The Devil Wears Prada C...
Sunday in Los Angeles was the American Music Awards and the MLS finals, both taking place at the LA Live area. I was there but not for those events, instead I was photographing The Devil Wears Prada at the Club Nokia. This show was a blast to shoot. The band looked like they were having...
Steel Pulse in Concert
If you have read this blog over the last few years, there re certain bands that come up time and time again. Steel Pulse is one of those bands and I feel very fortunate to be able to photograph them when our schedules allow it. I have been a huge fan of this band from when I first...
Rise Against
What a great show. Lights were fun to shoot under and the band really put on a show. Again, the only downside were a couple of the other photographers who seemed to have their own idea of photo-pit etiquette. All images shot with a Nikon D700 and 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8 and a 16mm...
Bad Religion
A few weeks ago I got to shoot Bad Religion when they were on the bill with Rise Against. It was great to be back shooting at the UCSD RIMAC Arena. I had shot there previously for the house and this was my first time shooting there for SoundSpike. On the plus side, there was really nice...
Linkin Park
A couple of weeks ago I got to photograph Linkin Park when they played here in San Diego. Great show and some really fun images. All shots taken with a Nikon D700 and 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 . The only downside was that we were not allowed to shoot any crowd shots at...
Win a Nikon D300s
I have been waiting to make this official for some time now. We will be giving away a Nikon D300s and a 35m lens at Photoshop World in Orlando next week. The camera will go to the attendee who takes the best shot during the “Live Concert Shoot” portion of the concert pre con...Nikon Updates D3x, D3, ...
Nikon has posted firmware updates for the D3X, D3, D700 & D300S DSLRs. The latest firmware allows all four cameras to use the new 64GB CompactFlash cards. Other changes are as follows: D3x When some memory cards were inserted in the camera, “CHA” was displayed in the top...White Rabbits
First band up at the 94.9 FM Holiday Hootenanny was the White Rabbits. Not bad lighting but a photo pit filled with what seems like first time shooters. No consideration for the crowd, no consideration for the other shooters and no consideration for the band. White Rabbits
Lens for sale
I have being going through my gear and came across a lens that I have used maybe once or twice. I have decided to sell the lens so if you want it or know someone who does, let me know by emailing me at alan@alanhessphotography.com. The lens in question is the AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm...
Nikon D3s
Well, it is official. Nikon releases the D3s. This is the new top of the line DSLR from Nikon. The big news is that the camera reaches new levels in ISO performance and this is a big one for me because I shoot in low light situations all the time. The question now becomes, are the ISO...Nikon roadmap
There has been a great deal made of a (faked) Nikon roadmap that outlines the releases of camera and lenses through 2010. Some of the details include: Nikon D4 15.7MP (more sensitive and with less noise) Up to 16fps with “double exposure” ISO 200-12800 (plus extended range) 61-point...
Nikon D500 semi-officia...
It looks like an Israeli website Dtown has leaked the first official photos of the soon to be announced Nikon D500. I know there will be a lot of talk about what is good and bad and new and old when this camera is officially announced but the one thing that struck me about this...
Robin Williams concert ...
On February 12th I had the opportunity to photograph one of the legends of comedy, Robin Williams. He was performing for a sold out crowd at the Rimac Arena on the University of California, San Diego college campus on his “WEAPONS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION” tour. It was one of the more...
Nikon Dtown
It seems that the guys over at NAPP and Kelby Training are branching out into a new venture, this time in partnership with Nikon. The first video Podcast is available now through iTunes or from the Dtown website (http://www.dtowntv.com/). First lets talk about the good. Scott and Matt...
Tim Reynolds & TR3...
Tim Reynolds is one hell of a guitar player. Last night he brought his band TR3 to the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. I have gone many shows at the Belly Up over the years and my main complaint is that the lighting system is HORRIBLE. For a venue that prides itself on being a great...
New Nikon DX lens
Nikon announced a new 35mm f1.8 DX lens today. (corrected. Thanks Jonathan) I am sure this will be a really sharp lens and with a $199.95 price tag, it will sell well. I won’t be picking one up since I already use a 35mm f2.0 Nikkor lens on a FX body. What this does signal to me...
John Legend concert sho...
Nikon D700 , 200mm, f/3.2, 1/250, ISO 1600 John Legend knows how to make an entrance, and the sold out crowd at the RIMAC Arena got to witness that first hand. More on that a little bit later. Last Friday (1/16/09) I was getting my gear ready to shoot John when I received a voice...Nikon prices on the ris...
I don’t pay much attention tot he cost of camera gear. I am not in the market for any new lenses or camera bodies so the price changes don’t really interest me on a day to day basis. The same can’t be said for Nikon Rumors. They track the price fluctuations of Nikon gear...
Real World Nikon D3X re...
The new Nikon D3X has now been out in the real world long enough for some reviews. First up ids the blog post / review by Joe McNally : A Monster of a Camera. And while Joe loves the image quality and feel of the camera, he does bring up two important points; the camera creates...
