How to rock a stage: Taking Berlin

On the keyboard - Cassandra

Last saturday I had the pleasure to be the stage photographer of Taking Berlin at The Standard.

When I entered the bar where they had their gig I was stunned by the great stage and the amazing lightning, making me euphoric just thinking about what great pictures I could take that night.

The bar also had a table tennis table - which should be a main feature of every good bar - but anyway, when Taking Berlin headed on stage and started playing it was like magic.

Their music makes you wanna dance, feel good and just enjoy life. So far so good if you're casual audience.

But as a photographer they stunned me in another way as well. They rocked the stage. Literally. Like jumping around and pose in different ways to entertain the audience. The bass guitarist even tried to climb on top of the speakers - he failed, but hey, climbing up with a bass in front of you can be pretty hard and at least he tried! :D

They were not that immersed into playing their songs to have concentrated faces but showed emotion! You could see how they enjoyed to play, to sing, to entertain live.

On the bass guitar - Hamish

So this was like gold for me, you could only dream of such musicians as a concert photographer. I was so excited and in mood to document this performance that I took more than 700 shots within half an hour. Sorting out and editing was hard work, but those pictures are some of my best concert shots so far.

There are bands who make good music but fail to have a good live performance. Taking Berlin doesn't. Don't miss them!

Their next gig is on the 16th of January in Sydney, for more details go to their Facebookpage.

And most impertently, listen to their songs on Soundcloud.

You can find all pictures - including pictures of the band members that haven't had space in this post - of the concert on G+ in this album.

Read more about my work as a concert photographer in About Toothbrushes, Bbq and Ildiko.

Behind the drums - David