June 11, 2009 – Building upon The Sounds‘ energetic set, Paramore opened in support of No Doubt at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey. If you’ve into female-fronted rock music, this tour is not-to-be-missed! Continue Reading…

Paramore performs at Susquehanna Bank Center. June 11, 2009. Camden, New Jersey

June 30, 2009 – This image of Hayley Williams is one of the last photos my pc ever processed. After eight years of faithful service, it crunched its last zero and died. As soon as I’m up and running again the posts will start flowing, promise!

Photos of The Sounds performing at Susquehanna Bank Center. Camden, NJ.

June 11, 2009 - To say that The Sounds have come a long way in since 2003 isn’t a reference to the band’s Swedish origins -  it’s a statement of their musical growth and ever growing popularity. The Sounds are currently supporting their incredibly danceable new album Crossing The Rubicon and have traded their usual club billings for arena crowds numbering in the tens of thousands.  Catch them on tour with No Doubt through August, 2009. Continue Reading…

T-Pain performs at Hot 97 Summer Jam, in East Rutherford New Jersey. July 1, 2008

June 23, 2009 – The New York installment of METAsmart, was a huge success. The seminar series, which teaches photographers how meta data can be used to protect copyright, streamline workflow and increase sales, featured presentations by metadata expert David Riecks, Photoshelter founder & SEO expert Allen Murabayashi, and a panel discussion by meta-savvy photographers Lou Manna, Garfield Hall and yours truly. Continue Reading…

Photos of No Doubt performing at Susquehanna Bank Center. Camden, NJ.

June 11, 2009 – Exactly how loud is the sound of 25,000 people screaming the words “I’m just a Girl” into the bowels of the Susquehanna Bank Center? The world may never know because whatever machine they were using to measure it went to 11 and then broke. Speaking from experience, I’d rank it somewhere between “Yeah that definitely did permanent damage to my hearing” and “Holy F*cking Sh*t No Doubt is touring again!” Continue Reading…

June 11, 2009 – I know, I know – everyone always shoots Gwen. Never fear No Doubt fans, there’s plenty more of the band where this came from. The full set of 40+ photos and shooting notes will follow shortly. This concert was awesome.

June 10, 2009 – Brooklyn singer/songwriter Joanna Levine commissioned me to shoot a series of portraits for her new promotional materials. Her shoot is a perfect example of the variety I try to achieve in my band photography sessions. Continue Reading…

June 4, 2009 – So, I’m writing a concert photography tutorial for a guest-blogger spot on the awesomeness that is the Photoshelter Blog. (If you don’t read it already, you should.) I’ll be covering the necessary how-to topics like gear and shooting technique but I’d love to know what else you would like covered in a concert photography guide.  Would you like to know more about workflow or post processing? All suggestion are welcome!

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who contributed topics here and via twitter.

The potential topics include:

• PR Contacts: How to Find Them
  
• Festivals: Who to Shoot, How to Survive and Still Come out with Great Images
• Doing the Work: How to Create Iconic Music Images while Keeping the Publicist Happy
• Getting into it Concert Photography (Starting from the Bottom)
• Equipment: What to Use and Why it matters
• Workflow: I just took 300 photos in 15 minutes, now what?
• Make it Look Good, Small: Post Processing Techniques for the Web
• Money: Where to spend it and even how to make it
• Primes vs. Zooms: When to use each and Why
• Critical Focusing: Beware the microphone/stand
• First Three, No Flash: How to work with the Rules and when to Break them
• To Flash or Not to Flash: That is the Question
• Change Locations: How to Decide your next Shot and Where you Need to be to Get it.

May 3, 2009 – What can I say, I have too many great photos from No Doubt’s amazing performance at Bamboozle to keep them from you. Any concert where your b-side images are as good as your headlining photos from other shows is a good one. Enjoy. Continue Reading…

May 3, 2009 – Before embarking on one of the most highly anticipated tours of the year, No Doubt gave their first major show since their 2004 hiatus to the thousands of fans attending The Bamboozle Music Festival, 2009. Continue Reading…