Kicking off at around 9pm at at Phoenix Concert Hall, I already made a fatal flaw by showing up the the event late. Going off what the event times said was a bad idea, and I ended up rolling into the show about 30 mins after they had started! Kind of a bummer but still willing to get up there and snap a few shots.
The house was already about 1/2 packed, if not more for when the SG took the stage. As you could assume by that number, the front of the house was pretty packed and made it rather difficult to secure a decent shooting spot, especially since a main goal of the Blackheart Burlesque shows are to gain as much social media exposure as they can (aka EVERYONE is encouraged to snap photos and video).
Nonetheless, I found a couple good spots throughout the night as I moved around the venue. Thankfully, I had my girlfriend and another couple at the show with me so I didn't have to lug around a camera bag all night. It also helped when shooting so the extra weight doesn't mess with your judgement.
The one plus/minus about the show was the same songs and performances from the 2014 edition. It was nice to have an idea of what they were going to perform, but made it a little bit of a dud for others who have been to the show before. Regardless, it was still great time for the 4 of us to get together, have a couple drinks, and experience something we don't usually see everyday.
For specifics on the shooting part, I was using my Nikon D3100 body with a 70-300mm zoom lens. The actions and lighting made a few shots out of focus, but I was able to correct it for some artistic value. While very similar to the aesthetics of a concert, the new variable for myself that evening was gaining the right poses during the performance to showcase the best side of the ladies (not that they needed a 'best side' anyways).
For those wondering what themes were present for the show, there were all kind of props from shows/movies such as Game of Thrones, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Walking Dead, The Little Mermaid, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Star Wars, and more!
