit 66, the newest nightclub by the guys behind the Crobar brand. A mashup of rock & hip hop kept everyone moving on the large dancefloor, while they took advantage of free drinks till midnight!
Miami Dolphins footballer Chris Brown was there soaking up the club’s fun & quirky atmosphere at a table with friends. Exit 66 is on the path to becoming a great addition to the South Florida nightlife scene.
Cosplay @ Sushi Samba Once a month, on a Tuesday night, the Cosplay Wasabi Fashion Party takes over Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road in South Beach. There is a different color theme each time, this month it happened to be a pink invasion.
Cosplay @ Sushi Samba
Once a month, on a Tuesday night, the Cosplay Wasabi Fashion Party takes over Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road in South Beach. There is a different color theme each time, this month it happened to be a pink invasion.
The Wasabi Fashion aliens came down from planet pink to convert sushi lovers into dance maniacs and propagate their interplanetory mating rituals on the humans of earth.
Once the invasion is complete, Queen of Cosplay, Pamela Wasabi, gathers up her army and plans next month’s attack on the unsuspecting South Beach scene.
Threat Level: An Evening of Queer Shorts Attend a screening and DVD release party for “Channeling,” a curated program of short cinematic works which explore the spirit realm and the queer body politic.
Half Acre Beer Tasting Sample suds from the Chicago brewery, including Daisy Cutter pale ale, Over Ale and specialty brews Baume stout and Ginger Twin India red ale.
New – Icepan: Gaienmae An import from southern California, Icepan serves up artisanal custom-made ice cream in flavors like brown rice (our favorite), sesame, fresh banana and kiwi….
Review – Nagamine: Ginza Vegetable kaiseki is the unusual specialty at Nagamine, a relatively new restaurant in Ginza that’s run by a long-established vegetable wholesaler based in nearby Tsukiji. With no meat or seafood to distract one’s attention, the vegetables really stand on their own merits, and Nagamine showcases the most beautiful and most flavorful produce of the season. At Y5250, the vegetable menu offers a chance to experience a different take on kaiseki at a very reasonable price….
Mothering Sunday Carvery (14th Mar 10) Treat your mum to a memorable Mother’s Day with a delicious three course lunch at the Centre’s spectacular Water’s Edge Room overlooking the reserve. Booking is essential….
An Evening With Karen McLeod (25th Mar 10) Come and meet writer and artist and local Penge resident Karen McLeod, who will be talking about her novel “In Search of the Missing Eyelash” at our Wilde About Books special event! Free event, no …
Ethical Fashion Show (11th Mar 10) Help support the Gallery?s Development Project by attending this unique event! In the spirit of Morris? concern for the environment and interest in natural dyes we have invited some of London?s lea…
The Whigs No, not the Afghan Whigs. These are the Athens WhigsAthens, Georgia, that is. The Whigs have been kicking around for a few years now, having captured critics’ attention with their 2005 debut but never really making it off the “one to watch” pages. Their broadly appealing sound seems to meld…
Booze Monogamy Top-shelf watering holes devoted to a single type of liquor.
K’naan Somali-born, Canadian-bred Muslim rapper/poet Knaan delivers conscious rhymes more akin to spoken word and protest poetry than ballers and bling braggadocio. His hip-hop isnt easy to peg, fully embodying the genres ever-expanding boundaries: The flows are often Eminem-like, but Knaans backing…
Pancakes bring holiday touch to brunch, dessert Many of my childhood mornings were marked by syrup-stained clothing and sticky elbows – the evidence of pancake breakfasts. Ours were born from a box of Bisquick, but no matter – pancake mornings were special occasions, at least more so than those kicked off…
One evening in 1966, not long after the Los Angeles Philharmonic moved into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, concertgoers were surprised to find a picket line in front of the hall on opening night. Though picket lines were a dime a dozen in the ’60s, this one was unusual, for these young music lovers were protesting the shortage of works by Gustav Mahler on the philharmonic’s agenda. The protest received radio coverage, and it had the effect of launching the local Gustav Mahler Society.
Herb Alpert donates to CalArts The multi-Grammy winner has given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts.
