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2014 in Review…

elisa sherman — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:32:41 +0000

2014…and that is it…

Kind of a fast and furious year. My camera only left my bag on occasion, or request. Some images never left my cards, before reformat…well that may have been a slight forgetful error, but still.

As in recent years past, a lot of images were captured in snapshot form, via iPhone to Instagram&Tumblr. There’s a fair bit of life that’s caught here, that I would never pull the big rig out for. I know I also enjoy a look back at the moments, the scenes, the selfies

There was also the chance to try out a Sony full frame mirrorless and shoot it along side my Canon 5d2…it did pretty well. I might get one before traveling abroad this next year…can’t beat the size/quality ratio, that is for sure.

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A couple trips…

Pride Love…

Music…

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And Victory, amongst the many good times in #fullframe…

And on to 2015…check out a small selection of 2014 below, or to review full sets, check the full 2014 collection

2014 in review – Images by Elisa Sherman

Noise for the Needy 2014, Farewell Festival

elisa sherman — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:55:12 +0000

Noise for the Needy has been raising money via this awesome local festival for 10 years. A great run, for many great causes along the way. So many great bands, great people, and a great event. I am so happy to have captured it via images for the last 7 years, since 2008. It’s been an honor to have photographed 7 festivals, 15 shows altogether, and too many bands to count. It’s been a special thing for me. Even after I stopped shooting music regularly in early 2012, I kept coming out for this event. For me it was that perfect confluence of art, creativity, and community coming together.

For a look back, check – Noise for the Needy blogs from 2008-2013 – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Given the finale, I can’t help but bring back some of my favorite images from years past.

I have loved shooting this festival…and I will miss it and all that it represents. I am so happy I got to be even a small part of it, capturing the moments; and a bit sad it’s all over.

But alas, it’s all in the photos…so enjoy this last stand, live from the Tractor Tavern(ok, 2weeks later, but eh?!)…

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Noise for the Needy 2014 – Images by Elisa Sherman

#nftn spirit forever.

2013 Year in Review: the odd year out, pics & prose

elisa sherman — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:49:06 +0000

2013, an interesting year. Perhaps most defined with it’s odd year ’13, the number most often skipped, avoided, pondered by superstition… For me, photographically, it was a year, where, more than anything, photography was, surely, just a hobby. If anything, I was as much an iPhonographer, as anything else. Whether it be #selfies or random snaps along the way to work, or mass of live instagrammed vacation pics, my phone was certainly the image capturer of choice this year. My big camera probably has the lowest shutter clicks on the year since I purchased it in 2010. In fact, for the cost, my phone probably made me the easiest money earlier this year when I instagrammed a couple #TRB pics and won a chunk of change to spend on the cruise – hello #onboardcredit! Really snaps posted to my instagram became the easy interaction with various artists and locales. The snapshot and publish of choice. Also embracing taking photos like a normal person, is a bit freeing and liberating, less stressful, and brings me back to the enjoyment of it all. And I printed bunches of them, as good if not better than any of the instamatic pics we have in family albums from my youth… That said, I will not abandon my big camera, I love it for what it is…I just need to find a couple projects to focus, no pun, on… And, for what little there was captured by the big sensor, there was much that was the same…For the sixth time since 2008, I photographed both the Noise for the Needy Festival, and the Pride Parade…quite a collection I have of these images. I love both these events, and plan on putting something special together related to the collections in coming years. And there were a few outings or travels that hit the sensor with some repeated shutters – Oahu trip to celebrate my 40th ~ I figured if I had to turn 40, it would be with a Mai Tai(or better) on the beach:) As well, a girls trip to see the Tulips and San Juan Island…both travels offered the chance to stretch the landscape muscles. I am really loving shooting these with the 15mm Fisheye, almost exclusively, while I shoot the event type of stuff split with the fish and the 70-200, and really just a side of a mid range 35(or 50 if I ever get it fixed – sigh)… The extremes appeal…If I ever go on a grand adventure, I think I would love to shoot it with the fish, and maybe a tilt shift exclusively. Making normal perspective images, seems to boring these days, unless it’s a snap with my phone. Enjoy some of my fave big camera images from 2013 – here’s to a fabulous ’14!

