Music “Muse” Monday: Never before seen Muse from me to you!
Not only am I extremely excited that it’ll less than a month before Muse visit St. Louis for the first time in years, it’ll possibly be (fingers crossed) the 2nd time I’ll be shooting them in 3 years. So to celebrate and get things warmed up for the St. Louis show, I thought I’d scour through my photos from the first show I’d shot in Chicago in 2010. Luckily, there were gems I had missed. Maybe I’ll even make the journey to Chicago this year as well; time will tell. I had previously done this for my other favorite band to both see and shoot, My Chemical Romance. …
Nocturnal Admissions: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals in St. Louis!
Last night’s dreary, rainy January funk was replaced with musical sunshine as Grace Potter and her band, The Nocturnals, trampled through St. Louis and played an awesome sold out show at The Pageant. I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again: I love shooting bands and discovering how they connect with their audiences live. Grace is quite the mover and the shaker. Along with her funky & talented line up, they lifted everyone’s wintery spirits.
This was my first show shooting with my new Sony a580 and new prime lenses. It’s been years since I’ve used primes and while I got spoiled with my old Canon’s full frame, the crop sensor is just something I’ll have to get used to. …
Enchanting Glow: The Lantern Festival at Missouri Botanical Gardens
For all of you seeking a truly enchanted experience and live in the St. Louis area, stop by the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis for the Lantern Festival. This exhibition features huge sculptures lit from within and make for a photographer’s dream. Even if you aren’t a photographer you will enjoy the mesmerizing glow of these works of art. Everything from Chinese zodiac lanterns to a 4 faced Buddha, there’s something for everyone. Even the kids will love it when the centerpiece dragons located by the Chihuly sculpture pond light up, puff smoke, and play music. It’s truly romantic for the couple seeking something different for a date night as well! Scroll down and check out the gallery below! The lantern festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden runs until August 19th, so hurry quick and check it out! …
Inspiring Things For The Week #4: Beautiful Losers, Creativity Books, Food Inc, & more!
Aah, it’s a brand new year and a clean slate for all of us. I hope the holidays were not too brutal and hectic for you, but we can all breathe a sigh of relief that we survived them, no matter how both beautiful and chaotic they be. As usual, I’ve gotten sidetracked this past weekend in writing this week’s inspiring blog installment, so I’m thinking mondays are the best days to post these. Let’s face it: Mondays are mondays. They are what they are, and January can feel a bit bland after the initial high of the holidays. They don’t have to be if you don’t let them though. That’s why I’m here; to boost your week with an injection of inspirational things around us involving the arts, artists, music, and more.
1. Food, Incorporated Documentary
I came across this documentary a while ago on Netflix and had put it in my instant queue a few weeks ago and just now watched it this past week. I think everyone should take and hour and a half of their life to watch this eye opening film about…
Things That Inspired Me This Week: Dresden Dolls, MCR, Dylan, & More!
What does it mean to be “Touched By Fire” exactly? It’s the feeling you get when you’re truly creatively and artistically inspired by something. It could be as simple but as powerful as hearing a new song that makes you want to blast it loud in your car and sing along like an idiot. A work of art that is so beautiful that no words can truly give itself justice; its beauty speaks for itself and ignites something inside you to go and start with a fresh canvas or illustration board. It could be the energy of another person’s presence and their creative insight that gives you the deepened desire to create something amazing and put it out into the world. All of these things represent the true meaning of the phrase, and I intend to capture that meaning in my blog.
Just so you know, there are many ideas and things I have in store for this site concerning my craft and projects. Some of the won’t take place until next year, but in the meantime I’d like to introduce to you a new series of blo…
T-Pain live @ Scottrade Center
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Rapper/record producer T-Pain opened for Black Eyed Peas saturday night at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center complete with his animated back up dancers, as well as acknowledging that he’d “heard a rumor that St. Louis has one crazy crowd!”, to which the audience responded with positive and energetic ferver. I was able to catch T-Pain busting a few moves of his own and he was quite fun to shoot following his active and enthusiastic performance despite confessing to have a cold. Photos were taken with both my mid-range 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom and telephoto 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom. All shots taken from T-Pain’s set can be viewed here.
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Adam Lambert live @ The Pageant – St. Louis
The fabulous, glamtacular Adam Lambert was in St. Louis at The Pageant for his Glam Nation 2010 tour, and my 70-200mm was there to capture all the glam action! Be sure to attend the show when he’s in your town. You won’t want to miss it! Here are a few photo highlights. You can view the rest of the set of photos here.
Evan Dando: The Lemonheads’ frontman live @ The Old Rock House
St. Louis is a city that welcomes its beloved bands and performers with much warmth and enthusiasm, and while Evan Dando has always been a bit of an oddball with sphinx-like expressions and perplexing character, last night’s performance at The Old Rock House lacked the receptive warmth and intimacy that should’ve been from a solo acoustic performance. Not removing his winter coat, he sped through 24 songs in just under an hour, he barely paused between songs and if so, only to mumble a quick “Thank you” to the small audience at the gig. While he did sing some great Lemonheads classics like My Drug Buddy and It’s About Time, his voice seemed a bit strained from time to time and really didn’t have much feeling when singing.
After closing the rushed set with In The Grass All Wine Colored, he half-mumbled something into the microphone and abruptly left the stage and never coming back out to speak to the small crowd of fans that remained afterwards. Lacking the emotional depth and in…
The Academy Is…celebrate the 5th anniversary @ The Metro in Chicago
Some bands are just so much fun to shoot it never gets boring, and the challenge of capturing their energy never grows tired. Such is the case with photographing The Academy Is… live. In the short time I’ve been an established concert photographer, I’ve been privileged to shoot the band twice and their lead singer, William Beckett, twice.
On February 6th, 2010, the band celebrated the 5th anniversary of their debut album, Almost Here, to a sold out crowd at The Metro in Chicago by performing the album live, save for a few exceptions when they performed such songs like Seed and Everything We Had from their sophomore Santi, and About A Girl and Summer Hair=Forever Young from their latest full length album, Fast Times At Barrington High. Seeing them perform and celebrate their 5th anniversary debut was truly a treat, and it was no wonder why they were as successful as they are with their always energetically charged performances and appreciation to their devoted fan base. Being f…
