Capturing the Emotion of the Blues

The essence of the Blues is raw emotion. Good Blues comes from the heart where all of our deep-seated emotions are. It is important in photographing blues musicians that you capture that emotion digitally or on film. The onlooker can observe the energy in your photographs and that is key. I suggest taking a burst of pictures in a continuous mode to get that desired effect. Or if you are patient and observant enough  you can anticipate the second in time that does that. . Here are a few examples: