by Alan Hess | Oct 28, 2010 | News
There are a lot of kids in Anaheim this morning that are probably falling asleep in class. Thats because Justin Bieber played at the Honda Center in Anaheim last night. While I was not there for the end of the show, so I have no idea what time the show ended, I do...
by Alan Hess | Oct 27, 2010 | News
This was my second time shooting Slayer. The first time was back in 2009 at the Mayhem Festival. This time they were the headliners at the Los Angeles stop of the Jagermeister Music tour. I had already shot two bands that night, Anthrax and Megadeth and the lighting...
by Alan Hess | Oct 25, 2010 | News
Another band that I had never shot and was really looking forward to shooting; Megadeth. We were led into the photo pit with plenty of time to get situated and once again I started on stage left and made my way to stage right during the three songs. Megadeth was...
by Alan Hess | Oct 24, 2010 | News
I have never shot Anthrax before and was really looking forward to it. But let me backtrack a little here and talk about the venue and the set up. It was the last night of the Jagermeister Music Tour and the show was at the Gibson Amphitheater located at Universal...
by Alan Hess | Oct 20, 2010 | News
Last night I had the privilege to shoot One Eskimo at Anthology here in San Diego. One Eskimo is Kristian Leontiou, Adam Falkner on drums, Jamie Sefton on bass & horns and Peter Rinaldi on guitar and they create great music. The venue is not your typical bar by...
by Alan Hess | Sep 28, 2010 | News
Talk about a concert photographers dream: Kiss, Eminem, Bush, House of Pain, Papa Roach and more, and thats just Saturday. What a great lineup especially for photographers, since all the bands are really visual. That was the lineup for the Saturday of the Epicenter...
by Alan Hess | Sep 22, 2010 | News
Last night Hollywood was rocked by Weezer. It was time for the Axe Music “One Night Only” concert series to hit the west coast. Axe Music had turned the Dunes Inn Motel on Sunset Blvd into kick ass Rock’nRoll venue for Weezer. This show was both the...
by Alan Hess | Sep 7, 2010 | News
Every year Photoshop World has a theme and this year it was built around Rock ‘n Roll and specifically the Rock Band NAPP and their fans the NAPP Army. The keynote address started out with a mockumentary of the band NAPP followed immediately with a live...
by Alan Hess | Aug 15, 2010 | News
Night three Same band Very different location. This time the show was at the Palladium in Hollywood, CA. This show was a mix of the good, the bad and the annoying. First off, a 120 mile drive took close to 4 hours due to the traffic. This was Saturday traffic which is...
by Alan Hess | Aug 14, 2010 | News
Same venue, same band, different night. This was my second night shooting Billy Idol with Steve Stevens at the Pechanga Casino and Resort. I approached this show with same attitude as the previous show but this time I was ruthless in the post processing. I shot the...
by Alan Hess | Aug 12, 2010 | News
Billy Idol brought his latest show to Southern California last night for the first of two shows at the Pechanga Hotel and Casino. I was lucky enough to be allowed to photograph the show. Now this was not the first time I have shot Billy and Steve but it has been two...
by Alan Hess | Aug 12, 2010 | News
Have you heard of Kelby Training? Of course you have. It’s the online training arm of Kelby Media and they gather the top instructors to film classes that are then availible anytime at the Kelby Training website. Earlier this month, Scott Diussa and I went out...
by Alan Hess | Jul 31, 2010 | News
The Rhythm Devils started out as the duo of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and percussionist partner Mickey Hart. They have nade made periodic reappearances over the years and i have been lucky to not only see them with the Grateful Dead in the 80s and 90s...
by Alan Hess | Jul 28, 2010 | News
Shooting red carpet arrivals at the Entertainment Weekly / SyFy party at the San Diego Comic Con was really interesting and boring all at the same time. Let me explain…. When you shoot red carpet arrivals, there is basically just a stream of subjects being...
by Alan Hess | Jul 27, 2010 | News
On Saturday, July 24, the world went out for a walk, a photo walk. This was the third annual Worldwide Photo Walk organized by Scott Kelby. For those of you who don’t know who Scott Kelby is, just go check out http://www.scottkelby.com. This was my second time...
by Alan Hess | Jul 26, 2010 | News
Sunday…. the last day of the comic con is usually a little calmer than the other three days but that doesn’t mean much when you spend the day in a room full of fans of the TV shows, Supernatural, American Dad, Glee, Sons of Anarchy and It’s Always...
by Alan Hess | Jul 26, 2010 | News
Saturday is usually the busiest day at the Comic Con. This year really was no different, especially for me. I started the day late knowing that it was going to run late. I was set to shoot the red carpet arrivals at the Entertainment Weekly / SyFy party that was going...
by Alan Hess | Jul 26, 2010 | News
Friday started with a press line. This time it was for Drive Angry, the new Nicolas Cage movie. I got to shoot press shots of Patrick Lussier, Amber Heard, Nicolas Cage and William Fichtner. Then it was off to check out the people and the costumes. I didn’t go...
by Alan Hess | Jul 24, 2010 | News
Thursday was busy day. Seems that the bigger the Comic Con gets, the more Hollywood seems to like it. I heard that the lines for HALL H started at 4am for 10am sneak peaks at upcoming movies, and the BALLROOM 20 line went up and down the back stairs of the convention...
by Alan Hess | Jul 24, 2010 | News
The San Diego Comic Con kicked off on Wednesday night. It doesn’t seem like it has been a whole year since it was here. Not much to say about the preview night, it involved eating, dealing with credentials, a beer or two and then walking around the expo floor....
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