My Portfolio: Seal Live Concert Shots
2011 Seal South American & Europe Tour
By Steve Huff
Besides working on this site every single day, I am also a working photographer and when I get the chance to shoot something I enjoy shooting, I jump at that chance. Shooting live shows and concerts has always been something I wanted to do and over the past two years I have been lucky enough to live that dream.
Going on tour with recording artist and photographer Seal in 2010 and 2011 has been a blessing for me. I get to hang with a great friend, shoot his shows, talk about cameras and photography, and travel the world all at the same time. It’s a photographers dream job. Does it get any better? Besides being an amazing recording artist, Seal is a passionate photographer himself and even donated a signed Leica M9 for a huge contest that took place on this website.
Below is a collection of some of my favorite shots of Seal in concert as well as a few behind the scene shots. More will be added from time to time.
ALL images below were shot with a Leica M9, 28 Elmarit ASPH, 35 Summicron and 50 Noctilux. There are also some “lost” images from the tour HERE.
You can also follow Seals daily life in photos at picortwo.com
One of my images from Paris made the cover of Seals new CD “Soul 2″
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Buenos Aires Argentina – 2011
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Belo Horizonte Brazil 2011
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Brazilia Brazil 2011
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Rio Brazil 2011 – 2011
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Santiago, Chile – 2011
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Sao Paulo Brazil - Two Nights – 2011
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Racife Brazil 2011
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Mexico City, MX – Two Nights – 2011
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Zermatt Switzerland 2011
First a few shots in and around Zermatt…
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and showtime!
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Cape Town, South Africa – Intimate Private Show
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Parnu, Estonia 2011
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Brussels, Belgium 2011
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Vienna, Austria 2011
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Moscow Russia 2011
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Budapest 2011
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Pula Croatia 2011
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Rotterdam Holland 2011
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Paris France 2011
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and a just for fun video I put together of clips from the SA tour!
I LOVE these photos!!
Stunning pictures!
Great concert pictures, Woow !
Hi Steve!
And where*s the shot of Seal with the new – shortly to be announced Leica M9P around his neck?!
Steve,
I think you found your true calling.
These images are some of your best work IMHO.
Great video also.
Steven
Oh – I forgot to write it down – the 1st pic – as already posted way back during the South America Tour – “The Yellow Jacket” – is my personal all time-fav!
Congrats Steve,
regards,
Michael S.
Amazing… How did you get all these photos in focus with these MF lenses on constantly moving subjects + in low light?
Years of shooting Leica M…I find it rather easy, in fact, its easier for me to shoot these with an M and Noct than something like a 5D and 70-200 AF.
How come???? I’m kindda new in digital photo, just got myself a D7000 with kit lens 18-105 and single lens 35mm f1.8 My 35mm is my new toy but i do struggle to get sharp focus in low light and i’m not really used to manual focus. I guess i need practice. Really love your work and your website. Your leica reviews just make me dream of having one someday
Great pics, but i new they would be fantastic. Great pic of you in the helicopter.
All I can say is that you have captured some really great moments! I just looked at the wonderful shots with Seal running in the background. Try it and you almost feel that you are in the concert!
Brilliant work and thank you for sharing the photographs!
Best regards
Mike
Only just come across this page, some wonderful images here, you could make a nice book out of these!
Thanks for sharing and showing these beautiful images, you are an artist Steve. I live in Cape Town South Africa and I would love to know when and where the intimate private concert was held earlier this year! Keep up the amazing work.
Excellent shots, Steve! Keep up the great work, mate. Well-done.
Simply amazing shots! Thanks for sharing your work, Steve!
Your pics are forcing my credit card out soon! Great work! And most importantly, thank you for sharing!
Inspirational stuff!
Amazing!
insane!!!
Love the work!
The most fantastic live show pictures I have ever seen. Such an inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
Just read your bio and am looking at these photos for the first time. You call your self a photo “enthusiast”. You are much more than just an “enthusiast”. I have been taking photos for fun and money for fifty years (including performers on stage) and know just how difficult it is to get even a few shots of the caliber of these.
Really, really outstanding. Beautiful. I agree with the “inspirational” comment, above.
Thank you for sharing these.
Just fabulous! Congrats Steve. Very inspiring. You had such a challenge with the constantly changing light, and you seemed to nail the exposure every time.
Mind blowing pictures. I tip my hat. Bravo.