Entertainment & Concert Photography by Brad Moore
This has been a crazy year of photographing concerts! I was going to do my Top 10 Photos, but it was difficult enough to narrow it down to 25. So, here in no particular order, are my 25 Favorite Concert Photos of 2011: Cage The Elephant The Avett Brothers Sleeper Agent Sleigh Bells Hillsong United [...]
This week I’ll be sharing songs from what I’m calling “Ones To Watch,” artists who are on the rise that I expect to blow up soon. Who better to kick things off than The Civil Wars, who most recently have been opening up for Adele on her current tour. The Civil Wars are a duo [...]
Love him or hate him, Bob Dylan has influenced popular music since he started performing. I for one love his music, and his song “Maggie’s Farm” marked a turning point for him when he went electric. Here’s the live version from the infamous 1965 Newport Music Festival performance. Download: Amazon MP3 | iTunes
If there’s one album I’ve listened to more than any other this year, it’s Mumford & Sons’ Sigh No More. These guys also shared the stage with Bob Dylan and The Avett Brothers on the Grammys earlier this year. Their big hit has been “Little Lion Man,” but here’s another great song of theirs, “The [...]
The first time I saw The Avett Brothers in concert was in a college gymnasium with about 150 other people. They played their hearts out. About three years later, not only are they performing on The Grammys, they’re sharing the stage with Bob Dylan. Here’s “Kick Drum Heart” off their latest album, I And Love [...]
Cansei de Ser Sexy, aka CSS, were the co-headliners alongside Sleigh Bells when they played at State Theatre in St. Pete last month. The Brazilian band certainly had fun, as did the crowd! Here are some of my favorite shots from the night: And here’s the full gallery if you’d like to see more: Download: [...]
This is my favorite song, “Rococo,” off Arcade Fire’s latest album, The Suburbs, for which they just won the Grammy for Album Of The Year. There’s something really beautiful about the slow build of the song and its repetitive chorus. Hope you enjoy it too! Download: Amazon MP3 | iTunes
I honestly don’t even know where to start with this show it was so insane. I photographed Sleigh Bells last year when they opened for LCD Soundsystem and got my butt kicked all over the place. See, their only lights are basically strobes that flash to the beat of the music. No constant light to [...]
Welcome to the first installment of my Song of the Day! These will be short, daily posts where I share a song that I’m currently digging. It might be a song that’s currently at the top of the charts (like today’s song), it could be a classic from The Beatles, or it could be… well, [...]
Wednesday night The Daylights rolled into St. Petersburg to play a show before they went to sea on VH1′s Best Cruise Ever. These guys have toured with OneRepublic and Katy Perry (they’re one of her favorite bands), and are definitely a band to keep your eye on. Really looking forward to seeing just how huge [...]
Last weekend, I had the great pleasure of hanging out with and photographing The Afters when they were in Lakeland, Florida. My friend and fellow photographer Esther Havens happens to be the sister of Josh Havens, lead singer for The Afters. When I saw they were coming to the area, I shot her an email, [...]
If you’re at all interested in portraiture and/or lighting, one of my absolute favorite photographers, Dan Winters, was recently interviewed by Rob Sheppard over at A Photo Editor. It’s a three-part interview, so here are links to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. (Also, here’s a direct link to Dan’s insane music portfolio. Click that [...]
So, I usually do an Album of the Week post on Fridays, but this time I decided to share an iPad app that I’m absolutely loving… Aweditorium! The team at Aweditorium take the term “wall of sound” literally. Once you load the app, here is what you see: This is a grid of independent artists [...]
Back in November, I was able to cover The Word Alive when they opened for Underoath here in Tampa. I’m very glad I remembered my earplugs for this show I’m also very glad I shot this show, because I got a couple of my favorite shots during their set. One of them is above, and [...]
So, last week I was on the road with Scott Kelby for his Light It. Shoot It. Retouch It. LIVE! seminar tour, which was a ton of fun but resulted in a lack of blogging here. I’m back now, but I haven’t yet recorded the second video in my workflow series. That’ll come later this [...]
Discovered I actually photographed this band before I listened to this album. I had heard of them and saw that this album was getting great reviews, so I decided to cover their show. I was glad I did. Sounds Like Hmm… 80′s-influenced electro pop with an indie rock twist? They have a pretty unique sound, [...]
Chris Tomlin packed out The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida this past Saturday! Fans from all over the Central Florida area came to see his sold-out concert, one of three Florida stops on his And If Our God Is For Us… Tour. As with any show without a barricade, it was a little challenging to [...]
I get a lot of questions on workflow, so I’ve decided to do a series of videos on… – File Management – Making Selects – Applying Metadata – Post Processing – Exporting to the Web That’s not written in stone, so I may throw another one or two in there. But for now, here’s the [...]
I had the honor of photographing the legendary Willie Nelson last month at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota. You’ve gotta respect a man who’s written such huge hits, travels as much as he does, and still sounds great after all these years of performing. I’m a sucker for things with character, and [...]
I love Ra Ra Riot. Absolutely can’t get enough of them. And when I saw they were coming to Tampa, I was stoked! They were an energetic bunch, bouncing around the stage as they performed passionately. The lighting was challenging, but by paying attention to where the best light was and waiting for the band [...]
Discovered I was turned on to The Zombies a few years ago when American Idol did one of their British Invasion shows and a couple of the contestants chose Zombies songs. Sounds Like Their sound is comparable to other bands from the 60s, such as The Mamas and The Papas and The Beatles (but name [...]
The “Man at Work” from “Down Under,” Colin Hay, performed at Largo Cultural Center in Largo, Florida tonight, and he was a pleasure to photograph. He spent plenty of time bantering between songs, especially during the first half of the show, and was actually really funny. Gotta love a story about a guy asking if [...]
Want to take better photos? Then immerse yourself in great photography. It sounds obvious and simple, but it’s true. The more you look at amazing photography, the more developed your vision will become. Let’s think about it this way… If you want to be a *entertainment photographer, and you only ever study the work of [...]
Saturday’s Yonder Mountain concert was at an outdoor venue, and it was a bit rainy that evening. I didn’t want to take any chances, so I threw some rain gear into my bag before heading out the door. What exactly was that gear, you ask? Well I’ll tell you… —————— Think Tank Hydrophobia 70-200 Photo [...]
