Nitzer Ebb & Curse Mackey: Mohawk, Austin, TX December 1, 2021

Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021

Nitzer Ebb and Curse Mackey was a show I was excited to see. I’ve know Curse a few years and seen huis show, but I have never seen Nitzer Ebb before, but am a big fan. So it was exciting when Curse asked me to shoot the show and got me a photo pass. This was a challenging show to shoot since Curse likes things very dark, and I had no idea what to expect from Nitzer Ebb.

Curse Mackey at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Curse Mackey
Curse Mackey at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Curse Mackey
Curse Mackey at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Curse Mackey
Curse Mackey at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Curse Mackey
Curse Mackey at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Curse Mackey
Curse Mackey at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Curse Mackey
Curse Mackey at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Curse Mackey
Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb at Come at Mohawk, December 1, 2021
Nitzer Ebb

Photographer’s Notes

I had seen Curse perform several times and expected to be challenged because he has a dark show with lots of strobes. I told him that I’d like to shoot him on film so he hooked me up with passes to the show so we I experiment. I came away expecting that to have 2 rolls of unusable shots, but a digital photographer I spoke to at the show thought I’d get better shots than him because of how the strobes and LED flicker would affect his shots. Both Curse and I were very happy with how these came out.

Cameras Used

  • Pentax K1000

Film Stock Used

  • Kodak Porta 800 pushed +2.

Lenses Used

  • Pentax SMC 50mm f/2.8
  • Samyang 85mm f/1.4

Software

  • SilverFast 9 (scan negatives)
  • Adobe Lightroom (photo retouching and editing)