Live performance images is a glamorous occupation for the suitable one who loves music, touring, and the roar of the group. David Lehr, a Nashville, Tennessee live performance photographer lately caught up with Nikki Closser on The Portrait System Podcast to speak about how he obtained into live performance images and now works with nation music star Morgan Wallen, taking footage, capturing video, and mixing music. He additionally shares ideas for the way others can break into the scene.
Lehr obtained into images and music from a younger age. From in regards to the age of 13, he performed in bands, singing and taking part in guitar, and even went on a pair excursions. In faculty, Lehr studied music know-how, producing albums for additional revenue and capturing music movies. After faculty, the band he was in determined to go away Indiana and go the place the trade was taking place, so all of them went to Nashville.
In Nashville, Lehr made pals with a band and did live performance images for them, however didn’t make sufficient cash at it, so he additionally drove for Lyft and obtained into net design. One morning, he found that an internet design shopper had scammed him out of $7,000. It was a devastating blow. His account was within the unfavorable. Lehr instructed a pal about it at a celebration, who instructed another person on the get together, who determined to assist Lehr out by getting him a gig doing live performance images for nation artist April Kry. They favored his model and obtained him filling in for one more band who was touring. Shortly after that, Lehr met Morgan Wallen, who on the time, had round 40,000 Instagram followers. Lehr beloved Wallen’s music and so they had good chemistry, so Lehr left his different place to shoot for Wallen. Now, Morgan has almost 7 million followers, and Lehr is his major man for live performance images and videography, and he even remixes Wallen’s songs to make each video distinctive.
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In case you’d prefer to get entangled in live performance images, listed here are Lehr’s tricks to make it occur.
- Transfer to a metropolis the place the trade is going on so you possibly can meet the suitable individuals.
- Construct your portfolio, so you could have good work to point out them.
- One of the best ways to satisfy individuals is in individual in social settings, like at home events.
- Attempt a job website like EntertainmentCareers.internet.
- In case you do chilly emailing, strategy an artist who’s up and coming, slightly than somebody well-established or a supervisor or agent. Make certain your IG seems to be superb.
- Method individuals you imagine in. Stick with individuals you vibe with.
David Lehr actually stresses that final level, saying “the human expertise is in regards to the individuals round you. And so no matter you’re doing within the course of shouldn’t be as essential as who you’re bringing round you.” He feels that’s the approach to true satisfaction in your profession.
To see David Lehr’s work, go to his Instagram profile and Morgan Wallen’s Instagram.
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