Ola Podrida was the opening band at the She and Him show at Webster Hall. The band hails from Brooklyn and has a indie/folk rock sound. They were originally supposed to open for the 2^nd night for She and Him at Hiro Ballroom. Since the first show got canceled, they ended up playing the second night anyway. I think I would appreciate Ola Podrida’s music on album more than I do live. It was hard to hear the singing but that might have been the sound system at Webster Hall. Maybe he’s just a quiet talker? Musically, they were good; just not the most exciting band to see live.

My girlfriend secured a spot by the stage for me while I sort out my photo pass. Then once I got there, I didn’t move until the end of the show. Thankfully, I had my Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 lens with me, because it would have been hard to get close-ups or get shots of other members of each band. For Ola Podrida, I could only get the majority of pictures of the keyboard/guitar player and the lead singer/guitarist. That’s one of the negatives of not having a photo pit; that you can’t really move to get other shots of other members. The other negative is you have to go really early to get a good spot up front. The positive is getting the chance to shoot the entire show and not have a 3 song limit! Luckily, I got better with shooting as the night went on. The lighting was really bright and I was very happy with that. Here are some of my favorites from this set, check back later for the photo set of She and Him:

To see all the Ola Podrida photos, click here.

Tags: Concert Photography, new york city, ola podrida, Photography, webster hall

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