2013 Best of – Images by Elisa Sherman

Summer passed by…

elisa sherman — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:52:51 +0000

As I sit here on a raining Sunday afternoon, about a week into Fall, I reminisce back on our summer here in Seattle. It was warm, sunny, and generally a good summer. I started the summer, photographically, shooting my 6th Noise for the Needy Festival, and Pride Parade, respectively. These events, year after year, consistently yeild some of my favorite images. And as so often the case, my phone is always with me to capture whenever the mood strikes. Follow me on instagram at @elisasherman to keep up:) Here’s just a few…

Over the balance of the summer, life distracted. But over the last few weeks of the summer, a few fun images captured… First, I had the most fabulous date idea to go up on the Seattle Great Wheel – awesome, considering I am massively afraid of heights. Clearly, my head was in the clouds, lol… Luckily, even at ground level, our new massive ferris wheel yeilds cool images, expecially shot though the 15mm fish:) And the last full weekend of summer, we got lucky with a rainless if overcast Saturday, and I got to visit Snoqualmie Falls on it’s lower platform & trail re-opening day. It was busy, food trucks abound up top, and I was feeling a little under the weather, as it were…but luckily, we walked down the trail, took some pics, and caught the shuttle from the bottom back to the parking (which was back towards town – they shuttled everyone in this day). And later the same day, I got to visit the Renton airport, and found some fun images unexpectedly. Images unexpected, are always fun. The summer in review ~
Summer 2013 – Images by Elisa Sherman And with that, hello fall, what cornucopia do you bring?

Noise for the Needy 2013 ~ Ballard Style

elisa sherman — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:02:08 +0000

Well, I can’t believe it had been over a year since I had last shot a music gig…my last outing being last years Noise for the Needy benefit – this years, was just the impetus I needed to go back out – as I have shot it every year since I got my first dSLR in 2008. I felt great, it was challenging, it was a bit back breaking, and it made me itch for it it all a bit, again…

That all said – the reason I go out every year for NFTN, is that it feels good, it’s for a good cause – and great people all get together to make it happen. Simply put, it’s a great thing to be part of. This years like the others supports a local charity – this year it was the Ballard Food Bank, thus all the shows were at Ballard venues – and I volunteered to shoot the weekend shows at the Tractor Tavern. It was going to be dark, I knew, but all considered it was the venue in which I knew I could make it work…

Before I show off this years set, reminisce – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Now, the bands that were covered included Pretty Broken Things, Case Studies, Horse Feathers on Saturday the 22nd, and C-Leb & the Kettle Black, Cracker Factory, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown Sunday the 22rd. By far the most fun to shoot was Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown closing the show on Sunday…but they were all great fun, offering unique looks, and great music.

My faves from the weekend…

Full Archive slideshow –

Noise for the Needy 2013 – Images by Elisa Sherman

To check out all the images captured by the NFTN photographers, check out their FLICKR.

…next, Pride…

2012 Year in Review: Ponderings & Pics

elisa sherman — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:13:21 +0000

2012, it’s been an interesting year. In previous years, this blog, the year in review, has focused on concert images, but like everything else, we have evolved, changed, and my focus has altered…

For one, my photography has found a role within my life that is decidely less serious. I am a fan of images, first… An image maker, creating what has inspired or crossed my path.

Some music images have continued to make their way to my sensor, through the lenses…along with some gorgeous seascapes, glorious crystalline ice bergs, and a reappreciation for the fact,that it isn’t he camera you have, rather the camera you have with you, be it the 5d2 or my iPhone.

After all, the phone camera, you have, likely, with you all the time, so when an image appears by happenstance, in front of you, snap…the ultimate snapshot device as it were…

I have several this year, around town, on vacation, it is, image making at will, unplanned, and uncontrived – perhaps of quality, perhaps, just pure fun. Digital has made image capturing, the recording of pixels, a matter of course for pretty much everyone. And as a fan of images, I do not pretend to be above that fray…

More fun snaps can be seen on my tumblr…

Of course, the big heavy mark II got many a click, and as of a week or so ago, finally a sensor cleaning…

Some of my favorite images, landscape, life and beyond, not excluding music…

And with that, 2012 images are but a pixelated record in time…Adieu.

Noise for the Needy 2012

elisa sherman — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:32:11 +0000

This year as I was going to be out of town the second week of June – I thought I was going to miss the annual charity music festival – Noise for the Needy…after having shot it every year since 2008…but they had a couple of early show dates – so I was able to squeeze this one in – at Neumos, headlined by The Thermals, with Little Cuts, and Tacocat. To reminisce on years past check out – 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 blogs.

This year – as always, the images show what a great cause, what fun, and what is so cool about this event – the people & the music. Enjoy…

Full Gallery –

Noise for the Needy 2012 @ Neumos 6-2-2012 – Images by Elisa Sherman

2011: Year in Review Concert Images

elisa sherman — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:25:27 +0000

2011 has been an interesting year for me…For a multitude of reasons, I have shot less shows. That said, I hope I still continued to hone my craft, and clarify my style. I like to say, my style is to target those “in between” moments, that capture the joy, peace, bliss of the moments in their performances. Do my images look like everyone elses – I hope not! Are they the best music images? Hardly. But they are what I see…hope you enjoy the view! My selections of the year are here:

Some of my particular faves ~

Images from the Lifehouse show early this year, are some of my favorites – especially of Ben Carey – he is perfection to photograph – he is the perfect dirty rock star guitarist – you realize I’m not being literal – just honest, he’s not beautiful but he is – does that make sense? The lead singer of Lifehouse, yes, is technically pretty good looking – but Ben is the one that kept pulling the lens over and giving it. He’s also pretty cool – bumped into him a late during Pajama night decked out in his bathrobe on the VH1 Best Cruise Ever, but that’s another tale to tell!

