Maine Photography

AFF 2008: Reporting from the scene

Believe it or not, I was not the only person with a camera at the Folk Festival. In fact, I caught two of my favorite photojournalists (Kevin Bennett and Bridget Brown of the Bangor Daily News) in the act:

They, of course, managed to take some wonderful shots. I wouldn’t expect anything less from them.

I have a strange fascination with photographing photographers. It’s amazing to watch different techniques, especially when it involves watching the differences between a person with a $100 point-n-shoot camera compared to someone who does this for a living.

I’ve poked a fair amount of fun at Kevin for the access he gets around the festival in years past. I actually had a second to do the whole “hey, nice work,” thing to him this year, so now I don’t feel quite so bad about joking around… not that I really ever felt that bad about it in the first place.

My friend Jeff managed to get a very nice shot of the two superstars along with Bangor radio and business Jill-of-all-trades Deb Neuman. Jeff goes right up to people and asks to take pictures of them. I opt for a bit more of a candid approach. I’m just stealthy like that.