Remember Me: A Photographer’s Tribute To My Chemical Romance
It didn’t really quite hit me until Saturday night as I was waiting to shoot a show that I would never be waiting in a state of peaceful anticipation for My Chemical Romance to come out onstage ever again. I was seriously bummed out that it wouldn’t ever happen again, seeing my favorite band to see/shoot set a crowd on fire with their presence live. However, the best thing about the music is the spirit of the band will never die and neither will the music. When you create something in this world that is incredibly important to so many people, it becomes timeless. I’m very excited to see what each of them have got coming in the form of different creative projects both musically and artistically, as each of them are so talented in their own unique ways. In the meantime, I have taken a small portion of those amazing memories and captured them within my camera lenses. I have a great amount of gratitude for having the privilege of shooting them, capturing that and sharing it w…
New and improved website! Now with new Art 101 features, portfolios, and ninart.com archives!
Well, hello…it’s been a while and I’ve been meaning to get this site revamped and off the ground again. I found myself slacking on blog posts to once a month. So what better to do than invest in a new site layout (as all the free Wordpress layouts always had something that wasn’t quite right in one area or another) and use that as a catalyst?!
So here’s what’s in store for this website and what’s been redone:
-An online official store will be active and online very soon. I’m adding art for sale and prints as we speak; an official announcement will be made once it’s up. Just have to work out the nooks and crannies.
-Revamped the entire portfolio section, breaking it down into different subcategories in the navigation bar above. You’ll find the updated main gallery but also:
Paintings - Acrylics, gouache, watercolor..you name it!
Digital Art - Pretty self explanatory
Illustrations/Drawings - Colored pencil, pen & ink, graphite, etc.
Portraits - The faces you kno…
Never Before Seen MCR Photos Just For You…By Me.
My Chemical Romance are probably one of the few and far between bands that I can go back and comb through their photos and find new gems. Well, “old new” gems in the hundreds of shots I’ve taken of them. They may be the only. Suppose I’m just feeling nostalgic and have tour fever. The point is, I’m doing this mostly for you, the fans, the band that I love, and lastly, myself. I think it’s a good exercise in reexamining your photography when you can. These guys just happen to be the perfect combo of not just being amazing performers but also photogenic/energetic for concert photographers. …
4 Dudes & A Trans Am: Updates on MCR inspired “Contamination Series II”
Contamination Series 2, Piece 2 completed with Prismacolor Illustration Markers. 16.5″ x 8″. Copyright 2012 Artist Jane Bush.com
Before all of the pieces to Contamination Series 2 are framed, I’m going to be adding something different and special as sort of a “icing on the cake” to take it to a new place. I can’t tell you what it is, but you’ll notice it when you see it (I want to keep you in the loop, but I can’t reveal all my tricks under my hat). So far there are 2 pieces completed in the second series and you’ve taken part in voting on my Facebook. I certainly appreciate that. …
Danger Days inspired “Contamination Series I” Art in LA show at Gallery Godo!
Happy first post of 2012! It’s been a moment, and while I meant to blog over the holidays, it rarely happens on account of it basically being the chaos of the season. However, I’m proud to announce the display of my first art show group exhibition coming this friday, January 20th. This exhibition is featuring my first series of the My Chemical Romance/Danger Days inspired “Contamination Series”. The exhibition, entitled “All’s Well That Continues Well”, will be held at the Gallery Godo in Glendale, California.
The Contamination Series features 7 original pen/ink and prismacolor illustrations by yours truly inspired by the world of the Killjoys featured within the “Danger Days” album/universal concept. Mainly these illustrations were taken inspired by moments in their music videos from the album, Sing and Na Na Na. My mission was not only to preserve the memory of this era but to highlight some of the intensity of it and specific moments in their own glory. This wasn’t just to give…
Thnks Fr The Mmrs!: MCR Tour Blogger & Photography wrap up for Kansas City + Videos
As I write this, it’s September 11th, 2011. I woke up at approximately 9:02 am today, and I realized that it was at this exact same time 10 years ago today that the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center. It was the day that changed everyone, as if it were the day the earth stood still. I also realized as I lay there that I’d be publishing photos and writing this very blog about the band that was born from the September 11th attacks. If I had a time machine and my 22 year old former self from a decade ago would’ve known I’d be photographing the best band in the world spawned from the events that day, she would laugh and say the only camera she could operate was a Kodak FunSaver, much less know who My Chemical Romance are. Funny how the universe works and things feel as if they’re coming full circle.
I’ve been blessed to see MCR in multiple cities over the years. More recently in the last year, I’ve been blessed to have photographed them now for 5 different shows. Each show…
One more trip around the sun! A lot can happen in a year!
Konnichiwa!!! So far, my 30′s have been kick ass overall. I can’t complain. I’m 32 as of today at 10:15 AM, and as I reflected on all that’s happened in the past year since I turned 31, I realized just how blessed I am. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, but that’s life. There were some pretty tragic things that happened, but out of those things happening came some amazing experiences and life changing events:
I lost someone who was like a mother to me very suddenly and also lost a close friend. However, I also formed a new friendship with someone who is so fantastic and feel like I’ve known forever, whom I see as both a friend and like a mother.
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MCR announces MASSCanvas T-Shirt winners!
This morning My Chemical Romance chose their 5 winners for their ”Good Vs. Evil” t-shirt contest associated with MASSCanvas. Although my personal entry didn’t win along with many others, it’s nice to see that so many people got involved for a great cause and were inspired (because let’s face it, the inspiration and creative process is really worth the experience whether you won or not).
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_pAnoFA5Go
When I first entered, I thought it was quite an incredible idea to get fans involved in limited edition t-shirt prints where proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish foundation. Watch the video for details on how to get your Limited Edition MASSCanvas MCR shirt before this Friday at 11:59 PST and be entered to win a meet n’greet for two and signed guitar. You can purchase t-shirts here. Below was my submission to the contest. Congratulations to all the winners! All of the entries were extremely cool and it was awesome to see all the different interpretations of …
Mutual Admiration Society: My Chemical Romance in St. Louis (photos & blog)
Well, it’s certainly no secret by now that you know that My Chemical Romance are not only my favorite live band, but my favorite band to photograph. I’ve been blessed enough to see them and photograph them multiple times in multiple cities, but I’ve been attending their shows long before I became a concert photographer. Each show has been slightly different in its energy (especially when it comes to different cities) and each show has been a different experience. Each show has been amazing in its own unique way. Once I think I have experienced the best show with this band, they blow everyone out of the water all over again.…
Let me make this abundantly clear (that means you, tumblr fans)…
Let this serve as an example of what it means to steal my work and what I will do about it. This was taken from this blog entry on tumblr, which hopefully by the time you read this will be removed
Dear pfriemelchen, (as well as any other fan who may have or thought about reblogging or stealing my photography),
Normally, I approach something like this with professional diplomacy, but I’m starting to lose my patience.
THIS is copyright infringement. Not only did you steal the concert photography that I worked very hard to capture of the band that we both love, but you went to the trouble of cropping out my watermark and had the audacity to add your own . Edit: I’ve been informed by a fellow photographer that when you remove the watermark and replace it with your own, it’s considered a felony with up to $100,000 in fines. I know this may just be an innocent action in your eyes as a fan, but it’s an insult to me both personally and professionally. I take this very seriously be…
