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Some shots for the money, some for the fun, some to test the glass or for remembering it the next day – Some you wanna forget and some will remain one of your favorites  .

A Babak Photo Shot with mixed light – 50 mm glass wide open & loud with model Amber Van Zitamore

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Some rules you  follow and some rules you break then  when you get to make the laws you break All the rules !  Photo shot with 24 mm 1.4  because when you are crossing the ocean in a small boat you really don’t need a long lens. A Babak Photo 2011

I see  music and hearing photographs and at a Mötley Crüe concert you see all that fcuked up color, distorted and bent lights coming from the guitars – I think the right combination of  chords can do something special to the light that no soft box can do for you. Nothing beats looking through the viewfinder, it’s like putting on the headphones and turning the volume nub to about 6 or so but looking at the life a in back of the camera comes a close second.

If it’s not worth shooting it not worth looking at and if its that great that needs to seen by the others then it should be shot by someone that can transcend that greatness to the audience that wasn’t there.

Did I hear it or see it first? I hear nothing!  It gets fun when you get to predict what you are going to see next, then its when you get terrified, terrified because you know someone is going to step  on set to touch the hair or clothes or say something dumb to the model and distract the moment for ever —  wait we are at the concert, well same shit  happens every where. On the plane for a wing shot, on the street, in the cab when you see an amazing moment of light [ thats when you are at the stop light and you see a shot out side your window lined up perfect, it happens all the time now !]  then  the driver decides to move forward and it all ruined  - why do they always do that?  Its always better to get the content or emotion feel right than to get the perfect technical images that says nothing.

People always ask what lens, what soft box, what guitar & what amp you are using. who cares  ” its all same shit ” but what ever you do  make sure you can play all your images on an acoustic guitar on some street corner  anywhere  - you will not always have the main stage and all the lights.

Here are some personal photos I did at the show – I like the sound of them – Babak Photos 2011   www.babak.ca

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Wendy Cecil Victoria’s 13th Chancellor photographed on the grounds of the university. A Babak photo 2010

A clip from an old Fashion TV segment that was covering my photo shoot and was aired a few times on TV. Below are the final shots from the shoot that were published in a Toronto fashion magazine.   Photography BABAK

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This photo was made today [ Friday Nov. 19 - 2010 ]  on the way to the studio. Pro Green Construction company is taking out old cement silos – Note  you can see  the CN tour at the bottom of the photo.

A babak Photo 2010

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John Corabi  in Live in Toronto –  August 4th 2010  - Great show. Band sounded very tight . He  did some work as the lead singer with Motley Crue back in 1992 –  - A Babak Photo  1/50 s at 2.8

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A Take from a photo shoot with CJ Sleez, one of my favorite Punk Rock singers. A BABAK Photo 2010

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The G20  - Toronto  - June 2010  - all the controversy and the  $1.2 billon security expense but just another summer event to be enjoyed.

A quick shoot at the G20 fence area at night. Thanks to the officers for helping with the lighting and the local Italian restaurant for lending us the table cloth for us to use as the top for the model ! A babak Photo – Friday June 25 / 2010

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A shot I saw today while driving in the rain.  Am I the only one that see a sad face in this photograph?   A Babak Photo 45mm glass  1/100 at f2.8 non photoshop .

“Too many things were said  to ever make it feel like yesterday did” motley crue .