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I’m sure that you don’t get a better picture when you lift your camera above your head. I can guarantee that everyone else gets worse pictures behind you!

They were long days and crazy evenings of shooting concerts, parties, lounges and conventions, but looking back it was an awesome weekend filled with some nice images of some pretty great acts. It was fascinating to be in New Orleans right as the oil was going to was ashore and hear the local concern for the fresh seafood that governs nearly 60% of their economy. New Orleans didn’t need another disaster on its doorstep! We ate at a place called “Butcher“, which is attached to “Cochon,” where I tried 4 sandwiches, and every single one was close to the best sandwich I had ever eaten!

The superdome is huge and was pretty much full every night, including the smaller lounge stages on the 2nd floor that hosted smaller acts. I must have circled this arena several times.

Although I’m a not a Janet Jackson fan, you had to admire her performance and ability to entertain.

The leopard printed Keri Hilson and Jill Scott attended a late night dinner at “August” where I took a doggie bag home and was blown away by the quality of the steak and salad!

Frank is one of the nicest guys to work for, he maintains a sense of humor and friendly demeanor even after the long days we all worked. I papped him walking out of the super-dome for the last day. For more pictures of the festival go here.

I spent a few hours hanging around inside and outside of Splash Nightclub last night for some pictures of Kylie Minogue. I couldn’t have felt more out of place, although Kylie seemed right at home.

Some Kylie videos after the break Continue Reading »

This video has been out for a while now, but is still relevant and relates to scenarios I deal with every day as a freelance photographer trying to get hired for events, weddings, etc…

In the middle of the most incredible month where I met and shot loads of really interesting people, I got to photograph the Stone Temple Pilots after a radio session at Sirius XM. Many moons ago, I was an angst ridden 16 year old, heading off to my first Rock and Roll concert alone to see them live at Brixton Academy. This month I also got to meet and photograph His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jodie Foster, Cesar Millan, Hugh Laurie and also Damian Marley and Sean Lennon, the children of two of the best musicians the world has ever seen. Although this isn’t why I got my MFA, it’s turning into a pretty great way to make a living right now.

It’s been a busy 2 weeks which is why I’ve been ignoring my blog. Here is a snippet

I’ve hardly used the video feature of my Canon 5D Mark ii camera, I keep meaning on playing around with it but haven’t had anything that I want to make a video of yet. I can’t wait to see the season finale of House shot entirely with a 5D Mark ii.