Almost got away … forever

February 2, 2016     band, bands, bar, black and white, D7000, family, Greg Jacobs, low light, motion, music, night, Nikon, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, soul     5

After shooting a rockshow, my editing process is pretty simple. First, I upload ALL of the photos. Next, I weed out the bad ones (eyes closed, too blurry, missed shots, etc) … Then I look closer at the ones I have left and narrow them down further. Maybe no one’s eyes are closed, but it’s…

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Day Late

January 26, 2016     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, Black Flag, D7000, FLAG, flash, long beach, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, rock show     3

I got this in the mail ONE DAY after my birthday … I’m still going to call it a birthday gift … I shot the band PIGGY at Alex’s Bar a few months ago …  They asked for a couple shots to use on their facebook page and a few prints, which I was happy…

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Online Gallery for ALL ACCESS show – Long Beach Dec 5, 2015 – Jan 9, 2016

December 7, 2015     alex's bar, Alvin, art gallery, bad religion, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, blur, Captain Sensible, caught my eye, color, crowd, D7000, damage, Dave Alvin, descendents, downtown, downtown la, exhibition, family, festival, fingerprints, FLAG, flash, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, Greg Jacobs, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, missed shot, modern, Moorpark, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Replacements, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, The Damned, The Replacements, venue     2

Here’s an online gallery for the framed images in the ALL ACCESS show currently hanging at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. These framed photos are available for purchase at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. Thank you for asking! Phil Alvin – Framed, white mat, square black molding, 13 x 19, Gelatin Print –…

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never got kicked out

September 28, 2015     band, bands, black and white, color, D7000, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show     0

I shot one of my favorite bands this month (September): THE DAMNED. I’ll not bitch about the parking at the House of Mouse , but please know that it was the worst I’ve ever seen. I’ll try to keep this short, since my Social D post is long. I love The Damned. Captain Sensible is…

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a piggy’s favorite shot

August 19, 2015     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, blur, color, crowd, D7000, FLAG, flash, gallery, long beach, low light, mingus, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, queens, Rock and Roll, rock show, signal hill, venue     2

August 5, 2015 – Piggy played at Alex’s Bar. It was so dark that I popped up my on-camera-flash for a few shots to fill in some light in order to get some of these photos. I never do that. I submitted a grip of PIGGY photos to New Noise Magazine, which you can see here….

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these guys aren’t in Black Flag anymore

August 14, 2015     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, cigar, crowd, D7000, damage, FLAG, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     0

2 years ago, when I pawed through my Black Flag shoot from the Observatory, I wasn’t very happy with the results. I pawed through them again today and found a couple that I like … It’s always good to get away from your photos after you take them … Then come back and look at…

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I’ve been waiting 30 years to shoot this band.

August 6, 2015     band, bands, bar, crowd, D7000, downtown, long beach, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, stiff little fingers     0

Those who know me, know that Stiff Little Fingers have been my favorite band FOREVER. I’d say, since 1980. Last week I finally got to bring my camera to one of their shows. While this is not my best work, I have an excuse, it’s hard to shoot while bouncing up and down and singing…

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A 3-fer!

April 30, 2015     bad religion, band, bands, bar, black and white, crowd, D7000, downtown, downtown la, hollywood, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, venue     5

I hope when I type things like: “I was lucky enough to score a photopass” that I don’t sound like a phony. I truly feel lucky to get these photopasses. Regularly, professional, working, photographers will ask me how I get my photopasses … I am lucky to have friends in the right places who can…

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That was in tents – Like a circus – Replacements.

April 16, 2015     band, bands, bar, black and white, D7000, hollywood, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, minneapolis, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, soul     2

I am cutting down on the wordiness of my posts. A few words and a few photos. Done and done. Now that I’ve exceeded my word-count allotment for this post … I’ll simply say that I’ve always felt that I was a little late to the Replacements … I think “Let It Be” was my…

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