Band Photography

[Jake Wallace]

Want to see some great new band photography? Check out Alexa Lambros (www.alexalambros.com), she has recently shot great bands like Coheed And Cambria, Underoath, Brand New and The Faint. Her site also features some other awesome shots she's done (non-band related). Check it out!

[smalltownsburn]

underoath is such an inspiration live.

[Blueskyburning]

some pretty cool photos on there.

[hate to me]

i love the black and white photos, they remind me a lot of the photographs rob dobi took on new englang ruins. some good stuff!

[Mitch]

is she the one mentioned in brians journal at brandnewrock.com , im too lazy to look

[anamericangod]

the band photos are alright. it's interesting to see brand new recording in a kitchen though.

maybe that's where the magic happens.

[el_flasho]

some of those were pretty good. nothing really stellar though..

i like the site layout and how it automatically cycles through the photos for you. the intro might be a little much..

[ForeverInADay]

She's hot haha. Good pictures too.

[adhd561]

i think emily driskill is better.

[TENSOR123]

okay my comp blows and half of the right side of the page doesn't appear, anything i can do to fix that?

[ForeverInADay]

okay my comp blows and half of the right side of the page doesn't appear, anything i can do to fix that?
buy a new one ;) haha sorry.

[LoyalSubject]

Well I'm jealous, just another person to show me that I still have a helluva lot to learn about Photography, THANKS ALEXA...

[finchfan313]

is she the one mentioned in brians journal at brandnewrock.com , im too lazy to look

yes

[Jake Wallace]

the band photos are alright. it's interesting to see brand new recording in a kitchen though.

maybe that's where the magic happens.

i think they're practicing. the only thing they've ever recorded in a kitchen are the acoustic song on the quiet things uk cd (car and moshi moshi).

[IcarusInFlames]

The site sounds are really annoying, especially since my volume was turned up from something else.

Some of those photos are rather cool.
I didn't think the band ones were anything too special...I have some good shots of bands I've seen, but I like her style...

Here are a few (huge file sizes, sorry)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/NYLA057.jpg (Max Bemis, the one and only)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/CB078.jpg (Mest, lighting is cool)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/OAR064.jpg (OAR, grainy at normal size)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/SLR055.jpg (The Used)

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/FOB029.jpg (Don't Look Down, lead singer)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/FOB082.jpg (FOB from a while ago, notice the other guy haha)

The last two are my old camera...I have a ton more, but I'll spare you.
Also, those won't be up long, I don't like keeping random stuff on my webspace.
And again, sorry about the huge file sizes, hopefully your browser resizes them.

[finchfan313]

those are nice, thanks for sharing. just out of curiousity...what kind of camera(s) do you use?

[halfpricepizza]

i saw a couple photos in the color section that could be prospective album covers.

[ForeverInADay]

i saw a couple photos in the color section that could be prospective album covers.
yeah i was thinking the same thing. I really liked the Laundry Matt picture

[IcarusInFlames]

those are nice, thanks for sharing. just out of curiousity...what kind of camera(s) do you use?

I did use a Canon Powershot (A60 I believe...it was a Christmas present last year, and only 2 megapizels). It was, however, a very good camera and got me really interested in photography.

After a lot of research I recently purchased a Canon Powershot S60, which is 5 megapixels and a damn good investment. I want to start doing some black and white, I'm a huge fan of it, and I love scenery pictures. I have a ton from when I recently flew to California...

Here are two sample ones, I have so many great pictures on my comp, I'm trying to get some online albums together to showcase them. ...however, I have this medical condition called "lazy" thats been keeping me from doing it.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/NYLA135.jpg
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/d/mdk5009/NYLA144.jpg

[finchfan313]

lol. yeah i suffer from that too. i like your pictures. I have a Minolta Z1...it sucks. I love photography though. So once I get a job I plan on investing in a better camera, which is why I asked about yours. Thanks.

[amirrorsmemory]

the black and white photos are sweet. im also a phototographer and i have some band pics up at my site if anyone wants to check it out:
www.kyleruane.com

[finchfan313]

I love your site! Nice job. I'm trying to redesign my bands site right now, and yours just inspired me to keep working. Your pictures are nice too.

