by Alan Hess | Nov 21, 2016 | News
Looking to get something for the photographer in your life or are you just looking to get some new reading material. Check out the Peachpit Black Friday sale going on now. You can save up to 55% on two of my books. The Mastering Nikon Speedlights and A Photographers...
by Alan Hess | Oct 25, 2016 | Concert, News
On October 15, 2016, Univision Television put on a live, televised concert at the San Diego border and I was there to cover the show for Invision/AP. The show started at 4pm and went to 7 pm with 18 musical performances and a couple of speakers along with a host...
by Alan Hess | Oct 17, 2016 | News, Sport
The San Diego Gulls kicked off their 2016-2017 season with a win over the 5-3 win over the Tucson Roadrunners. It was a fun night of hockey and good to be back photographing the action. For this game I used three different lenses, the usual combination of the 24-70mm...
by Alan Hess | Sep 19, 2016 | Concert, News
It’s no secret that Steel Pulse is one of my favorite bands to listen to and photograph. This past weekend I got to see them for the second time this year at the Kaaboo festival in Del Mar. I have a lot of thoughts on how Kaaboo was run and the issues with...
by Alan Hess | Aug 29, 2016 | Concert, News
The band Pepper has been around since 1997 and I finally got to photograph them this weekend. They performed after the races at the Del Mar racetrack during the Friday night concert series. This was not the first time they had been at Del Mar but it was the first time...
by Alan Hess | Aug 14, 2016 | Concert, News
There are few bands I look forward to photographing more than Steel Pulse… actually I can’t think of any other band I would rather spend an evening with. Over the years I have developed a great relationship with both the band and management that allows me...
by Alan Hess | Jul 30, 2016 | Concert, News
Fitz and the Tantrums put on a great show. High energy performers and lots of fun lighting makes for a challenge photographically speaking. Add in a mix of LED lights and a pretty short 3 song shoot time and you need to be on your A game. It took me full song to get...
by Alan Hess | Jul 28, 2016 | News
For four days every year, San Diego turns into the geek capital of the world as over 170,000 comic book and movie fans descend on the San Diego Convention Center for The Con. The San Diego Comic Con International ran from July 20-24 206 and I was there for the four...
by Alan Hess | Jul 27, 2016 | News
My first Photoshop World was back in 2002 when i went as an attendee. It changed the way I used Photoshop and it motivated me to take my photography to the next step. In 2009 I was invited to present at Photoshop World in Las Vegas for the first time and I just...
by Alan Hess | Jun 24, 2016 | Concert, News
Last year I had the pleasure of photographing Save My Soul, an amazing combination of dance, aerial displays, and compelling storytelling. That show went on to win the Best of Fringe 2015. So what do you do as a follow-up? The answer is MYTHOS – Opening...
by Alan Hess | Jun 21, 2016 | News
There is a brand spanking new version of Adobe Photoshop. It is Version CC 2015.5 (Yes, I know that is being released in 2016 but Adobe is calling it 2015.5) This is a big software upgrade and as such it is a completely new install. This is great unless you use any...
by Alan Hess | Jun 13, 2016 | Concert, News
On June 6th, I photographed the 91X-Fest… well, I photographed 10 of the 11 bands, skipping Cheap Trick due to their photo release. More on that at a later date. For the all day festival I used the Nikon D4 and Nikon D750 along with the 70-200mm f/28 and the...
by Alan Hess | May 16, 2016 | News
This is a great photo of me… The photographers responsible for this image are the hosts of the PhotoSpark podcast. Obviously these three photographers are amazingly talented, they even made me look good. But that’s not why you should listen to their...
by Alan Hess | May 6, 2016 | News, Sport
When I was younger, my main two forms of transport were a bike and a skateboard. I was never great at skateboarding, but could get around on one. I would try a couple of small jumps and learned a trick or two. I also broke bones and probably ended up with a concussion...
by Alan Hess | Apr 12, 2016 | Concert, News
The Generation Axe tour is an amazing opportunity to see five outstanding guitar players on the same stage – together and alone. The tour consists of Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi and it is exactly what you would want...
by Alan Hess | Apr 4, 2016 | Concert, News
I first photographed Justin Bieber back in 2010 during his debut MY WORLD concert tour at the Honda Center in Anaheim on October 27. It was quite a spectacle to see a young Justin Bieber and to hear the fans go crazy as he took to the stage. The photos from that show...
by Alan Hess | Mar 15, 2016 | News
Back in Mach of 2002, I went to my first Photoshop World conference. It was held at the San Diego Convention Center, and featured the best Photoshop Instructors on the planet. I spent two days learning things like Mastering Layers from Scott Kelby, Retouching for...
by Alan Hess | Mar 10, 2016 | News
One of the wonderful things about being a photographer is meeting all kinds of interesting people. A few years ago, Joe McNally introduced me to Jennifer when I worked for Joe on a shoot here in San Diego. Since then I have photographed Jennifer numerous times for my...
by Alan Hess | Mar 2, 2016 | News
I was a late comer to Instagram. I really didn’t see the point of another place to share images, but I was wrong. I really enjoy the interface, the square format and the positive interaction. My Instagram feed is a pretty even mix between concert photos, images...
by Alan Hess | Feb 10, 2016 | News
I am very pleased to announce that my new book A Photographer’s Guide to Focus and Autofocus: From Snapshots to Great Shots will be out later this month. The book is available at all the usual places later this month: Amazon Barnes & Noble Peachpit This...
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