Here are some shots I took of singer-songwriter Jenny Kern at her concert at No Aloha in NYC:
VHS Collection @ Brooklyn Steel
Here are some shots I took of rock band VHS Collection at a concert at Brooklyn Steel in NYC:
Black Midi @ Central Park SummerStage
I had the pleasure to attend and photograph UK legends Black Midi playing at Summerstage in Central Park, NYC, on a night kicked off by Sarah Squirm and Sal Valentinetti. Here are some of my favorite shots I took there:
Ney Matogrosso @ Central Park SummerStage
I had the pleasure to attend and photograph Brazilian legend Ney Matogrosso playing at Summerstage in Central Park, NYC, on a night kicked off by Fado Bicha and Francisco El Hombre. Here are some of my favorite shots I took there, while on assignment for Arte Institute.
Jenny Kern
Here are some shots I took of singer-songwriter Jenny Kern at a concert at Mercury Lounge in NYC:
Susie McCollum
Here are some shots I took of singer-songwriter Susie McCollum at a concert at Mercury Lounge in NYC:
Jake Brewe
Here are some shots I took of singer-songwriter Jake Brewe at a concert at Mercury Lounge in NYC:
Roopa Mahadevan
Here are some shots I took of the amazing Roopa Mahadevan at a concert at Joe’s Pub in NYC:
Tipling Rock
Here are some shots I took of the band Tipling Rock at a concert at The Knitting Factory in NYC:
45 Riots
Here are some shots I took of the band 45 Riots at a recording session at Germano Studios in NYC:
Tamar Eisenman
It was great being back at Joe’s Pub after 2 years last Tuesday, to photograph the amazing Tamar Eisenman at one of my favorite venues in NYC. Here are some favorites from the night:
📸 Women in Music, part IV
In celebration of Women's History Month, I decided to revisit my archives and highlight some of my favorite photographs I took of incredible women in the music scene over the years while working almost exclusively as a music photographer. This will be a 4 part post, with 10 pictures per post. Here’s the fourth and last batch:
Pia Salvia @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Raye Zaragoza @ Irving Plaza, NYC
Regina Spektor @ Credicard Hall, SP
Rony's Insomnia @ Pianos, NYC
Rosemary Minkler @ The Bowery Electric, NYC
Shilpa Ananth @ C’Mon Everybody, NYC
Stalking Gia @ The Bowery Ballroom, NYC
The New Tarot @ Mercury Lounge, NYC
The TenFiveSixty @ The Bowery Electric, NYC
Valentina Blú @ Mercury Lounge, NYC
📸 Women in Music, part III
In celebration of Women's History Month, I decided to revisit my archives and highlight some of my favorite photographs I took of incredible women in the music scene over the years while working almost exclusively as a music photographer. This will be a 4 part post, with 10 pictures per post. Here’s the third batch:
Laila Biali & The Radiance Project @ Subculture, NYC
Leah Harris @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Lisa Kalil @ Nublu, NYC
Alita Moses @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Madison McFerrin @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC
Nabiyah Be @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Natalie Forteza @ The Iridium, NYC
Olivia Millerschin @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Olybird @ Shrine, NYC
Orla Gartland @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
📸 Women in Music, part II
In celebration of Women's History Month, I decided to revisit my archives and highlight some of my favorite photographs I took of incredible women in the music scene over the years while working almost exclusively as a music photographer. This will be a 4 part post, with 10 pictures per post. Here’s the second batch:
Iris Lune @ C’Mon Everybody, NYC
Jackie Hoffman @ Joe’s Pub, NYC
Jenny Kern @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Jessica Meyer @ BAMCafe, NYC
Jocelyn Mackenzie @ Knitting Factory, NYC
Kate K-S @ Joe’s Pub, NYC
Katie Buchanan @ Mercury Lounge, NYC
Kaylyn Marie @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Kimbra @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC
Labaq @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC
📸 Women in Music, part I
In celebration of Women's History Month, I decided to revisit my archives and highlight some of my favorite photographs I took of incredible women in the music scene over the years while working almost exclusively as a music photographer. This will be a 4 part post, with 10 pictures per post. Here’s the first batch:
Addi & Jacq @ Joe's Pub, NYC
Batala @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC
Bianca Muniz @ Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
Big Freedia @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC
Corinne Bailey Rae @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC
Emel Mathlouthi @ Joes Pub, NYC
Emily King @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC
FEATHERS+EYES @ The Living Room, NYC
Grace Alves @ CUNY Graduate Center, NYC
Hadar Orshalimy @ Private Concert, NYC
4 ways to get creative with Music Photography
Music Photography has been my bread and butter for the past 8 years or so, and over this time I experimented with a lot of different styles and techniques, in order to get away from ending up with the same images over and over. So here are 4 of my favorite ones that I try to incorporate into my work as much as I can:
1. In-Camera Multiple Exposures
Obviously, there’s no other way to start this list without mentioning Multiple Exposures, a technique that I like to use pretty much in any type of Photography I do, and for which I became known. These images planned on the spot and created in-camera (read a tutorial here), making it for always intriguing and interesting images:
Jessica Meyer (live at BAM Café, NYC 2017)
Rosemary Minkler (live at Bowery Electric, NYC 2018)
Choro das 3 (live at Sheen Center, NYC 2019)
2. Slow Shutter
Music Photography is almost always associated with faster shutter speed to freeze the moment and create timeless images. But rules are meant to be broken and sometimes all you gotta do is be ready to think outside the box:
Keith Ward (live at Rockwood Music Hall
Backup Planet (live at Brooklyn Bowl, NYC 2017)
3. Narrow Aperture
And speaking of rules, another common one is to keep your aperture as wide as possible, since you’re (most of the time) photographing in low light situations and need as much light to get to your sensor. But hey, who said that you cant bump up your aperture once in a while?
Raye Zaragoza (lleve at Irving Plaza, NYC 2019)
Mars Motel (live at Knitting Factory, NYC 2017)
4. Using a Prism Filter
More recently I began to experiment with using prisms in front of my lens, and the results are so incredible (when shooting a visually interesting artist and background) that it becomes almost impossible not to use it all the time. These were taken with Fractal Filters.
LGBAC Symphonic Band (live at Symphony Space, NYC 219)
Emily King (live at Central Park SummerStage, NYC 2019)
Corinne Bailey Rae (live at Central Park SummerStage, NYC 2019)