Neal Casl, (a family friend) works as a guitarist (he is currently touring with The Chris Robinson Brotherhood), but is also a terrific photographer. My favorite thing about Neal's photos is that while he shoots digitally his pictures are very contrasted and he always has a solid black and white in his pictures. Also, since he is a musician he encounters a lot of really cool things that, someone outside of the music business/someone not touring the country wouldn't ordinarily get to see.
Neal also works in two of my favorite genres of photography: portraiture and documentation. Although couldn't it. He took an awesome portrait of Norah Jones in a recording studio. She doesn't know he's taking the picture, but she looks completely at home with the music she's listening to. You can see the reflection of a bunch of musicians in the background of a window she's standing in front of. He also took an amazing photo from back stage of Amanda Shire as she places her violin for hundreds of people. While the crowd is obviously visible, her and her violin are the focal point, and it's obvious that the music is really all that matters. If you get the chance, you should check out his music and his photography!
http://www.nealcasal.com/photo/gallery.php
I took a look at the link. He is really good Emily!
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