Intimate Acoustic Session with Hannah Tan at Somo, Mon’t Kiara
I joined Hannah Tan and many other familiar faces over at Somo last week to check out her live acoustic session, just her and a keyboard! No dancers, no fancy production, no backup, no live musicians.
It was a little quiet at first but got busier as the night went on, Hannah arrived and settled down to start her performance.
The banner you see on the left..yes that picture was taken by me!
The audience were a little shy at first, but she soon got them warmed up.
Live and Loud 2007 Part 2 - Hannah Tan Live
So after James Taylor Quartet at Live and Loud 2007 came Hannah Tan!
Thanks so much Hannah for getting me access to the stage, backstage and the chance to mingle with the stars. It was an awesome experience!
To all the detractors Hannah CAN sing, even Suanie said so and she's brutally honest (mentioning Whitney's belly).
The setup was good, nice choreography, some piano work and some up-beat songs.It was a shame it was still daylight though as the light was rather flat and she had some good AV stuff and lighting.
She came on initially amongst a flurry of dancers decked in Blue and White.
Working the small but enthusiastic crowd (Plenty of shouts "Hannah we love you").
After that she got a bit warm and took her coat off - much to the crowds delight.
Hannah Tan Private Session for Album Launch at Mardi Gras (1-Utama) with Vince Chong
So last week a couple of friends and I headed off to the new club at 1-Utama (Mardi Gras) to check out a private live session from our local star Hannah Tan commemorating her new album launch apparently.
The place was pretty packed, and we got there a bit late, but thankfully I managed to sneak to the front and get some shots in. I started out with a wide lens (17-50mm f/2.8) but it was too wide and not fast enough even open all the way at f/2.8.
So I switched to my 50mm f/1.4 which gave me enough light at f/1.8 and was about the right focal length!
She had back-up dancers, vocalists and a full band (with Alda on bass), it was pretty cool!
This guy was rapping too.
The lights were tough for photography, changing every second or so to a completely different colour...sometimes the same picture would have 2-3 colour casts. It surely made for interesting ambiance though.
I chose to use the available light rather than blasting it all away with high powered flashwork.
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