Another question for curiosity's sake...
How do you all get to bring cameras in? I would love to take pictures of bands, but none of our main venues allow you to bring in cameras.

[finchfan313]

oh and your places and architecture pictures are absolutely beautiful!

[IcarusInFlames]

I love your site! Nice job. I'm trying to redesign my bands site right now, and yours just inspired me to keep working. Your pictures are nice too.

Another question for curiosity's sake...
How do you all get to bring cameras in? I would love to take pictures of bands, but none of our main venues allow you to bring in cameras.

I don't know about the girl who's website that is, but I guess I've just gotten lucky with it. At the Say Anything show there was a big sign that said no cameras but they had no security at the door and didnt say anything when I started taking pics. I guess its just hit or miss. I don't know what I would do if they made me hand over my camera though.

[finchfan313]

that response was actually directed towards amirrorsmemory. lol. But I do love your pictures nonetheless. and thanks for the answer about bringing your camera in. I guess I could probably just start small and take pictures for local bands at some of the smaller venues. the House of Blues security here is neurotic. Hard Rock Live is slacking. Thanks again.

[moonlights]

well, no venues here do pat-downs or care about cameras, but in other cities i've experienced that if you can sneak the camera in successfully, the security inside doesn't care.

unless it's a taking back sunday show, in which case you're likely to get yelled at by both security and adam, because adam hates people taking pictures at shows (which i think is why they had all that lighting on the last tour, to make pictures hard to take).

[amirrorsmemory]

thanks for the kind words. to answer your question, most places ive been allow cameras, some ive had to sneak mine in. i like shooting smaller shows much better because youre usually able to get closer to the band and theres more space to move around and do a lot more.

[Rufio21]

I just got a Nikon d 70 for my birthday yah!... check out www.forthesound.com I will be putting up new pictures soon.

[finchfan313]

yeah im just gonna start hitting the local shows more. thanks for the replies everyone. i have a better idea now of how to approach the situation at shows. thanks.

[sdpunkrock]

i think emily driskill is better.
word. but these aren't like horrible.

[IcarusInFlames]

thanks for the kind words. to answer your question, most places ive been allow cameras, some ive had to sneak mine in. i like shooting smaller shows much better because youre usually able to get closer to the band and theres more space to move around and do a lot more.


Did you mention what kind of camera you use?
Sorry if its on your site, I'm too lazy to go back and look.

I've had a lot of luck with Canon as mentioned before, and I thought long and hard before shelling out $400 for the S60. It was either a new camera or an i-Pod, and I chose the camera.

Here is all about the camera I own...
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0405/04051001canons60.asp
That site is great for digital camera reviews and news. If anyone is thinking about buying a new (or first) camera, they shoudl check that site out.

[homerhendrix]

[QUOTE=IcarusInFlames]The site sounds are really annoying, especially since my volume was turned up from something else.

That's what the volume control is for, I think the sounds are cool - they remind me of a warehouse.

Great photography! How did she get into the kitchen to take those pics of Brand New?

[anamericangod]

i think they're practicing. the only thing they've ever recorded in a kitchen are the acoustic song on the quiet things uk cd (car and moshi moshi).

i like moshi moshi a lot

[butIfellFORher]

the pictures are ok

[finchfan313]

Did you mention what kind of camera you use?

yeah he has it listed on his site, i'll copy and paste it for you.

canon eos 66 slr
holga 120s
polaroid 600

[IcarusInFlames]

I think you mean "she" finchfan, at least from what I gathered.
If I'm wrong I'm gonna look like an idiot though.

[xdosmil]

check out my site if you'd like. i have lots of live band stuff. I also shot it all with a Canon A60, the same camera that someone else mentioned. I just got my canon digital rebel, so i'm looking forward to shooting alot more. check it out here (http://www.geocities.com/drew_pavlick)

[bikescene]

jesse looks a lot like john nolan in those...

[amirrorsmemory]

yeah im a he
also i use film and a film scanner, not digital