What's In Your Earbuds?

[Harnum]

Hello everyone,

It just occurred to me that every time I go out anywhere with my camera, I am listening to my MP3 player. It usually inspires me to shoot in many different ways and to take a moment and relax. I usually listen to Wye Oak or Alanis Morissette while shooting (and everything in between, haha!).

Does anyone else do this, and if so, what music do you listen to?

[SusanH1970]

I don't listen to music while shooting, seeing as I photograph people and need to be able to communicate with them. However, I usually have music playing while I edit. My tastes in music pretty much run the gamut from AC/DC to Enya, lol. Lately I've been listening to the new Adele album. She's amazing.

[Harnum]

I'm also into Adele, she has a wonderful voice. Reminded me a little of Amy Winehouse, vocally.

Totally understandable about the 'communication' thing, haha. I guess I should have probably specified landscapes/cityscapes in the first post!

[SwissJon]

I shoot landscapes mainly, and don't usually listen to anything except the birds and bees and the occasional cow..

I don't really listen to music much as I find it distracting.. I tend to listen to the spoken word instead, and like comedy, so often listen to podcasts., The most recent one I've started listening to is the Dave Gorman show..

When I do have time for music, it's usually either some old James album, Leftfield or Manu Chao.

[milosh]

I also find music distracting, even while editing. But, to answer the question, I guess many earbuds are full of bacteria. lol

[velvet4269]

I also don't listen to music when I'm out shooting. When I do my "ghetto studio" shots, I'll keep the laptop in my "studio" with me, and put the entire music library on random, but it's a much more controlled environment, and I'm not trying to track down wildlife

As for what's "random" ... anything from Mozart & Gershwin to Metallica, Nirvana, Adele, Melody Gardot, Allison Krauss, Beastie Boys, Daughtry, etc.

[Zeke Menuar]

I don't listen to music while shooting. However, I'm always listening to something in the car or in the house.

It could be anything. Motorhead, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac-old and new, Hawkwind, Allman Brothers Band, Armored Saint, Saxon, Rush, Frank Zappa, Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Jim Carroll Band, the list goes on and on and on.

[mosgood]

When I'm out shooting, I am tuned into my environment (no music other than the sounds of nature). When I'm editing I listen to Pandora. Right now, it's Celtic music which is mostly instrumental with the occasional vocal. I often forget how long I'm sitting at my desk when Celtic music is playing. But I also listen to classic rock from the 60s & 70s too. Just depends on my mood at the time.

[PixSixSix]

I pretty much have music playing at all times, especially when I'm out shooting. Gets me into a mood and a groove and then I can just wander around and shoot without any outside distractions.

When I'm in a relaxed kind of mood I've been listening to Baroness which is also excellent driving music and World Inferno Friendship Society which is fun happy music.

When I'm in a not so chill mood there's A Wilhelm Scream which is super awesome techy punk or Zeke which is just hyper speed awesomeness.

[Harnum]

Wow, I expected this to be a common thing, haha. Turns out not many people really listen while shooting!

Thanks for all of the responses though, keep them coming!