by Alan Hess | Oct 22, 2013 | News
Earlier this year I realized that I did not have a proper portfolio on-line. I really wanted it to stand alone and be easily edited and updated. It seemed to me the best solution was to use a specific product for this that was separate from my WordPress run blog....
by Alan Hess | Oct 17, 2013 | Concert, News
Since 2009 I have been lucky enough to photograph the opening night of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in San Bernardino. The list of bands is really impressive. The headliners have included: Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet for My...
by Alan Hess | Oct 17, 2013 | News
There have been some new cameras announced by Nikon recently and a new lens. The new cameras are the Nikon D6100 and the Nikon D5300. The new lens is a 58mm f/1.4 prime. The Nikon D6100 press release from Nikon: The Nikon D610 HD-SLR Delivers FX-Format Quality and...
by Alan Hess | Oct 15, 2013 | News
Yesterday I did some office spring cleaning and took a couple of gear photos for the blog post on my Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter bag. I thought it would be fun to take a photo of all my Nikon gear that I had in my office. Most of it was packed away in the back of...
by Alan Hess | Oct 14, 2013 | Essential Gear, News
I have a real problem when it comes to camera bags. I have never found one that I didn’t want and I have never found one that fit all my needs perfectly. The closest I have come is the Shape Shifter backpack from Think Tank Photo. I started using this backpack...
by Alan Hess | Oct 11, 2013 | Essential Gear, News
There are certain pieces of equipment that I use on a daily basis, and without them I am not sure how I would get any work done. My Wacom tablet is very high up on that list. I have been using a Wacom tablet for more than 12 years. When I first got one, it was...
by Alan Hess | Oct 2, 2013 | News
Back in 2009 I was invited to be an instructor at Photoshop World in Las Vegas. It was an amazing experience for me. I was surrounded by photographers, designers, and Photoshop experts that I had admired for years. These were the folks I looked up to, the people who...
by Alan Hess | Oct 1, 2013 | News
I sat down at my computer to start recording a video tutorial for my buddy Glyn Dewis to include in his video podcast. He asked me to talk about my post professing of live concert photos in Lightroom and what steps I go through. As I sat there thinking about the best...
by Alan Hess | Sep 24, 2013 | Concert, News
Fall Out Boy is out on the “Save Rock and Roll” Fall Tour and stopped in San Diego at the Valley View Casino Center on September 22. This was a really fun shoot, with great action and good lighting. The Photo pit was pretty big and it was easy to get...
by Alan Hess | Sep 22, 2013 | News
I recently released my second eBook through the Peachpit FuelBooks label. The book is about taking a portrait of your pet against a pure black background and lit with a single off camera flash. The book is available HERE for just $5.00. To keep in practice and work...
by Alan Hess | Sep 11, 2013 | News
There has been a lot made of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription business model. Mainly that the deal wasn’t great for photographers. It was a great deal for those working in creative fields where they used two or more of the Adobe products, but for...
by Alan Hess | Sep 9, 2013 | News
Last week was Photoshop World in Las Vegas. This was the eighth Photoshop World I have attended as an instructor and my tenth overall. It is a fantastic conference that I think every photographer or digital artist should go to art least once. There was a lot of great...
by Alan Hess | Sep 8, 2013 | News
I am really proud to announce a brand new project that I have been working on for the last few months: FuelBooks. A new series of eBooks published by Peachpit and available for just $5.00 a title. Each one of the titles (there are currently 7 with more being added all...
by Alan Hess | Aug 17, 2013 | Concert, News
San Diego in the summer time means that the horse races are going on at Del Mar and that it’s time for a Steel Pulse concert. I have been photographing Steel Pulse for years now and they never disappoint. Last night was no exception with a great show after the...
by Alan Hess | Aug 7, 2013 | Concert, News
The Del Mar horse racing season is in full swing. That means the Del Mar concert season is in full swing. For me, that started with the “Red Rocker” Sammy Hagar and the Wabos rocking the race crowd on a beautiful Saturday night. All the photos were taken...
by Alan Hess | Jul 26, 2013 | News
Lets talk comic books. You would think that the San Diego Comic Con would have a lot of comics, and you would be right. There are a ton of comics at the Comic Con and the best part…. practically no crowds. There are even some comics on display that sell for a...
by Alan Hess | Jul 24, 2013 | News
There is a side of San Diego Comic Con that very few attendees ever see, or even know about. These are the press rooms where the movie and TV studios set up interviews and photo opportunities. These rooms all look the same, a wall of San Diego Comic Con logos as a...
by Alan Hess | Jul 23, 2013 | News
Every year thousands of dedicated comic book fans descend on San Diego for the biggest comic book convention in the world. Those core comic fans are then joined by movie and TV fans, gaming fans, collectors, and popular culture fans. That makes this event a perfect...
by Alan Hess | Jul 12, 2013 | Concert, News
I get asked a lot of questions about concert photography, and one of the most common is “What is your favorite band to shoot?” For me, it is all about the amount of fun the band is having on stage. If the band is having fun, then I want to shoot them. If...
by Alan Hess | Jul 1, 2013 | Concert, News
Summertime is here, so that means it’s time for the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival to kick off another run across the county. This was my 5th year covering the opening day of the tour at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino. This year the bands I...
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