Research: Adam Elmakias

Perhaps a more mainstream photographer, Adam Elmakias is a music photographer , perhaps one of my favourites. Who travels the world taking photographs of different bands.

I love how emotive his photographs are, and how they capture the energy of the concert perfectly.

The enjoyment of the crowd captured under falling confetti. I love how dark the crowd are here, you can barely make people out, just the shape of arms rehang out. Against a very white, well lit stage in the background.

An action shot of the drummer capturing the crowd in the background really shows the energy here.

I love how the band are silhouetted here.

A crowd captured under a hazy mist of lights. I like how you cannot see what the crowd are watching due to the lights, but you can feel the energy and see they are having an amazing time. I love how crisp the crowd are here, even though they are so dark.

Probably one of my favourite photographs. The true energy of a rock festival. This is image is so sharp and perfectly timed. I love how the background; the sky, crowd and tents in the background are all very light/ white almost all the same shade whilst the shage and the musicians are quite dark, a lot more black present. This keeps your attention in the foreground and really makes the musician stand out. Almost as if they are jumping out of the photograph.

Confetti falling, all which looks quite sharp, which i love, captures the engery present at this concert. It certainly makes me think ' i was i could have been there' .

Adam is beginning to use drones in his photography now and the outcomes are amazing. This photograph would not be possible without one, it adds a whole new dimension to music photography. I absolutely adore this photograph and the emotion it portrays. A lone musician with a guitar. I can only assume singing a ballad. The lights from this angle create a heart which his shadows fill. The different angle from which the lights hit almost make the shadows look like two different people, as they are not identical. The rest of the stage is almost in complete darkness which helps create the beautiful effect.

I love the burst of light exploding from behind the musician here, and the glow it creates. Its not your average photograph of a musician, but it makes him seem somewhat more human, on an emotional level that you do not usually see.