Storytellers – Bi...
I had a really great time last night. I got to photograph a show. I got to hear great stories. I got to meet a musical legend, and I got to hang out with a friend I haven’t seen for a while. Last night, Bill Payne, one of the co-founders of Little Feat, and Dennis McNally performed...
Nikon D4 – One Ye...
Hard to believe that the Nikon D4 has been out now for more than a year. It feels like just yesterday that I took my first frame with it. As of this week, I have taken 145,573 images with my D4. I really love this camera. It is the most responsive camera I have ever shot and the low...
Photoshop World –...
Last week was Photoshop World. Thousands of photographers, graphic designers, digital artists, students, teachers, animators, retouchers, and those that just like to experiment with Photoshop gathered in Orlando for four days of inspiration and education. This was my eighth Photoshop...
Rihanna – Concert...
On April 11, 2013 Rihanna brought her “2013 Diamonds World Tour” to San Diego and I was there as the venue photographer to capture it. The first 3 songs of it anyway. This was a really interesting shoot. It was both the best and worst of concert photography and a great example...
Concert Photography Sem...
I’m excited to be a featured speaker at this year’s Photo Video West. If you haven’t heard, Photo Video West is the largest educational photo and video show on the West Coast. This year the event takes place Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th in Del Mar, CA. The...
Dog Agility as practice
Yesterday I photographed something new. A dog agility competition. It wasn’t a paid job, it wasn’t even a favor for a friend. It was just something I saw was happening and thought would be a fun time. I was right and I was wrong. It was fun…. and very frustrating. I love...
Mickey Hart Band 2013 &...
It’s no secret that I am a dead head or at least used to be when the Grateful Dead were playing. Since the death of Jerry Garcia, the remaining members of the Grateful Dead have continued to play and tour both together and solo. Last week, I went up to the Belly Up Tavern to check...
The Nikon D5200
For the past month, I have been putting the Nikon D5200 through the paces. I am working on a new digital book based on this camera and before I can write about it, I need to do it. I really like this camera. It’s small, light, packs a 24.1 MP sensor can can shoot 5 frames a second....
The Dunk
On Friday night I photographed the Harlem Globetrotters at the valley View Casino Center. The Globetrotters always put on a great show, engaging the crowd, playing with the kids and generally turning basketball into more of an event than just a game. I remember seeing them as a kid and...
The Who – Concert...
Some shows stress me out. I mean they keep me up at night. Roger Waters doing The Wall was one of those shows, The Red Hot Chili Peppers was another. It mainly has to do with the thought of shooting the BIG show and not getting that iconic shot. This week I got to photograph The Who and...
Big Prints and the Vall...
Seeing your work printed is really cool, especially when the prints are really big. I have some of my work hanging in my office at 20″x30″ and they look great. This week i got to see some of my images printed really big, 20′ x 11′ and displayed on the walls of the...
2012 in Music
This was both one of the best concert photography years I have had… and one of the toughest. I photographed some of the biggest names in music like Roger Waters performing The Wall, Rush on their Clockwork angles Tour and Peter Gabriel performing his landmark Album SO in its...
Trey Songz – Conc...
With Thanksgiving over, it was time to get back to work. In this case it was the Trey Songz show at the Valley View Casino Center on Saturday night. Now, I must admit than when this show was announced, I didn’t know who Trey Songz was. That’s when I do research. I check to see...
Red Hot Chili Peppers &...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers stopped off in San Diego on their “I’m With You” tour back on September 23. I photographed the show for the venue, the Valley View Casino Center. It was great finally be able to photograph the RHCP in concert. I had seem them before but never...
Rush – Concert sh...
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart are back out on the road as Rush tours in support of their new studio Album Clockwork Angles. The tour stopped in San Diego last night and photographers were given the first two songs of the second set to try to capture the Rush experience. The two...
Brandi Carlile – ...
Brandi Carlile is out on tour in support of her new album, Bear Creek. She brought that tour to San Diego last week and filled the local House of Blues. I photographed Brandi two years ago and was looking forward to photographing her again. The first big difference of the night was that...
Skid Row, Warrant and s...
Friday night I photographed Warrant and Skid Row in concert. Pretty good lighting, intimate venue but no photo pit. Sounds pretty standard… What made this a really fun shoot for me was that I got to shoot with my buddy Scott Diussa for the first time…. Well, the first time at...
NEEDTOBREATHE – C...
Last week was the final show of the 2012 Humphreys Concert season here in San Diego. Needtobreathe closed the season in style and put on a really fun show. They also had one of the best lines that I have ever heard from a band describing the venue. “We have never played a Yacht club...
Photographing Basketbal...
Being the house photographer for a multi purpose venue means I get to photograph some really fun stuff. Last night I got to photograph the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Sacramento Kings in the last preseason NBA game. Seriously, I got to sit on the floor and photograph an NBA game… how...
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