I recently did some additional photography for the Paramount Theatre in Austin Texas. I love this place! This is actually an HDR panorama to try and capture as much of the theatre a possible from the front center stage position. It was shot as multiple images with my 14mm lens and then stitched together. Normally, I would have been able to get the whole room with the 14-24 lens by just backing up a bit. However, the theatre had a large projection screen in place for a summer film series which forced me to the front of the stage. Creating the image this way caused a bit more of a ‘fisheye’ effect which I believe works well for this grand historical theatre.

You can see my other photographs of the Austin Paramount Theater here.

The Paramount Theatre in Austin Texas is one of the very few remaining ‘hemp houses’ left in America that still use hemp ropes and sandbags for the theatrical rigging. It’s hard to believe how much of this stuff it takes to make the curtains, lights, scenery etc. apparently effortlessly fly in and out as needed during a performance. In reality, there is a crew working up here pulling on a lot of rope to make it happen.

You can see my other photos of the Paramount Theatre here:

I love old buildings. I love the architecture, the craftsmanship, the style. I particularly like old theaters. It’s truly amazing the amount of creativity & labor was spent on creating these spaces. Not too log ago I posted another photo that I shot on this same evening at the Paramount from the point of view of the drummer. You can see that image here.
If you find yourself in Austin Texas see if you can get tickets to a performance at the Paramount. It doesn’t really matter if it’s a movie or a live concert, the venue alone is worth the price of admission.

Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of doing some photography for my good friend Sarah Pierce and her band. They opened for Kenny Loggins at the Paramount Theatre in Austin Texas. With such a beautiful venue I had to do a few shots to try & capture this classic old space. I shot this about five minutes before they opened the house. Wow what a view!