The return of Tyler Jacobson (Lipgloss at La Rumba, 3.23.12) with Boyhollow and Option4

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TheHundred Presents: Gina Turner with Option4, DJ A-Ray, Mike Dee(z) and WERQ at the Beauty Bar

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Guest DJ Tower with Boyhollow and Option4 at Lipgloss (4.13.12)

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9.2.11: Lipgloss vs. Double // Shadow (DJs boyhollow and option4 with James Holden and James Yardley):

9.16.11: I Am Music (St. Luis) Documentary Filming and DJ Set:

10.7.11 Chromeo After-Party with Sammy Bananas DJ Set and Danger Granger:

Full slideshows from all of the parties above:

As most people know, nightclub photography is especially challenging due to a variety of factors that range from technical issues such as extreme low-light and constantly-changing ambiance to logistical annoyances (impenetrable crowds of drunk people, noise, spilled drinks and etc). There is no time to mess with focus or other settings – a nightclub photographer needs to be able to grab shots on the fly. It’s a battlefield out there! One advantage of the Tokina is that it’s built like a tank. And, even though it doesn’t have a silent motor and focusing is therefore not as fast or smooth as with my Canon EF-S 17-55mm lens, because of Tokina’s narrow ultra-wide range, it’s usually not a problem. The glass is pretty sharp, even if that is not always evident from my quarter-second exposures :) I do wish it had IS, but even without stabilization the lens performs quite well.

I really like the extreme wide angles you can get with ATX-116, such as this shot of former Lipgloss resident DJ Chase Dobson, who came back to play a set on August 19th:

And, even though it’s a wide lens, you can still a little bit of bokeh effect when you get really close to your subject, zoomed in to 16mm at F2.8:

Of course, vertical people shots at 11mm can look pretty distorted, in a fun way :)

At 16mm (below-right), distortion isn’t too bad:

Former Lipgloss resident DJ Chase Dobson with resident DJ/Lipgloss co-founder boyhollow (love those guys!):

James Holden & James Yardley from Double // Shadow:

Lipgloss resident DJ Option4:

Full slideshow with many more photos from 8.19.11: The Return Of Chase Dobson w/ boyhollow set:

Full slideshow from 9.2.11 LIPGLOSS vs. Double Shadow: boyhollow & option4 w/ James Holden & James Yardley set:

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5.20.11 with Dynamic (live)

6.3.11 Guest DJ A-Ray

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