Eight-time Grammy winner and Los Angeles native Herb Alpert, who in November pledged $30 million to UCLA to establish the cross-disciplinary UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has now given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts. In recognition of the gift, to be announced today, the school will be renamed the Herb Alpert School of Music.
Maisy’s Cafe Neutral Bay?s Maisy?s Cafe is a Sydney rarity ? a restaurant that is open for 24 hours and serves tasty breakfast, lunch and dinner at any time of the day while maintaining a relaxed sense of cool.
Adelaide Writers’ Week was as stimulating as ever, with sunny weather that kindly rose no hotter than 30 degrees (it was 40-plus in 2008) and a well-balanced program in the two tents.
Nightclub Photography Tips (Part 1) Low ISO settings are beneficial in nightclub photography because they reduce the amount of sensor noise that will show up in the photos. But with a low ISO setting, the sensor doesn’t pick up as much light as it can with higher ISO settings. Because most nightclub photography is done in low light situations, which settings are best for nightlife photographers to use?
Nightclub Photography Tips
ISO Settings
Low ISO settings are beneficial in nightclub photography because they reduce the amount of sensor noise that will show up in the photos. But with a low ISO setting, the sensor doesn’t pick up as much light as it can with higher ISO settings. Because most nightclub photography is done in low light situations, which settings are best for nightlife photographers to use?
It depends on the light environment at the nightclub. Some nightclubs are brighter than others, and you can use a lower ISO setting without much issue. Others are very dark, and you’ll need to increase the ISO to get the light you need, while also keeping the shutter speed high to minimize motion blur.
I like to start with my ISO set at 800 in most nightclubs. I’ve found this setting gives the best bang for your buck in nightlife photography. There isn’t too much noise for most camera bodies, and it burns just the right amount of light onto the sensor. I use this setting when taking close-up portraits of party people in the club. I often use different ISO settings for performers and large crowd shots.
You can’t just “set it and forget it” in nightclub photography because the people, light, and action are constantly changing, and you need to change with them to get the best photos.
Tank Girl I’ve been wanting to re-create one of my favorite bad movies, Tank Girl, in a series of photos. Here’s one of them. Sexy Lia Lanett was the perfect subject. Post apocalyptic badass!
Model: Lia Lanett
I’ve been wanting to re-create one of my favorite bad movies, Tank Girl, in a series of photos. Here’s one of them. Sexy Lia Lanett was the perfect subject. Post apocalyptic badass!
This image was taken out in the Florida Everglades, using just a speedlight on a stand with an umbrella.
Nightclub Photography Tips (Part 2) To get rich, vibrant, colorful nightclub photos, nightlife photographers need to use slower shutter speeds than they might be used to. With a slower shutter speed, your camera has time to suck in more ambient light, creating a brighter, more colorful image.
Nightclub Photography Tips
Shutter Speed Settings
To get rich, vibrant, colorful nightclub photos, nightlife photographers need to use slower shutter speeds than they might be used to. With a slower shutter speed, your camera has time to suck in more ambient light, creating a brighter, more colorful image.
For this image of Busta Rhymes, I used a shutter speed of 0.3 seconds. This means the camera’s shutter stays open for 0.3 seconds, which forced the club lights in the background to really pop out in a wash of color.
But with longer shutter speeds, it is harder to keep the image crisp and sharp. Any movement from your subjects will tend to create a blur. In a rowdy nightclub environment, it’s hard to keep people still for a photo.
To learn how I keep the subject sharp, even with a long shutter speed, check out my nightlife photography guide below:
Cosplay @ Sushi Samba Once a month, on a Tuesday night, the Cosplay Wasabi Fashion Party takes over Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road in South Beach. There is a different color theme each time, this month it happened to be a pink invasion.
Cosplay @ Sushi Samba
Once a month, on a Tuesday night, the Cosplay Wasabi Fashion Party takes over Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road in South Beach. There is a different color theme each time, this month it happened to be a pink invasion.
The Wasabi Fashion aliens came down from planet pink to convert sushi lovers into dance maniacs and propagate their interplanetory mating rituals on the humans of earth.
Once the invasion is complete, Queen of Cosplay, Pamela Wasabi, gathers up her army and plans next month’s attack on the unsuspecting South Beach scene.
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