Yesterday I saw Rainbox recurring at the Rainbow Pub in Digbeth - an event held by students at the University of Birmingham to raise money for Oxfam. This year my very own house mate’s band, ‘The July Days’ were headlining and Iwent along to get some shots. All the money raised went to Oxfam and one of the tracks on the July Days album was sold to raise money for Haiti. A truly brilliant night, lots of fun was had by all!
The first shot is of my housemate, one of the singers in The July Days - it was fairly easy to get this shot as I was right at the front, obviously. I turned the flash off and set the camera to Smart mode, this seemed to make all the colours stand out that little bit more, giving the image more of a kick.
The second two, being crowd shots, required the flash as the audience were mainly in darkness. I left the camera on Smart mode as I had very little time to keep fiddling with the settings with all the action going on. I was really impressed just how far the flash covered, as I could see a fair distance in each shot.
All in all, the Samsung came in useful as it was less obtrusive than my SLR and was really handy to have at the crowded gig. The whole event was a great night out which I’d recommend to anybody, and The July Days truly earnt their headline spot.
