{"id":1132,"date":"2025-02-28T19:37:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/oe\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2025-03-03T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:39:38","slug":"eou-and-treefort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/oe\/2025\/02\/28\/eou-and-treefort\/","title":{"rendered":"EOU and Treefort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Delilah Deckert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of the many experiences EOU has to offer its art students, one of the newer classes is one that may go under the radar. Offered every other year is ART 310: Concert Photography\u2014an experience that is well worth the wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took the class in the spring of 2024 and can offer some insights and tips into how to make the class an unforgettable one. But before you can take the class itself, taught by Michael Sell, you are required to take either beginning digital or film photography previously. Those classes will give you the full foundation of what you need to know to shoot great photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concert Photography as a class is really quite short, only taking a few meetings before you and your small cohort of students are off to Boise-based music festival Treefort<\/em> for up to five days of music. At the festival you are given a press pass and expected to shoot a number of shows. This essentially gives you the real concert photographer experience since, for all intents and purposes, you are one and you\u2019re on assignment with all the benefits that come with having a press pass. You can go to any affiliated venue for free. Bring cameras where others cannot, barring some specific venues and artists who may have specific rules which you\u2019ll know about ahead of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking photos in such a dynamic \u201ctarget rich\u201d environment is an ideal place for a photographer to not only create some amazing and varied work but to really show their skills at composition and working in various locations and lighting situations. I know that in my own experience, the confidence that I gained in my photography skyrocketed after doing that class, and I highly recommend taking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now before you go and take the class I\u2019m going to tell you a few things that I found helped my experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First is that Treefort<\/em> offers more than just music. They have a very wide variety of events on hand and they are all ripe for photography. They even have a helpful app that you can use to organize events and shows you might be interested in attending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second is to have a good grasp on navigation. I recommend having a compass and one of the maps that Treefort<\/em> provides which shows all the venues and various places to park.  Having a backup navigation system like this was really helpful, especially because when I went my phone wasn\u2019t working and I was unable to use my GPS over the whole trip. And while I found it much easier to walk places, Boise has a pretty good network of rentable scooters if you\u2019ve got a need for speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirdly, be really on top of your gear, wear comfortable shoes, have earplugs, and if you have a nice \u201cfast\u201d prime lens or two, it’s good to take those with you even if you\u2019re expecting to mostly use a variable zoom lens. You\u2019ll be dealing with a vast variety of distances, and lighting conditions so having more tools to combat those factors is a must. When I went I took two cameras, a film camera and a digital camera, that could swap lenses between them so that’s how I managed having a prime lens and a zoom lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My fourth and final tip is to remember to have fun, see if you can\u2019t go on the trip with friends, go to shows and venues that interest you, enjoy the food trucks, and see if you can get exclusive photoshoots with a band you\u2019re interested in. You\u2019re there to learn and grow as an artist, but you\u2019re also there for an experience that will hopefully lead you to do more shows in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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