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Passion Pit – Coachella

Max — Sun, 16 May 2010 03:27:12 +0000

Passion Pit opened my Coachella experience and I was not disappointed. The frontman, Michael Angelakos, was going crazy. He was just jumping around and it was pretty intense trying to keep up with him. It was a great show.

You can see high res/get prints at my smugmug.

~Max

Shooting Notes:

This was the first show I shot at Coachella, and it was a good 40 other photographers in the pit with me, which was a new experience. I am used to 2-3 maybe, but 40 was a lot. It was a bit difficult moving around and trying to get different shots, but I think there is some sweet ones. I used the 24-70 f/2.8 for the set on my D700.

Jónsi – Coachella

Max — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:36:57 +0000

Jónsi is our generations Mozart. He has redefined his genre with Sigur Ros, and his solo project doesn’t disappoint. I love his new album and if you don’t have it yet. Go buy it.

Sigur Ros is one of my all time favorite bands, so I was super stoked to shoot this show. The “()” album is probably one of the greatest albums of all time.

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

~Max

Shooting Notes:

I think shooting during the day sucks. My style hinges a lot on having crazy lights and whatnot, and shooting in the day obviously takes that away. Although I loved shooting this one, it was not as fun because of the day time shoot. I used the 24-70 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8 on my D700.

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

Les Claypool – Coachella

Max — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:42:53 +0000

Long time music veteran Les Claypool jammed it up at Coachella, like normal. They did some sweet jams and he can slap da bass like no ones business.

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

Enjoy.

~Max

Shooting Notes:

This was one of those shows where the lighting for the first 2 songs suck. It was just all blue and nasty…The last song they turned on the real lights and so I was able to get a few good shots at the end. I was at a relatively fast shutter speed and moderate ISO when the lights kicked on. About 1/250 shutter and 1250 ISO.

Owl City – Club Nokia

Max — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:53:14 +0000

If you haven’t heard of Owl City, than you don’t listen to the radio. They played to a sell out crowd over at Club Nokia, even with the crowd being 90% girls below 16, it was a good time. Adam Young, aka Owl City, put on a great show, and everyone knew his songs and was going crazy.

It was a very pop filled night, and like always, Club Nokia was just the fantastic venue it always is.

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

Enjoy,

~Max

Shooting Notes:

This was the typical, all the lights are amazing after the first 3 songs. There was some good lighting towards the end of the 3rd song but the first song was just super heavy blue florescence, which suck for photos. Once all the lights cranked on, I was around ISO 2000 and at about 1/400 shutter. He would run around a lot, so the fast shutter was necessary. Always at 2.8…:) I used only the 24-70 f/2.8 for this on my D700.

Tony Lucca – The Varsity

Max — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:30:02 +0000

Tony Lucca is a former Mickey Mouse Club dude that was with Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, etc. He is an amazing performer and singer. He was part of the Tyrone Wells tour that I went on and The Varsity was in Minneapolis. So I kinda lived with him for a bit, and he is a great dude.

He has such passion and is just amazing. Check out his stuff and his new album drops in the beginning of July.

You can see high res 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

Jason Mraz – Long Beach Terrace

Max — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:42:11 +0000

I have been a long time follower of Jason Mraz, so I was pretty stoked to take photos for him. He is just a phenomenal singer, performer, and all around cool dude. He played a bunch of new stuff and also played a song he wrote that day about his mom. Haha.

The Long Beach Terrace Theatre was beautiful and the security was awesome which is pretty rare for a large venue. The concert was a benifit for the Life Rolls On campaign. It is a pretty awesome cause, so you should check it out here. I really enjoyed editing these photos and I think they came out pretty good.

Like always, you can view them at high res/buy prints over at my smugmug. I will be getting a few myself.

Enjoy.

~Max

Alex Miller – El Rey

Max — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:44:49 +0000

A good friend of mine rocked it at the El Rey last Friday. He did a fantastic job and has a great blend of country with a great voice. He also has some amazing fans that all know his songs.

Check out his music here.

Shooting was a bit rough because it was just florescent red lights…Ew.

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

Enjoy.

~Max

Mew – Webster Hall

Max — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:51:47 +0000

I had heard of Webster Hall a while back and always have wanted to shoot their since I started doing concert photography. While in New York, I looked up who was playing and I was able to catch Mew. They were pretty sweet and had an interesting sound.

Shooting wise, it was probably the most difficult show I have ever taken photos at. It was basically a strobe light for the first 3 songs, and there was no room to move at all in the pit. So, needless to say, it was difficult.

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

Enjoy.

~Max