by Alan Hess | Oct 4, 2012 | News
If there is one band that influenced me more than any other it would have to be the Grateful Dead. I saw a lot of shows in the 1980s and 90’s until the death of Jerry Garcia. Then I saw a lot of the show put on by the surviving members of the Grateful Dead, Bob...
by Alan Hess | Sep 28, 2012 | News
I wrote a book about concert photography. It is called All Access. Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography. You can buy it here. When I was writing the book, I decided to get input from musicians, managers, publicists and other concert photographers. I had the...
by Alan Hess | Sep 27, 2012 | News
Last week I photographed most of the Epicenter 2012 show. You can see the photos HERE. I did not shoot the headlining act, The Stone Temple Pilots, because they expected me to sign a rights grabbing photo release. The release which was sent out before the show reads...
by Alan Hess | Sep 23, 2012 | News
The Epicenter 2012 show was held at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre yesterday. Wait.. it’s now called the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre and according to rumors, might not even exist this time next year. This year, the line up included only one band I had...
by Alan Hess | Sep 20, 2012 | News
There used to be a set of topics that you didn’t discuss for fear of losing friends. Religion and politics were the two biggest. No problem. I don’t really discuss my politics or religion with anyone and I don’t post about it here or on any of the...
by Alan Hess | Sep 18, 2012 | News
A lot has been going on this past few weeks and instead of procrastinating and waiting for a “full” story or shoot, I thought I would just do a quick post to keep you all updated. NEW BOOK My new book should be hitting the shelves any day now. The Nikon...
by Alan Hess | Sep 13, 2012 | News
Nikon has just officially announced the D600. A new FULL FRAME sensor dSLR and it looks pretty impressive. This is the lowest priced full frame (FX) camera in the Nikon lineup and the perfect camera for those looking to move from a cropped sensor (DX). The specs:...
by Alan Hess | Sep 11, 2012 | News
Day Two of Photoshop World started off with a good breakfast and some time spent going over my presentation. I have given talks about concert photography for a few years now, but I constantly go over the presentation, making sure that the information and images are up...
by Alan Hess | Sep 11, 2012 | News
I have been home from Las Vegas for a few days now. I was there as an instructor for the Photoshop World Conference. If you don’t know what Photoshop World is, you can check it out here: Photoshop World Now, while I know Photoshop and use it on a daily basis, I...
by Alan Hess | Aug 27, 2012 | News
It is always amazing to photograph a living legend. Jimmy Cliff was one of those shoots. My previous opportunity to photograph Jimmy was an acoustic show at the Belly Up Tavern (photos are HERE) and I was looking forward to the full electric version of his songs. I...
by Alan Hess | Aug 20, 2012 | News
My third outing at the Del Mar Summer Concert series was to se Michael Franti and Spearhead perform. A great night and great show. The band was tight and the show a lot of fun to listen to. Shooting it was another story all together. Michael doesn’t stop moving...
by Alan Hess | Aug 14, 2012 | News
Pitbull is the stage name of Armando Cristian Perez and while I had never heard of him till late last year, I have now photographed him twice in concert. He puts on a great show and the crowds love him. He brought his Pit World Tour to San Diego this month and here...
by Alan Hess | Aug 14, 2012 | News
I first saw Havana Brown perform earlier this year at the Chanel 933 Summer Kick Off concert. This time around she was opening for Pitbull on his Pit World Tour 2012. (The photos of Pitbull coming soon) It is always interesting to shoot a lone performer. Since you...
by Alan Hess | Aug 14, 2012 | News
The Offspring played as part of the Del MAr Summer Concert series to a huge crowd. The crowd actually was so enthusiastic that the barriers between the left side and the right side had to be removed. All images were captured using a Nikon D4 and a Nikon D700 Share...
by Alan Hess | Aug 13, 2012 | News
I feel very privileged to be able to shoot Steel Pulse on a regular basis. The latest show was part of the Del Mar Summer Concert Series which takes place at the Del Mar Race Track. Great show, great crowd, great night. All images taken with a Nikon D4 and a Nikon...
by Alan Hess | Jul 5, 2012 | News
Due to really long lines and lots of standing around waiting to pick up my photo credentials the first band I got to shoot was Whitechapel. A really energetic set that did a great job of setting the tone for the rest of the day. I really thing this next photo sums up...
by Alan Hess | Jul 4, 2012 | News
Headlining the Rockstar Energy drink Mayhem Festival this year was Slipknot. This was my first time shooting them and it was pretty good. Now this was a little different from any of the other shoots during the Mayhem day, first off, there were only a handful of...
by Alan Hess | Jul 3, 2012 | News
Kicking off the main stage portion of the show at the Rockstar Energy drink Mayhem Festival tour was The Devil Wears Prada. Always a great shoot, the band did not disappoint. The biggest problem was making sure that the backgrounds did not distract. This is where...
by Alan Hess | Jul 2, 2012 | News
The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem festival kicked off on Saturday June 30, 2012. What a great day of photography and music. One of the best performances of the day was by Anthrax who killed it as the closing act on the Jagermeister Stage. It was great to shoot Anthrax...
by Alan Hess | Jun 25, 2012 | News
The Scorpions are on their “Last Sting” tour. I was lucky to capture the show at the Valley View Sports Arena on June 20. They rocked the place like few bands could. There is something awesome about the way the hard rock bands from the 80’s can still...
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