Max Roper » Concert Photography

MUTEMATH – Club Nokia

Max — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:42 +0000

I shot for MUTEMATH back in 2009 at Club Nokia as my 4th concert ever taking photos and it changed my photography career dramatically. If you haven’t seen those set of photos, you can check them out here.

MUTEMATH stopped by Club Nokia in Los Angeles on their Odd Soul tour.

Incubus – The Joint

Max — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:30:17 +0000

Incubus was one of the first bands that made me obsessed with music. In high school, I would just sit in every class with my CD player and headphones (that wrapped around the back of my head cause that was cool) and blast Incubus and not pay attention to anything being taught. I really can’t believe this was my first time seeing them in concert and as I expected, they were amazing.

Incubus is one of the few bands that I will be proud to tell my kids came from my generation.

You can check out high res/get prints over at my smugmug.

Shooting Notes:

The Joint in Las Vegas was pretty much the perfect venue to see Incubus. It was pretty small and GA so everyone was going nuts. The lighting was alright, but the first song and a half I could shoot it was just solid red florescent lights. Ew.

A few weird things were that I was told to shoot songs 4,5, and 6. A bit different then the normal 1,2, and 3. Also there was this random robotic camera at the foot of the stage that would wheel around and would show up in some of my shots. Kinda weird but it was all good.

All of these photos were edited on the road with my 13″ MacBook Air. A sad break from my 2 27″ screens but I think the photos came out pretty sweet.

The Script – Club Nokia

Max — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:32:19 +0000

I have been a long time fan of The Script. I got their album back in the day when it was only available in the UK. I took photos for them about a year ago in New York that they have a bunch of the shots featured on their website slide show (uncredited I might add ). They were amazing and you should check them out if they come your way.
You can see high res/get prints at my Smugmug.

You can check out my photos of them in NYC here.

Kanye West – Coachella 2011

Max — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:04:29 +0000

You know a show is gonna be pretty sweet when the opening song Kanye West descends on the crowd from a crane. There was over 150 photographers in the pit, so it was a pretty rough shoot. None the less, it was a sweet show and a good time.

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The Black Keys – Coachella 2011

Max — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:59:35 +0000

I’ve been a long time fan of the Black Keys. They are massive now so it was pretty sweet to take some photos of them at Cocahella. They were on the main stage, which is the best for lighting, but worst for photo pit. It was a good time.

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Mumford and Sons – Coachella 2011

Max — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:55:09 +0000

Mumford and Sons put on an amazing show. If they are every around your area….go see them. They were for sure one of the most attended concerts at Coachella also. Probably about a half mile of people in all directions to watch them. It was a good time.

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Vampire Weekend – Coachella

Max — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:23:37 +0000

One of the most difficult shoots of all of my Coachella experience was Vampire Weekend. I got there a bit late, and there was about 100 photographers already in the pit on one of the smaller stages, so it was pretty rough. There is still some sweet shots in there.

Check out the high res/prints over at my smugmug.

~Max

Moe. – Club Nokia

Max — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:47:18 +0000

It is not every concert that you go to that a band can go on at 9 and jam till 1 AM. That is Moe. They just jam. They are all just fantastic musicians and they all work so well together. There needs to be more bands out there that are like them. They just play music, a nice breath of fresh air.

This was one of those classic concerts that there was literally no lights on for the first 3 songs, and right as I put my camera away the lights went crazy. A bit frustrating but there is some pretty sweet shots still.

You can check out high res/buy prints at my smugmug.

Enjoy.

~Max

Motion City Soundtrack – HOB Anaheim

Max — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:59:19 +0000

Motion City Soundtrack put on a fantastic show at HOB Anaheim. They have some pretty crazy fans too. One of the songs they just played the opening line and than the whole crowd just basically sang the whole song. That is pretty awesome and not very many bands have the privileged of having fans like that. Bravo.

The lead singer is an amazing performer and has a grate voice. The lighting was great and I was very happy there was a photo pit. Thanks HOB.

Like always, you can check out high res/buy prints at my smugmug.

Enjoy.

~Max

Ryan Leslie – Club Nokia

Max — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:16:04 +0000

Well, I was pretty excited when I found out that Ryan Leslie was opening up for Robin Thicke at Club Nokia. He is an amazing artist and songwriter. If you have not heard him, go download his latest album on iTunes now.

It was a pretty awesome performance and I had a great time shooting for him.

Enjoy..

~Max