Quincey's 2-19-10

The Parade Route rocked Quincey's with their "sub" drummer, John. It was a good show with the drummer making some noticeable changes. For some reason, it seemed easier to shoot this time. I did not have to really work at avoiding the mirror behind the stage area. The guys really called in some favors. The show started with a decent showing; however, when I turned around at the end, the place was packed! Fans had been missing their requirements of Parade Route!





I like how well Stephen photographed with his purple shirt. It makes him stand out against the drabness of the bar.




You could tell Russ was glad to be back on stage after a too long hiatus. He played and the joy was seen as well as heard. You can tell he was having fun by the faces he made.








Jon was difficult to photograph. He gets on stage and does his job. No funny business. I'll have to work at getting some good shots if he continues to fill in while the Parade Route searches for a drummer.

The Parkside 11/28/09

Andrew played his last show with the Parade Route at The Parkside in San Francisco. It was a pretty good show. A lot of people came out 'specially for Andrew.







I was able to get a few good shots of these three. Lately, I've been working on motion shots, trying to get their hands in movement, but everything else in foucs. It's rather difficult as I have to hold the camera quite still...but I'll keep playing.
No more Parade Route pics for awhile as they are sans a drummer; however, look forward to some changes coming to the blog!! You will see that my creative side does not stop at photography...

Quincey's Friday the 13th Show

Parade Route played Quincey's in Rohnert Park with Over The Falls, The mud the blood and the beer, & Trace of Light. A lot of people came out to watch and besides it being freezing in the bar, it was a good show. I was able to get a few shots of each of the bands, except for Trace of Light. I was the designated driver for the evening and the drive back to Novato is long.

Ryan from Over the Falls- I really didn't like the lighting in the picture and I think I made it even worse using the spotlight filter.

Tim from Over the Falls- I would have liked this to be more in focus, but I just love the expression on his face.

Brett from Over the Falls- Just can't take a man from his music. I love photos that show a person loving what they are doing.

Gabe from The mud, the Blood and the Beer- Drummers work hard, can't you tell?

John from The mud, the Blood and the Beer

Grant from The mud, the Blood and the Beer

I tried playing around with the corner angle a bit. I've been inspired lately by a portrait photographer that leaves a lot of space leading to her subject.









Sadly, there's one last show with Andrew later this month. He's decided to focus on school and is leaving the band. He better be ready to bring on his rock face to the last show!!

Parade Route - Phoenix, Petaluma, Sep. 25, 2009

The Parade Route rocked the Phoenix once again. They put up a bunch of new lighting and it made photographing a bit different than last time. I think I liked the lighting better last time.

I always try to get a good photo where I frame Andrew in Stephen's base. I did it! Now my new goal is to not have anything in front of Andrew's face.


Andrew and his super rock face. This has got to be one of the best rock face shots I been able to take of Andrew...he must be practicing! Now, if I could just figure out how to get rid of red eye when I take the photo.


I love the photos with the lights in them and have been trying to work them in more.


This is my new favorite Parade Route photo. I just love how Andrew is in the corner and the single light focusing on him gives the photo a great feeling.


Stephen seemed to be the focus of a lot of my photos this time. The light was the best on this side of the stage.


I like the corner angle shots. It makes for a much more interesting photo.

Parade Route CD Release Show 9/4/09

The Parade Route along with uMend and Scraping for Change rocked Brown's Binyerd in Novato. It was a well attended show and I think everyone was impressed with the new album. I, on the otherhand, was feeling very under the weather and took very few pictures that I am happy with. There were a few. I'm a little frustrated that I wasn't able to get pictures of everyone from uMend and Scraping for Change.

The poster...I was disappointed that I never got a picture of the posters under the lamps. I just didn't make it back there before people took them.


The singer of uMend - Hamish.


The guitar player, Darren, and the drummer, Scott, of uMend.


The bass player of Scraping for Change - Jonathan. Love the rock face!








I like the pictures without flash much better. The venues just don't make it easy on me with their lack of light. This one didn't turn out too bad though.

The Parade Route - Quincey's, Rohnert Park, Aug. 21, 2009

I think this is the most difficult place I've photographed a band. Not only was the lighting really poor, but there were mirrors I had to avoid on both sides of the stage. You will notice that I also just introduced myself to vignetting. I think it gives the photos a "rock-show" edge.







I like the dichotomy between rockstar Andrew and the pretty, flowered wallpaper.


I like that all the light is focused on his guitar.






I just really like this.


Stephen had very red eyes and try as I might, photoshop just wasn't doing what I wanted it to. So, what is another solution for getting rid of red eye? Make it black and white! I really like Russ' expression in this one.


Thanks Russ (guitar/vocals), Andrew (drums), and Stephen (bass) for rocking Quincey's!

Parade Route Photoshoot - Aug. 2009

I had the opportunity to photograph a band hailing from the Sonoma/Marin area called "The Parade Route". These guys are hilarious and they had me laughing the whole time. They had a very specific idea in mind, even bringing along a CD cover they were trying to emulate. I don't own any lighting equipment, so we made do. We tried turning lights off and on in the area as well as bringing in the lamp from the living room. They seemed to think it turned out well.

The two shots they used for their new album, Wreckage and Disaster:




My personal favorite was not an actual shot, I was just shooting to check out the light:


Them enveloped in all their hilarity:


I learned something as well. I need to learn how to make paint through photoshop. I mean actual, physical paint. We've taken samples of the kitchen/diningroom paint to have it matched and it just hasn't come out quite right, yet. You can see the different paint spots we've tried. Not in the photos however, because Photoshop matches those spots perfectly. Amazing!