by Alan Hess | Sep 29, 2014 | News
By new book is out now. This book is a departure from the other books I have written. This book is all about photographing pets, from dogs and carts to horse, bunnies, birds and snakes. This book was the most fun that I have had writing a book. I got to go out and...
by Alan Hess | Sep 18, 2014 | Concert, News
Night two of the Blind Rage tour found Accept at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills. And while the previous night shoot was horrible, this was the exact opposite. Great lighting, a rocking band and lots of access made for a much more enjoyable shoot. I was able to...
by Alan Hess | Sep 17, 2014 | Concert, News
Ever have one of those shoots that you look forward to for a very long time… then it all goes to hell? Well, that’s what happened last week when I got to photograph Accept at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. The band was great, the issues I had with...
by Alan Hess | Sep 8, 2014 | News
Last week I attended Photoshop World in Las Vegas. It was an amazing week of Photoshop and photography instruction along with a huge dose of motivation to come back home and create. It was also a personal milestone as it was the 10th Photoshop World as an instructor....
by Alan Hess | Aug 27, 2014 | Concert, News
The Silent Comedy is a San Diego based band that I first shot during the 2013 91X Wrex The Hall show. They put on a great show then and I was looking forward to photographing them again. They didn’t disappoint. All photos taken with a Nikon D4 and Nikon D700...
by Alan Hess | Aug 21, 2014 | Concert, News
The Honda civic Tour 2014 stopped in Sn Diego last week. The tour this time around picked the Open Air Theatre at SDSU as the venue. The OAT is a very cool venue right in the middle of the SDSU campus. I really like the venue and hate the photo pit. For some reason,...
by Alan Hess | Aug 12, 2014 | News
Back in 2009 I had the opportunity to photograph Robin Williams in concert. He was performing at the USCD and I was asked to shoot the first 4 minutes of his set. Not a lot of time and a lot harder than I thought. He walked out on stage and launched into his act at a...
by Alan Hess | Aug 9, 2014 | Concert, News
I am often asked what my favorite band to shoot is. For me, if the band is having fun on stage, really enjoying themselves, then I want to photograph them. Last night, Steel Pulse were having a blast on stage and it was really great. The show was part of the Friday...
by Alan Hess | Aug 7, 2014 | Concert, News
Steve Winwood wrapped up his tour and immediately jumped back out on the road in support of Tom Petty and The Hearkbreakers. If you are going to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on this tour, make sure you get there on time to catch the 60 minutes of classic tunes...
by Alan Hess | Aug 5, 2014 | Concert, News
I want to start this blog post with an admission. I am a huge Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers fan. I have seen them in concert multiple times over the last 20 years or so and own all the albums. When I saw that they were kicking off their new tour here in San Diego I...
by Alan Hess | Jul 31, 2014 | News
Saturday morning found me standing across from the convention center looking at the way the trolleys were wrapped. Kudos to Agents of Shield and Gotham for doing a great job on this. the graphics were bright, bold and stood out. Since I had some time before my first...
by Alan Hess | Jul 31, 2014 | News
Friday kicked off with an early meeting to go over the schedule of events to photograph. This year I was working on assignment covering the Fox / FX shows. My schedule for Friday looked like this: Archer – Booth Signing Bones – Press Line Wayward Pines...
by Alan Hess | Jul 30, 2014 | News
Last week was the CON. That’s what the San Diego International Comic Con is known as to those of us that go every year. I have been going to the The Con since the mid 1980’s and while it has morphed and grown over the years into a huge marketing tool for...
by Alan Hess | Jul 6, 2014 | Concert, News
Yesterday was the kick off show of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. A full blog of music photos will follow, but here are a couple of shots of the crowd. Always a great day for photography. All images captured with a Nikon D4 and Nikon D700. Share...
by Alan Hess | Jun 29, 2014 | News
It’s 2am. and my alarm is going off. It’s time to get up, pack up some gear and drive 3+ hours up to The Devils Punchbowl to document the making of the new ACCEPT music video. I’ll get to my story in a minute, but first, here is the story of the...
by Alan Hess | Jun 26, 2014 | Concert, News
Jackie Greene came to town on Wednesday for a tour ending stop at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. This is not a normal concert shoot, but more of a date night with a couple of photos thrown in. I have been photographing Jackie over the years and they shows are...
by Alan Hess | Jun 24, 2014 | News
The 4th of July is right around the corner which means it’s time to talk about photographing fireworks. There are lots of different places around the internet where you can get tips and tricks on capturing fireworks, many of them pretty good. I have written a...
by Alan Hess | Jun 19, 2014 | Concert, News
I think that Humphreys Concerts by the Bay is one of the most beautiful concert venues any where. But it is a nightmare for photographers with no pit and a seated crowd. Steve Winwood came to town on June 17 and I was at Humphreys to capture the legendary performer....
by Alan Hess | Jun 19, 2014 | News
Adobe has updated Photoshop CC and they did it in a way that is not only annoying but a big step backwards. When Adobe announced the Creative Cloud subscription model, the idea was that instead of the 18 month update cycle, the applications would be updated as needed....
by Alan Hess | May 22, 2014 | Concert, News
Romeo Santos “The King of Bachata” kicked off his tour last night in San Diego at the Valley View Casino Center. I missed photographing the previous tour due to a scheduling conflict so this was my first time photographing Romeo in concert. Great light,...
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