For the Love of Music

If I wasn't meant to be a photographer, then I would have been a musician. Luckily for all of us, photography worked out ;)

Music has been with me every step of the way, I remember as a kid blasting my Mom's Michael Jackson records as I readied my self for the day, singing into the hair brush of course! Driving up the main street of downtown Annapolis, senior year of high school with my best friends, blasting Sir Mix A Lot, "I Like Big Butts" and dancing like crazy people. Yes, I was that person ... lol, what can I say, I'm a dork! In college, it was Coldplay's album, "Parachutes," which kept me relaxed and sane those long nights in the darkroom.

But I will always remember the moment I was introduced to Nina Simone. I was setting up my senior thesis for my BFA, it was a audio/visual installation about domestic violence, and this guy I kinda knew, walks in to check it out. After experiencing the installation he said, "here ... you need to hear this". It was Nina, singing, "Four Women", her deep voice filled with melancholy and paired with lyrics which portrayed deceptive love and loss. Goose bumps ran up my arms and I was hooked.

So, what's the point of this blog post, I mean really, I am a wedding and portrait photographer, why am I rambling on (hello, Led Zeppelin)? The point is two of my loves have collided and recently I find myself photographing a lot of great bands and musicians. Because of which I have decided to launch a secondary blog dedicated to the images I capture along my musical travels.

Please check out my new blog, For The Love of Music and leave comments! I love to hear what you think or if there is a musician or band you would suggest I should check out!

Lindsey :)
www.lindseyraephoto-music.blogspot.com