Judas Rising

[garnerfoto]

I also had the opportunity to shoot the Judas Priest show. Absolutely fantastic.
ANTHRAX was the opening act. Pics here http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=110442

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[Hazza]

Wow, I love the first one with the smoke best. I saw Judas in Sheffield way back in the seventies and they were superb. The Anthrax ones are pretty cool too.
Hazza

[Dante King]

Great shots, man have those guys gotten old. Wait, crap, so have I. Have not seen Preist or any metal group live in years. A real bummer. Killer work Thomas!

[DwightMcCann]

#1 is mind altering! I wouldn't know these guys if they bumped into me at the airport (although I have heard the name) but these are really stunning images of what is clearly a first class visual performance. How did your adventure come about? Did they allow cameras in general or were you somehow involved?

[BottomBracket]

Looks like a cool concert. You captured it well.

[garnerfoto]

Thanks for the praise guys.

Dwight, I have been shooting local bands for a couple years now. I was "discovered" by Garage Radio http://www.garageradio.com a few months back. As media we get photo access, first three songs. I do this with GR as a stringer. Now I need to find some print contacts.

[RockSlut]

Great work Tom! #3 and #4 are real standouts!

[DwightMcCann]

Metal, That's great and now your stuff makes sense as well as beauty. I wish I had some wisdom to share about getting into print. I have a great gig at the casino, picture ID and All Access pass (although it doesn't mean a thing and everyone at the casino knows me anyway) and the usual three songs restrictions for the big names ... although I shot Merle Haggard Thursday night (pictures are in the pipeline) and we were allowed to shoot everything AFTER the first three songs ... I suspect it was a put-on since the talent buyer is a good friend of mine and we always commiserate about the silly 'first three songs rule' so I think he arranged for this 'restriction.' I got the impression that Merle's people were very easy to get along with ... not always the case. Anyway, the casino pays me well enough that I try to find ways to get additional mileage for them and me from the images by providing courtesy images to the local newspapers. I just started it and it is working out pretty well, slowly getting me more connections while improving PR for the casino. But I have no idea how one gets work with print, meaning magazines, slicks, CD covers, newsletters, etc. Oh, and one other thing I have found is that there isn't a 'standard' in this industry ... each band, entertainer, management team, media group, television outfit, etc. has their own way of doing things and no one seems to really know a "best way" to get involved.