251111 Todd Owyoung (The Tonight Show Photographer) on Instagram
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r/bangtan's Album Survivor Series - Solo Edition: RM's 'Right Place, Wrong Person'
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251112 BTS Weverse: [Weverse Lucky Store] Buy BTS LP and also get the record keyring for each album!
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It’s been two years since the release of @mnijungkook’s solo album “Golden” and his appearance on the Tonight Show to perform “Standing Next to You.” I wanted to celebrate the anniversary by sharing my favorite photo from the performance.
The production was so simple, but gorgeously effective. A series of curved lights created a dramatic visual element that framed JK and his dancers, complimented by visuals on the video wall behind them creating the illusion of depth. Golden, of course.
The image I had in my mind going into this performance was a perfectly centered frame that captured the Tonight Show header and a reflection of the lights on the studio floor.
The shooting position was a little challenging. The two main cameras for the performance were backed back into the camera well, a nook set into the audience seating directly opposite the stage area.
I was squeezed in between the cameras, straddling the bases with my feet planted 90° from the stage. There were still some slight pivoting that the camera ops did, so I had to be sure to stay aware of their movements as the tracked JK through his dance choreography.
You can see from the second photo how tight the space and view to the performance was.
It would have been much easier and safer to shoot off-axis, away from the other camera. But this was the best way to get the dead center shot that I wanted so that the lights and header would be perfectly aligned for the shot I envisioned. And of course the challenge is part of the fun!
I recall being a little nervous before this show. I didn’t want to disappoint Jungkook’s fans; with all the challenges of a production like this, nothing is guaranteed.
I remember being so excited about this frame that just after this performance, I took a photo of the back of my camera with my phone.
Here’s to two years of Golden. 🫶