by Alan Hess | Jan 17, 2013 | News
Photoshop World is coming up in April. This time around it runs from 4/17 to 4/19 in Orlando Florida. There is also a pre-conference workshop day on 4/16. Check out this video for a look at what Photoshop World is all about. This time around I am teaching a concert...
by Alan Hess | Dec 23, 2012 | News
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...
by Alan Hess | Dec 11, 2012 | News
In 2011 I had the privilege of photographing Jenni Rivera in concert at the Valley View Casino Center. She had the crowd hanging on every word. Jenni died in plane crash on December 9, 2012. Very sad news. She was a real talent and a great stage presence. It is...
by Alan Hess | Nov 30, 2012 | News
It can be tough to shop for the photographer in your life. Many times the vast selection of stuff available can be overwhelming and the prices can be shocking. So I have put together a list of a few things that I love. These are all things that I use personally and...
by Alan Hess | Nov 26, 2012 | News
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...
by Alan Hess | Nov 25, 2012 | News
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...
by Alan Hess | Nov 22, 2012 | News
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...
by Alan Hess | Nov 18, 2012 | News
Times are tough. Unemployment is still high. And the holiday season is fast approaching. So I looked around at what I could do to make the season better for someone and came up with an idea. I am going to give away a giant stack of photography and technology books to...
by Alan Hess | Nov 13, 2012 | News
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...
by Alan Hess | Nov 12, 2012 | News
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…....
by Alan Hess | Nov 6, 2012 | News
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...
by Alan Hess | Oct 29, 2012 | News
Have you heard the great Candid Frame podcast by Ibarionex Perello? If you haven’t, go check it out now. And not just the latest episode which features an interview with me. Check the interview here THE CANDID FRAME Share...
by Alan Hess | Oct 26, 2012 | News
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...
by Alan Hess | Oct 24, 2012 | News
Yesterday I realized that I hadn’t posted the photos from the Last Summer on Earth Tour. It might have had something to do with the coming home to one of our dogs having been skunked. So here are the photos of the Barenaked Ladies from the Southern California...
by Alan Hess | Oct 23, 2012 | News
Ever have that nagging feeling that you have forgotten something important. I had that feeling sitting here at my desk working as an editor on a new book. Then my iTunes random play started to play You Don’t have to Love Me from the new Blues Traveler album...
by Alan Hess | Oct 19, 2012 | News
Brad Paisley brought his Virtual World tour to San Diego last night and I was there to cover it. It was the final show of the season at Cricket Amphitheatre and a really good shoot. There were only four of us photographing the show, and the rules were pretty standard...
by Alan Hess | Oct 15, 2012 | News
I love my job. Seriously, I know a lot of people say that they love their jobs, but I really do. I get to photograph concerts. How freakin cool is that? Now, there are days when it is more work. I mean, shooting under tough LED lights or when a performer stays over on...
by Alan Hess | Oct 15, 2012 | News
The Black Keys came to San Diego and rocked the Valley View Casino Center. It was a pleasure to be able to shoot a drummer right up front. The high energy show was a real treat to shoot and the hardest part was to narrow down the shots to a reasonable number. All...
by Alan Hess | Oct 11, 2012 | News
Steel Pulse is a band that I get to shoot on a regular basis. Seriously, how lucky am I? I have been able to shoot Steel Pulse for a few years now and I strive to capture the energy of the band each and every time. Sometime it’s a little more difficult. The...
by Alan Hess | Oct 9, 2012 | News
There are some bands that are just really fun to shoot. GroupLove is one of those bands. I shot them for the first time this summer and when I saw that they were coming back to San Diego I jumped at the chance to photograph them again. Once again, it was a great show...
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