Does Gear Matter For Photography?
We all start somewhere. Some would say the hardest part of photography, is just getting started. You have to get your camera, then you have to get your lenses – which really start to add up. So we get a…
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When To Upgrade Your Photography Gear
You have photography gear – Maybe you want some more, or you just feel like yours isn’t good enough anymore. You think to yourself- if I could just get this other piece (that costs more money) my photos will improve…
Photographing a Music Magazine Cover
I have been photographing Music Magazine covers for a few years now. This is an example of some work I did with Pierce The Veil for Rock Sound Magazine earlier this year. The images used for the magazine aren’t always…
Becoming A Better Photographer With Photography Challenges
Monthly beAphotographer challenges are my new favorite thing because they have helped me become a better photographer I have always loved teaching – but doing workshops has been rather difficult for me. The hardest part is location, I am constantly everywhere and…
Photographing A Concert For The First Time
So you are getting ready to photograph your first concert? That is awesome. Chances are it’s a less than perfect venue for concert photography – that is usually how it works out. It’s kind of like getting your first car.…
Photos from Soundwave Festival 2014
Soundwave Festival. I love this fest. If you ask any band or any crew person, they will say this is their favorite festival tour. I did it last year with Of Mice & Men, and this year I was with…
Warped Tour 2012 Stories – Intro
Warped Tour blog, here we go again. This was my 5th year doing Warped, holy crap, I can’t believe it has already been five years. If you want to get backstory or read my other blogs. I cover tons of…
Warped Tour Alternative Press Cover Composites
My assignment was pretty straightforward. I had to shoot a total of 8 different front men and composite them together on two different covers. The theme was “We Are Warped” and I would be shooting the artists in five different…
Warped Tour stories – part 2 (days 11-20)
__________________________________________ July 5th, 2010 (day 11) Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis, Missouri I woke up at 4:00am, we were still in the parking lot- this couldn’t be good. I went back to sleep. I woke up again at 10:00am, why…
Europe, Cheers
I was telling my friend Nicole, who somehow lives above me now that I am writing a blog for my trip to Europe, it’s gonna be really long and it’s hard to remember everything I did. She said, you are…