The Photo Roadie

Here are some images from the Neal Morse Band show in Nashville, TN on January 14, 2017.   Check out some of my other concert photos while you’re here!  

  Just a quick post today.  One of my images of John Myung (one that I posted about earlier here) is being used by Ernie Ball/Music Man for some promo materials.  They are a great company that builds some amazing instruments.  Their strings are awesome, too! I’ve been working with them a lot over the […]

Just a quick post today.  Adobe just released Lightroom 6 (or Lightroom CC if you’re a Creative Cloud subscriber) the other day.  It’s got some new features that I’m pretty excited about – one of which is the ability to make panoramas from within Lightroom (this used to require a trip to Photoshop).  I really […]

Hey friends!  If you are reading this, thank you!  I’m still getting this blog off the ground, so I really appreciate you checking it out. A new year is upon us, and although I try not to fall into the typical new year cliches (resolutions, anyone?), I still feel like it is a good time […]

Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts lately – the Dream Theater tour wrapped up and I’ve been doing some shooting here in my home area. One of these shoots was for my friend Neal Morse, who is an amazing musician and songwriter. Neal is one of those guys who plays several instruments better […]

  Here is a shot of Tony Harnell (TNT) and Bumblefoot (Guns ‘N Roses). I think that the interplay between musicians is a great thing to capture, so I’m always looking for those moments. I was focusing on Tony while he was singing, and I saw him start to walk over to Bumblefoot (great name!), […]

  This is one of my favorite shots from the Winery Dogs tour. Mike Portnoy would throw his sticks in the air pretty regularly, so I wanted to catch the ultimate mid-air shot. One of the advantages of touring with a band is that you learn the music and any regular moves that the band […]

  I’ve gotten some requests for info on my favorite gear and settings for concert photography, so here we go! Most of my gear is listed over on the “Gear I Love” page, but I wanted to go a little more in-depth in this post. First of all, “It’s not about the gear” is a […]

Today I want to get into one of my favorite subjects – looking for those shots that will complement the standard live photos that you get of a band. I’m talking about detail shots (gear, isolated shots of a performer’s hands or other part of their body), behind the scenes (maybe a tech working, performers […]

I often get asked about the gear that I use – especially which lenses I use for some of the shots that I post on social media. Lenses are one of the biggest investments you will make in your photography. Camera bodies will come and go, but your glass can stay with you for years, […]