by Alan Hess | May 4, 2018 | News
My second trip up to WonderCon was on the Sunday. Lots more costume action in the blazing Southern California sun. I was only up at the convention for a couple of hours but managed to capture some really fun costumes. Still lots of Deadpool. The Defenders.. I thought...
by Alan Hess | Apr 27, 2018 | News
Had a great time at WonderCon this year. Lots of great costumes which meant lots of great photo opportunities. A lot of Deadpools…. Share this:FacebookPinterestTwitterMoreEmailLinkedInGoogleWhatsAppLike this:Like...
by Alan Hess | Apr 2, 2018 | News
On March 24, 2018, the March For Our Lives took place across the United States. I joined my wife and friends at the March in Encinitas CA. You can find out about the marches and what to do next here: https://marchforourlives.com The following is a full gallery of what...
by Alan Hess | Mar 12, 2018 | News
There are two new podcasts that you should be listening to…. and a whole bunch of others that you should already be listening to. The new podcasts are “He Shoots, He Draws” hosted by my great friends Glyn Dewis (the “he shoots” part) and...
by Alan Hess | Nov 9, 2017 | Concert, News
Steel Pulse returned to the Belly Up for a sold out show on October 30, 2017, and I was lucky enough to be there photographing the whole show. It’s always tough shooting without a photo pit, but being allowed to shoot the whole show meant I had the time to wait...
by Alan Hess | Oct 18, 2017 | News
One of the biggest days of the year for creatives is when Adobe releases new versions of its software. That day is today and there is a lot of new stuff coming out across all of the Adobe products. As part of the updates, Adobe has released a new version of Lightroom,...
by Alan Hess | Oct 10, 2017 | Concert, News
Depeche Mode formed back in 1980 and has been going strong ever since. They have released 14 studio albums and sold over 100 million records worldwide. It was no surprise that their San Diego appearance sold out as they have a massive fan following and are as popular...
by Alan Hess | Oct 3, 2017 | Concert, News
I have photographed GROUPLOVE a few times over the years, (here, here, and here) and they always put on a great show. This past week was no different as the band opened for Imagine Dragons on their Evolve tour. Al photos shot with the Nikon D4 and D750 with the...
by Alan Hess | Jul 27, 2017 | Concert, News
Shawn Mendes brought his Illuminate tour to the Valley View Casino Center and i was there to capture the show. As shoots go, this one was pretty straightforward, three songs from the pit. There was a small wrinkle in that we were not allowed to shoot in the center of...
by Alan Hess | Jul 19, 2017 | Concert
Chance The Rapper performs during his Magnificent Coloring World Tour on April 24, 2107 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. It was a great show and a really fun shoot. All images taken with the Nikon D4 and Nikon D750 and the 70-200mm f/2.8 and...
by Alan Hess | Jun 7, 2017 | News
In May, I photographed the launch of Mission: “Thank You” which features Adam Sandoval giving away free Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The first of the free bikes was a surprise with the recipient Shane Kruchten not knowing he was getting the bike. It was a...
by Alan Hess | May 23, 2017 | Concert, News
Back in March, I had a unique opportunity to photograph Cody Lovaas at my old middle school. When I went to Muirlands, back in early 1980’s, I never thought I would want to return, but that all changed when I found out that Cody was going to perform there as...
by Alan Hess | May 22, 2017 | Concert, News
The Flaming Lips concert is more of a non-stop spectacle than a traditional concert. I have seen amazing photos of their shows for years and always wanted to photograph on of their shows. I recently had the chance when they came through San Diego and put on their...
by Alan Hess | Apr 17, 2017 | News
Back in 2015 I photographed the amazing Astraeus Aerial Dance Theatre perform Save My Soul as part of the San Diego Fringe Festival 2015 (you can see the photos Here). Then again in 2016 when they presented Mythos as part of San Diego Fringe Festival 2016 (you can see...
by Alan Hess | Apr 12, 2017 | News
Nikon just announced a new DSLR, the Nikon D7500. This is a 20.9 megapixel DX sensor camera with a tilting touchscreen that shoots at 8 frames a second. This camera takes some of the best parts of the Nikon D500 and puts them into a smaller less expensive camera...
by Alan Hess | Apr 3, 2017 | News
Every July I spend a week in geek heaven, commonly called The Con, or more accurately the San Diego Comic Con. The same people who put on the San Diego Comic Con also run WonderCon, which took place this past weekend in Anaheim, CA. and I was there for my first time...
by Alan Hess | Mar 22, 2017 | Concert, News
Last night I photographed the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Valley View Casino Center as the house photographer. This was a great night of music and photography. The Red Hot Chili Peppers put on a fantastic high energy show with everything a concert photographer could...
by Alan Hess | Mar 6, 2017 | Concert, News
There are not many bands that I would brave the Orange County traffic for. Switchfoot is one of those bands and they didn’t disappoint. On Jan 25 I photographed them at the Grove of Anaheim and here are the photos. Share...
by Alan Hess | Jan 25, 2017 | Concert, News
One of the first (and best) concert shoots of 2016 was the Gen Axe show at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. One of the highlights of that show was being able to photograph Zakk Wylde for the first time. 2017 has started off with a Zakk Wylde concert shoot but this time...
by Alan Hess | Jan 3, 2017 | News
If there was a way to sum up 2016, it was the year that nothing went quite as planned. The year started out with a shakeup as a book I was contracted to write on the Nikon D500 was canceled due to changes at the publishers parent company. Many of the editors and...
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