I went out on another three week run with Asking Alexandria. Last time it was a headliner, this time they were two of four (four bands total, they were 2nd to go on stage every night) It was a totally different experience because the venues were a lot larger. For this blog I have decided to use less words, and more photos. My blog is now on WordPress, so it should be way more organized. Let me know what you think! I shot this whole tour with a Canon 1D MKIV. Such an amazing body ;), I also had some fun glass to shoot with as well. I don’t own any of them yet, I rented them from Lens Rentals again.
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This blog will cover the first few dates of the tour
December 2, 2011 – Madison, WI
December 3, 2011 – Minneapolis, MN
December 4, 2011 – Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2011 – Omaha, NE
December 6, 2011 – Green Bay, WI
December 7, 2011 – Duluth, MN
December 8, 2011 – Grand Forks, ND
December 9, 2011 – Grand Forks, ND
December 10, 2011 – Bismarck, ND
December 11, 2011 – Billings, MT
December 12, 2011 – Billings, MT
December 13, 2011 – Missoula, MY
December 14, 2011 – Yakima, WA
December 15, 2011 Medford, OR
December 16, 2011 – San Jose, CA
December 17, 2011 – Ontario, CA
It’s amazing how much the lighting can change in a few seconds, these next images were all shot one after the other.
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That’s all I got for now, I have a shoot in LA soon and a photo expo event gig in New Orleans to hit up, but when I am back, I will post more! Let me know what you think, this is the first time I have really started to like the color images.
Continue to part 2/3