Photos: LouFest 2010 – Day 2

The second day of the first-ever LouFest saw bigger crowds, higher temperatures, and tons of great music, including performances by She & Him, Jeff Tweedy, Alejandro Escovedo, Fruit Bats, Cory Chisel, and more.
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Photos: Paramore @ The Bamboozle

Headlining the first night of The Bamboozle in East Rutherford, NJ, Paramore delivered a tight, epic set that showed off just how far they’ve come in just a few years.
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Point & Shoot Cameras For Concert Photography

Everyone has to start somewhere, and countless music photographers working in the photo pits started out as fans in the crowd. Point & shoot cameras have the advantage of being compact, unobtrusive, and relatively inexpensive. Here’s a look at three quality point and shoots for the budding live music photographer.
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Photos: The Bamboozle – Saturday, May 1

Fresh from the Garden State, The Bamboozle took over the Meadowlands Sport Complex parking lot for two days of rock. Here’s a look at some of the bands that performed on Saturday, including Paramore, VersaEmerge, Escape The Fate, Something Corporate, The Maine, The Aquabats, Kesha, Hanson, Drake, and Angels & Airwaves.
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Photos: Lifehouse

Second at bat before Daughtry, alt-rockers Lifehouse were a quick and clean shoot thanks to spotlights and a nice balance of accent lighting.
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The Upright Animals

Performing at Pageant in a benefit concert for Haiti earthquake victims, the Upright Animals delivered an intense 40-minute set that was a lot of fun to photograph. The Upright Animals are a band I’ve worked with a good deal in the past and it was a pleasure to photograph them again. Knowing that lighting treatments [...]
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Paper Route: Preview
Just one preview of Paper Route’s J.T. Daly rocking the mic in the band’s performance in support of Paramore’s 2009 brand new eyes tour.
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Meese
Under blooming backlights and a stage covered in haze, Denver four-piece Meese rocked the Pageant in support of Ludo on the Broken Bride tour.
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Ludo
Ludo are one band that’s basically a little slice of music photographer heaven: an infectiously upbeat band (with equally energetic fans) who mugs from the first song to the last. And of course, the band always allows photographers to shoot their entire set, so if you’re in the photo pit, you’ll have the chance to [...]
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