I had the pleasure of working with Aaron Gillespie's (Underoath's amazing drummer) side project, "The Almost".
This is the first time I've ever only arrived to shoot the headliner. (I had a prior engagement)
I had arrived during the set change, and while waiting I actually took two photos which I like a lot.
After peeking at the setlist, I was excited to see that the opening song would be "Say This Sooner".
A lot of my really good shots didn't come out during their first song because somebody had forgotten to turn the other lights on, and this issue wasn't resolved until the second song. (or maybe that's just how they open.. who knows?)
If you haven't been to this tour yet, I'll go ahead and tell you that they play an amazing cover of "Yellow"(coldplay).
A few people at this show were so kind, and actually went out of their way to help me get some nice shots of the guys.
I really wish I would have had my cards on me so I could have given them a free print. :-(
I left before the show was over, and I heard from a fan that 'Envy On The Coast' actually led people down to a nearby parking lot for an acoustic set. BUMS
I don't think I posted about this before, but some people have been spotting me at different shows and keep commenting about it on myspace. Too cool =-)
If you see me at a show, please stop by and say hey!
Sorry folks, but for me that's the best tune on the album aside from "Dirty and Left Out"
Friday March 21, 2008
On Friday, during the early afternoon, I changed my mind yet again and set out to pack for Iowa.
To shorten the story:
- Left at 3pm
- 4pm we are down the street from our house still due to a huge snow storm
- 5pm we are finally getting somewhere
- 6pm-9pm we drive WAY past the speed limit in our poor new Prius
So 9pm rolls around, and it turns out we missed the damn show! UGH!! Thankfully the kind people over at the Sondheim Convention Center allowed us to stage some shots.
I’ve been working with the Scott and his amazing family for about 2 years without ever meeting in person, so before arriving I was a bit nervous.
When I arrived, I was so focused on getting the shots done, that it took me a few minutes to realize I had just met everyone in my Oscar Mayer PJ pants!
Before starting the session, I assumed my tardy arrival would limit our time, and that Scott would sing one song and we would hurry on out. I’m not only relieved but also impressed to say that I not only had a 20 minute private show, but also some extra time to receive free water while mingling with the owners.
Originally we had planned to stay at a hotel to make a mini-trip out of the situation, but I was so pumped and stressed about prepping for the Milwaukee that we just drove home that night. Needless to say we got home VERY late!
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