Linda Evans: living-las-vegas.com's Photo Diva.
What do you get when you take a music-loving party girl out of the dance club, train her as a photojournalist & then plop her down in the Live Entertainment Capital Of the World? That would be me. The “Photo Diva” of Las Vegas — Concert shooter, backstage documenter, capturer of moments & all around badass behind a lens.
My photographic affair began in college when this budding journalist discovered that I liked the wide-angle lens more than the word processor. I rediscovered that passion when I moved to Las Vegas six years ago & have since been published online & in several print publications, specializing in live event photography including concerts by the biggest names to hit the Valley.
If you are looking for a fussy studio type who will spend hours getting the lighting right and futzing with hair & makeup, you probably want to keep looking. If you want a girl who knows music & tech who can hang with the crew & will let nothing stop her from getting the shot, then we should talk.
For booking info call 626.695.1860 or email fotodivaimages_gmail.com.
I was practically born with a camera in my hand. Growing up my Dad worked for Polaroid and we often had prototype cameras that we would get to try out and get creative with. But my passion for capturing moments on film didnt really materialize until college when I took a photojournalism class as part of my journalism curriculum. Shooting for college publications made me very interested in how the images I captured were presented to the world.
That interest led me into graphic design where I have enjoyed (and continue to enjoy) an award-winning career in publishing working on everything from traditional magazines to cutting-edge online networks.
I rediscovered the photographer within a few years ago and am currently enjoying the adventures in my life and work that continuously come my way.
Linda Evans
9304 Stock Street
Las Vegas
Nevada
89178
United States
626.695.1860
702.896.4549
Linda_S_Evans_hotmail.com
Live Event Photography
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My graphic design work--actually my whole life--has somehow been pretty tightly tied to music. My musician husband has edited music and audio magazines and I have done lots of design for those pages. That led several years ago to a chance assignment to shoot (with a little point and shoot) a Tim McGraw concert. And one image from that show re-lit the fire.
Now I am a regular resident of the photo pit for everything from major national tours to local bar bands and everything in between including large European festivals.
Shooting concerts brings it all together for me--the rush of adrenaline, the sounds coming from the stage, the feeling of being a part of something bigger than myself. Capturing a player or singer in an instant of unfettered joy--That is the magic of the moment.
Being involved with production in roles ranging from backup singer to roadie, I know that some of the best and most captivating stuff goes on where the crowd can’t see it. A celebrity photographer would cringe but I love documenting the unglamorous, backstage side of events large and small. I have many opportunities to do just that at Las Vegas shows, charity events and, of course, concerts.
I occasionally shoot red carpet events featuring “celebrities” I have never heard and often get to shoot events and seminars by folks ‘civilians” have never heard of like audio legend Bob Heil. My ties to lighting and audio gear manufacturers have led me to assignments to shoot images that have ended up in international advertising campaigns for clients including Robe Lighting, Digico and Midas Audio as well as documenting events at major trade shows including the National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim and the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas.
It is probably obvious that being a photographer would influence my work as a designer. Much as I work with light and angles to compose great photos, I work to compose designs that may have many elements but all of them work together to form a single high-impact image.
What may be less obvious to many is how my work designing for traditional and online “publications” informs my work as a photographer. I know what works for editors and publishers and always have that in mind when shooting on assignment. It is one reason I get cover shots quite often. Other shooters may wonder why I work for so many vertical images and why I leave blank space in the top right as often as I do. I know that a great cover is not a cover if there is not room for the publication logo.
Staying active and available in both designing and photography keeps everything fresh and alive. It is all about being able to take elements that may seem incompatible and make things work together to create something really great.
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