by Alan Hess | Apr 12, 2017 | News
Nikon just announced a new DSLR, the Nikon D7500. This is a 20.9 megapixel DX sensor camera with a tilting touchscreen that shoots at 8 frames a second. This camera takes some of the best parts of the Nikon D500 and puts them into a smaller less expensive camera...
by Alan Hess | Apr 3, 2017 | News
Every July I spend a week in geek heaven, commonly called The Con, or more accurately the San Diego Comic Con. The same people who put on the San Diego Comic Con also run WonderCon, which took place this past weekend in Anaheim, CA. and I was there for my first time...
by Alan Hess | Mar 22, 2017 | Concert, News
Last night I photographed the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Valley View Casino Center as the house photographer. This was a great night of music and photography. The Red Hot Chili Peppers put on a fantastic high energy show with everything a concert photographer could...
by Alan Hess | Mar 6, 2017 | Concert, News
There are not many bands that I would brave the Orange County traffic for. Switchfoot is one of those bands and they didn’t disappoint. On Jan 25 I photographed them at the Grove of Anaheim and here are the photos. Share...
by Alan Hess | Jan 25, 2017 | Concert, News
One of the first (and best) concert shoots of 2016 was the Gen Axe show at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. One of the highlights of that show was being able to photograph Zakk Wylde for the first time. 2017 has started off with a Zakk Wylde concert shoot but this time...
by Alan Hess | Jan 3, 2017 | News
If there was a way to sum up 2016, it was the year that nothing went quite as planned. The year started out with a shakeup as a book I was contracted to write on the Nikon D500 was canceled due to changes at the publishers parent company. Many of the editors and...
by Alan Hess | Dec 14, 2016 | Concert, News
Two nights, 10 bands, thousands of images. This past weekend I shot the 91X Wrex The Halls Holiday shows at the Valley View Casino Center. this year i was shooting the shows for the Valley View Casino Center and a few shots for 91X. Day one had performances by Bishop...
by Alan Hess | Nov 30, 2016 | Concert, News
I really love my job, but there are some days I love it even more. Getting to photograph Cirque du Soleil performances is a highlight of my year. Over the years I have been lucky enough to photograph the Cirque du Soleil when they perform at the Valley View Casino...
by Alan Hess | Nov 29, 2016 | News
I have a new book out now. This is my first book with Rocky Nook and it is really cool. The book is part of the new Enthusiasts Guide series and covers Multi-Shot Techniques. The book has 49 different principals to make taking multi-shot photos easier. The book is...
by Alan Hess | Nov 21, 2016 | News
Looking to get something for the photographer in your life or are you just looking to get some new reading material. Check out the Peachpit Black Friday sale going on now. You can save up to 55% on two of my books. The Mastering Nikon Speedlights and A Photographers...
by Alan Hess | Oct 25, 2016 | Concert, News
On October 15, 2016, Univision Television put on a live, televised concert at the San Diego border and I was there to cover the show for Invision/AP. The show started at 4pm and went to 7 pm with 18 musical performances and a couple of speakers along with a host...
by Alan Hess | Oct 17, 2016 | News, Sport
The San Diego Gulls kicked off their 2016-2017 season with a win over the 5-3 win over the Tucson Roadrunners. It was a fun night of hockey and good to be back photographing the action. For this game I used three different lenses, the usual combination of the 24-70mm...
by Alan Hess | Sep 19, 2016 | Concert, News
It’s no secret that Steel Pulse is one of my favorite bands to listen to and photograph. This past weekend I got to see them for the second time this year at the Kaaboo festival in Del Mar. I have a lot of thoughts on how Kaaboo was run and the issues with...
by Alan Hess | Aug 29, 2016 | Concert, News
The band Pepper has been around since 1997 and I finally got to photograph them this weekend. They performed after the races at the Del Mar racetrack during the Friday night concert series. This was not the first time they had been at Del Mar but it was the first time...
by Alan Hess | Aug 14, 2016 | Concert, News
There are few bands I look forward to photographing more than Steel Pulse… actually I can’t think of any other band I would rather spend an evening with. Over the years I have developed a great relationship with both the band and management that allows me...
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