More recently – there was the spectacular night that was put on by husband wife duo – Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer…Their show was stunningly fun to watch, take in, and yes photograph. One of the best parts of the night, was when Amanda invited dancers out, and lined them up to deliver birthday kisses – lucky man.

Stepping back in the year a bit, was the Noise for the Needy shows…I have shot them since 2008. It’s a fun way to give back to the community doing what I can do pretty easily. This image – was of Claire England of Bright Futures at Chop Suey – wearing, you aren’t mistaken – that’s a Justin Beiber tshirt – priceless!

This next photo is a fave simply because I love the color, and the swishy-ness of it – it is what it is, and I like it. The girls are 2 of the 3 singers for a brand new band (in one of their first shows), called The Pytons – they hired me to shoot 3 of their shows, and they are all spectacular people – my hats off to them, and I wish them much success and good music.

And while I didn’t shoot many shows this year, I did bring this whole full circle by finally officially shooting INXS – the band that inspired me to do this thing amongst the swirling lights, hot rock stars, and whatnot…It was what would seem their last tour with Canadian lead singer, JD Fortune, who won the spot back in 2005 on the show Rock Star: INXS – which also can be credited with my inpsiration for getting into this game, rather later in life than the youngins (in my thirties, lol)…So JD, even though you hid from me for most of the 3 songs I got to shoot you, this one’s for you…for always being that Rock Star on stage every time I saw you, being friendly and cheeky offstage, one upping my friend about the temperment of her pug whilst playing poker, and being so lovely backstage when I got invited to shoot the fan winners with the band this go round. JD – you are a rock star. INXS, I wish you the best in your next ventures. And to 2011, it was a good year.

So that’s it for the stories – check the list with links to all of the artists featuerd this year, along with the slideshow with several fun images from the year, whether it was Scott Hutchison, my 3rd time out shooting the fabulous Psychedelic Furs, my second time shooting the spectacular that is the Theivery Corporation, or the killer country that is Little Big Town – it was all good. Until next year, adieu…

2011
December –
Pink Martini with the Seattle Symphony

November –
Jason Webley (feat. Amanda Palmer)
Amanda Palmer @ Occupy Seattle
An Evening with Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer
The Bangles

September –
Thievery Corporation

August –
Little Big Town

July –
INXS
Gillian Welch
Owl City
Neko Case
Mat Kearney

June –
Brett Dennen
Noise for the Needy featuring: Akimbo, Wildildlife, Black Queen, Princess, Vultures 2012, Smooth Sailing, Whiskey Tango, What What Now, Brite Futures, Lisa Dank, The Redwood Plan, Fresh Espresso

May –
Psychedelic Furs

April –
Robert Plant

March –
Lifehouse
Joshua Radin
Laura Jansen
Noise for the Needy feat. Kokon Taiko Drummers, Truckasauras, Mad Rad, Junkie XL
Scott Hutchison

February –
Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band

January –
Alter Bridge
Amos Lee
Taddy Porter
Like a Storm

2011 Year in Review – Images by Elisa Sherman

Noise for the Needy 2011

elisa sherman — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:54:29 +0000

For the 4th year in a row, this past June, I photographed the Noise for the Needy festival & events – a great local benefit organization for sure. Whether you can work a table, sing (play), attend as a fan & buy drinks(seriously! lol – a good time is always had), or photograph, its a great set of events to be a part of.

I don’t know if the images are like all the other music images or if they are special because of what the community is coming together to do? Regardless – it’s a beautiful thing. This year, the festival proceeds benefit Real Change – something if you walk around downtown Seattle, you should be well familiar with.

To see my images from previous years – 2008, 2009, 2010.

This year – I covered Metal Night (yeah, you heard me) and ironically enough, the next night I covered happened to be dance music – so 2 ends of the spectrum – and no “singer songwriter” bits to be seen at either…not that people didn’t write their music, but you know what I mean…I also captured images from last March’s kickoff event – which was a bit of swirling lights, dancers, electronic beats and fun.

Anywho – some of my favorite images from this year –

Bands covered at Festival – click on each to see full photo sets of each
Akimbo
Wildildlife
Black Queen
Princess
Vultures 2012
Smooth Sailing
Whiskey Tango
What What Now
Brite Futures
Lisa Dank
The Redwood Plan
Fresh Espresso

At the March Kickoff event –
Kokon Taiko Drummers
Truckasauras
Mad Rad
Junkie XL

By night –
March kick off event at Neumos 3-10-2011
Metal night at Underground Event Center 6-11-2011
Dance/electronic night at Chop Suey 6-12-2011

Until next year (for NFTN) – cheers!