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The Deli Magazine: Parenthetical Girls, The So So Glos, The Interest Group recap, PhilaMOCA, Philly
Posted in Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine, Writing, Writing
Tagged indie pop, local music, music, NYC local music, Oregon, Parenthetical Girls, PhilaMOCA, Philly local music, Portland, Portland local music, Portlandia, psych pop, punk, The Deli Magazine, The Deli Philly, The Interest Groups, The So So Glos, Zac Pennington
The Deli Magazine: Nightlands (ft. Jeff Zeigler), 2001: A Space Odyssey photo recap, PhilaMOCA, Philly
More photos on The Deli’s website from the night when you click the image below. All photos from the night are up on a set at Brandi Lynn Design’s flickr.
Shadowplay’s “Visions” release show at Hebe Music, Mt. Holly, N.J.
One of my friends from college is in a rock band called Shadowplay from South Jersey. The band had its CD release show this past Friday at Hebe Music in Mt. Holly, N.J., and vox Andrew Corkery asked me to shoot the gig for them. Here are a few shots; the rest are in the Shadowplay set on my Brandi Lynn Design photostream on Flickr.
You can stay up-to-date with Shadowplay and their music here:
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If you dig them, buy Shadowplay’s album at Monkeybars here. Every time a person shares their purchase on Facebook, $4 gets donated to the band. Keep local, independent music alive!
Posted in Concerts, Music, Personal, Photography
Tagged Hebe Music, local music, Mt. Holly, music, Rider University, rock music, Shadowplay, South Jersey music, Visions
Deimel Guitarworks: Home Page: Lee Ranaldo (photo credit)
Check out Germany’s Deimel Guitarworks website. My photo of Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo Band) using their Firestar is front-page.
Also, Minneapolis’s Mastery Bridge is using some of my Lee Ranaldo shots for promotion. You can check out the promotional album on Mastery Bridge’s facebook.
Posted in Photography
Tagged Deimel Guitarworks, electric guitars, Firestar, Lee Ranaldo, Lee Ranaldo Band, Mastery Bridge, music, photography, rock
The Deli Magazine: Kensington Picnic 2012 recap, Liberty Vintage Motorcycles, Philly
I covered the Kensington Picnic this past weekend for The Deli Magazine. If you click the image below, you can read my recap and check out images from the event. For additional photos, here’s the set on my Flickr.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine, Writing, Writing
Tagged Birds of Maya, Blood Like Mine, Blues Control, Chris Forsyth, community, Daniel Bachman, Jeff Zeigler, Kensington, Kensington Picnic, Liberty Vintage Motorcycles, Mary Lattimore, music, Philly, Steve Gunn, The Deli Magazine, The Deli Philly, Watery Love
The Deli Magazine: 2nd Street Festival recap, Philly
I covered the 2nd Street Festival this past weekend for The Deli Magazine. If you click the image below, you can read my recap and check out images from the event. For additional photos, here’s the set on my Flickr.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine, Writing, Writing
Tagged 2nd Street Festival 2012, Auctioneer, concert photography, John Francis, Lushlife, Man Man, music festivals, Philadelphia Folk Song Society, Philly local music, rain storm, Secret Mountains, The Deli Magazine - Philly, The Great Unknown
The Deli Magazine: XPoNential Music Festival photo recap, Camden
I covered WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival 2012 for The Deli Magazine – Philly, last weekend. The artists on the bill were as follows:
Friday, July 20: The Hold Steady, Ozomatli, Dawes, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, War On Drugs, The Lumineers, City Rain.
Saturday, July 21: Wilco, Avett Brothers, Dr. Dog, Dave Hause, The Bailey Hounds, The Fleeting Ends, Kathleen Edwards, Lee Ranaldo Band, Patterson Hood and the Downtown Rumblers, Lower Dens, Mike Doughty, Delta Rae, Good Old War, Matt Santry Band.
Sunday, July 22: Counting Crows, Delta Spirit, Field Report, We are Augustines, Kasey Anderson, Rhett Miller and the Serial Lady Killers, JD Souther, John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders, Kaki King, Diego Garcia, JD McPherson, Work Drugs, Dana Alexandra.
