About
About Me:
Born in Capetown, South Africa, moved to San Diego, CA in 1980. Spent seven years living and going to school in Ashland, OR before moving back to San Diego in 1992.
Occupation:
Alan Hess is a San Diego-based commercial photographer specializing in concert and live-event photography. He has photographed hundreds of concerts three songs at a time. From small club shows to big arenas, Alan enjoys the fast pace of shooting on the fly, the rush of the house lights going down, and the drive to capture the “show” in the images of the first three songs.
The wide variety of bands that Alan has shot include: Billy Idol, Black Eyed Peas, Bruce Hornsby, The Dead, Death Cab for Cutie, Derek Trucks Band, The Grateful Dead, Jackie Greene, John Legend, Marilyn Manson, Robin Williams, Slayer, The Smashing Pumpkins, Steel Pulse, Widespread Panic, Willie Nelson and many others. Alan’s work has been published in a variety of online and print outlets, including the following: Dead.net, Jambands.com, Jambase.com, Poughkeepsie Journal, Mill Valley Herald, Pauserecord.com, Philzone.com, Photoshop User, Rat-dog.com, Relix Magazine and Vintage Guitar Magazine.
His images have been used for various CDs and other promotional work. Alan is currently the house photographer for a large concert venue in Southern California and when he isn’t out shooting concerts, he is writing and editing photography books.
Stuff I Do:
Photography, Kenpo Karate, SCUBA, surfing
Stuff I Read:
Photoshop User, WIRED, Digital Photo Pro, American Photo, Layers Magazine, anything by Stephen King, Dean Koontz or Christopher Moore
Work:
His latest book is the Exposure Digital Field Guide published by Wiley. The book is
Alan is currently teaching Lightroom and Bridge workflow in San Diego, and has been a key contributor to the Lexar.com website, and is a contributor to The Digital Photo Experience
Computers:
A 15″ Apple MacBook Pro, an older G5 tower with 2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Displays, I also use an Alienware laptop for checking web work on the PC side of things.