Exposure

Exposure: Anthony Tran

By Alexandra Savvides on 02 March 2009
Exposure is a series of photo galleries showcasing photographic talent in Australia. Our featured photographers share their best shots and give us an insight into both their creative and technical processes. If you are interested in being featured in Exposure, or know any photo buffs who might be, contact us at cnet@cnet.com.au.

(Credit: Stephen Box)

Biography: Anthony Tran is a music photographer who primarily works at live shows for street press magazine Drum Media Perth and music website Fasterlouder. He has also produced work for jmag, Mess+Noise and Alternative Press magazines.

Anthony spent his weekends taking shots of bands he stumbled upon at concerts around Perth. The hobby started out as an outlet to wind down from studying engineering at university, but after being discovered by the editor of the FasterLouder Perth branch at a Sleepy Jackson in-store concert, he made the leap into the music media industry.

He shoots all artists — big or small — that tour through Perth and is a regular in the photographers' pit at West Australian festivals. If he's ever in your city, don't be surprised if you spot him at your nearest live music venue with camera in hand.

Anthony was recently awarded "Best Festival Photo" at the inaugural Fasterlouder Festival Awards in 2008 for his photo of Róisín Murphy. As a result he will be a touring photographer with V Festival in 2009.

Most concerts can be seen and read about in his blog http://antz.bur.st/. His latest work is showcased on his Flickr photostream http://flickr.com/photos/antzpantz/.

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D DSLR, Canon EOS 20D DSLR, Canon EOS 350D DSLR (retired), Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens, Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 lens, Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, Canon 1.4x Teleconverter, Canon Speedlite 580EX II, Canon Speedlite 580EX, Crumpler "The Next Venue" camera bag.

Róisín Murphy @ V Festival 2008, Perth

Here is the photo that won Best Festival Photo at the FasterLouder Festival Awards in 2008. This photo was lucky enough to be taken from the right place at the right time. With the help of a low stage, Róisín Murphy reached out to her audience, shaking the hands of many adoring fans. It's moments like these that are the hardest to capture. There is a lot of luck needed to create a defining photo, but there's skill in turning that to your advantage. Just live in the moment, and take the picture. This is one of my all-time favourite shots and I never thought it would lead to anything else, let alone win an award.

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D, 1/160 at f/3.2 on ISO 400

(Credit: Anthony Tran, http://antz.bur.st/)

Topics: anthony, band, digital photography, exposure, gig, music, music photography, roisin murphy, Franz Ferdinand, The Grates, Parklife Festival, Peaches, Marilyn Manson, good vibrations, presets

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  • gtvone commented on 14/07/2009 19:47 Report abuse

    Cracking shot, Anthony!

    Sime - http://gtvone.com

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