DRIVE LIKE JEHU are GOOD … part II

February 29, 2016     band, bands, bar, bar pink, black and white, D7000, echo park, echoplex, family, gallery, Greg Jacobs, los angeles, low light, motion, music, night, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, tequila     0

Drive Like Jehu at The Echoplex last night (2/28/2016). Here’s my gallery from New Noise Magazine.

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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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A Record Cover, a Poster and a Times Square Billboard.

October 29, 2015     band, bands, D7000, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, Low rider, motion, music, photo pass, photography, Pizza, punk, punk rock, Redballs, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show     4

I never knew when I shot the International Swingers at Rock n Roll Pizza last year that a photo from that night would end up being used is such amazing ways. Their new record (I don’t have a copy yet, I snatched this photo on line): A poster, that’s being used in the movie “London…

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Careful there, I’ve got a new lens in the pit

October 28, 2015     band, bands, bar, crowd, D7000, family, Greg Jacobs, low light, motion, music, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, san diego     3

I got to shoot at the Casbah (San Diego, CA) last weekend. When it’s crowded, The Casbah is a tough place to shoot, especially when Mudhoney gets the crowd going! This was my first time shooting as the owner of the lens of my dreams … I’m pretty happy with it. I felt like the auto…

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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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only approved contributions allowed

September 25, 2015     band, bands, bar, black and white, crowd, D7000, fisheye, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, roots, Santa Ana     0

I was lucky enough to score a photo pass for Social Distortion at The Observatory for Sunday, September 13, 2015. No, I was not the oldest person at this show, which was great. Getting on the list and getting a photo pass for Social D in Orange County is crazy.  I asked a friend, who…

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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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