Music Photographers: Bigger Shows Aren’t Better Shows Almost every single music photographer has had the same thought at one point or another: “I want to...
Photos: Trampled Under Foot @ The Pageant Opening for Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Trampled Underfoot probably had some of the most gorgeous lighting...
Lighting Techniques: Backlighting for Band Portraits In this shot of The New Heathers, I superclamped an SB-600 just out of frame in the elevator...
How to Request a Photo Pass Requesting a photo pass is a simple task, and one thing every music photographer should know how to...
One Approach to Concert Photography The photo pit is a brutal place. One approach to concert photography: When the lights go down, if...
Becoming a Concert Photographer Andrew Bird, whose kind manager, Andrea Troolin, granted me my first photo pass. A reader asks about how...
Camera Gear: Style vs Substance The 21 megapixel sensor of the 5D Mark II. Beautiful, isn't it? Does size really matter? A...
Band Promos: Options for Location Lighting It's hard to find good help these days. Speedlights? Monolights? Powerpack setups? So many ways to go strobes,...