Lowlight: The lighting always pretty difficult as the pit is narrow and the stage high.
Fill in: Always try to do one of the Somerset House gigs as atmosphere is fab. and the the backstage area is the terrace overlooking the Thames.
Okay so not the most profitable of bands in terms of picture sales but infinitely entertaining to go and see, the Eels never fail to amuse and with support from the kooky Jesca Hoop it was unmissable.
Tech Spec: The biggest problem with this venue is the light. From the narrow corridor afforded to us in the pit the only way is up - up into the stage lights which cause huge amounts of flare in camera. A lenshood provides some relief, but it does require a bit of post processing to kick some contrast into the proceedings. On traditional film I would push process the bugger to the limit but on digital I overexpose by a stop and adjust in aperture, taking down the exposure and compressing the blacks. Another fly in the lighting ointment is the constant changing of saturated colours. Gree, blue, yellow and Red all feature in every song. I tend to leave the WB on default and again adjust after. It's not ideal but it means you aren't fiddling with your equipment all the way through the three songs.
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