Click the image below to check out the photos that made The Deli’s recap. For more, high-resolution photos, please visit my XPoNential Music Festival 2012 set on Flickr.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine
Tagged Avett Brothers, City Rain, concert photography, Counting Crows, Dana Alexandra, Dave Hause, Dawes, Delta Rae, Delta Spirit, Diego Garcia, Dr. Dog, Field Report, Good Old War, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, JD McPherson, JD Souther, John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders, Kaki King, Kasey Anderson, Kathleen Edwards, Lee Ranaldo Band, Lower Dens, Matt Santry Band, Mike Doughty, music, music festivals, Ozomatli, Patterson Hood and the Downtown Rumblers, Rhett Miller and the Serial Lady Killers, The Bailey Hounds, The Deli Magazine - Philly, The Fleeting Ends, The Hold Steady, The Lumineers, War On Drugs, We are Augustines, Wilco, Work Drugs, XPoNential Music Festival 2012
Alternative Press: The Hold Steady
My photos of The Hold Steady at WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival made the home page of Alternative Press. Click the image below for the gallery.
The Deli Magazine: Battles photo recap, TLA, Philly
Click the image below for an entire photo recap of the evening.
More, high-resolution photos are posted in a set on my flickr.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine
Tagged Battles, Grimace Federation, music, Philly music, South Street, Theater of the Living Arts, TLA, Work Drugs
Spectrum Culture: Concert Review: The Darkness (photo credit)
A few days after my Darkness adventure, Spectrum Culture contacted me through my flickr, and asked to use one of my Darkness photos for their concert review. I agreed, and they gave me photo credit and a link-back to my website here. Check it out below!
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography
Tagged concert photography, music, photo credit, pop culture, rock and roll, Spectrum Culture, The Darkness, Washington D.C.
The Darkness, Foxy Shazam, Crown Jewel Defense, 9:30 Club, Washington D.C.
I recently saw The Darkness in Washington D.C., and I was following them along the east coast for its North American tour. Here are the photos from the Washington D.C. stop at 9:30 Club.
Last night of the east coast also called for waiting for the band outside the venue after the show. I got another lovely photograph with Justin!
Check out more photos (including Foxy Shazam and Crown Jewel Defense) on my Brandi Lynn Design Flickr page.
The Darkness, Foxy Shazam, Crown Jewel Defense, Irving Plaza, NYC (Night #2)
I recently saw The Darkness in NYC, and I am following them along the east coast for its North American tour. Here are the photos from the NYC stop at Irving Plaza.
I showed up really early for this show in hopes to catch Justin entering the venue. Patience worked out in my favor! (Photo by Frankie Poullain!)
Check out more photos (including Foxy Shazam and Crown Jewel Defense) on my Brandi Lynn Design Flickr page.
The Darkness, Foxy Shazam, Crown Jewel Defense, Irving Plaza, NYC (Night #1)
I recently saw The Darkness in NYC, and I am following them along the east coast for its North American tour. Here are the photos from the NYC stop at Irving Plaza.
Also, here’s a little treat – my friend Dori and me with Frankie!
Check out more photos (including Foxy Shazam and Crown Jewel Defense) on my Brandi Lynn Design Flickr page.
The Darkness, Foxy Shazam, Crown Jewel Defense, Paradise Rock Club, Boston, Mass.
I recently saw The Darkness in Boston, and I am following them along the east coast for its North American tour. Here are the photos from the Boston stop at Paradise Rock Club.
Check out more photos (including Foxy Shazam and Crown Jewel Defense) on my Brandi Lynn Design Flickr page.
MTV Iggy: Hatsune Miku Live in Sapporo
Photo credit on MTV Iggy. Click the image for the complete concert review.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography
Tagged Hatsune Miku, Japan, MTV, MTV Iggy, wild fans
The Deli Magazine: Photo Recap: BITBY Christmas Party, Little Bar, Philly
This was a really fun night. Check out my writeup of the night, and the images I snapped throughout the sets. Clicking the image below will redirect.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine, Writing, Writing
The Deli Magazine: Hoots & Hellmouth recap and photos, TLA, Philly
Check out my recap of the Hoots and Hellmouth album release show at the Theatre of Living Arts. If you click on the image below, it will redirect you to my writeup and photos on The Deli’s website.
The Deli Magazine: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah photo recap, Union Transfer Grand Opening, Philly
Enjoy the little blurb my boss at The Deli Magazine put together for the Grand Opening of Union Transfer in Philly. Click the image to redirect to The Deli’s website to check out my photo recap.
The Deli Magazine: WHYY Connections Festival photo recap, Penn’s Landing, Philly
Check out the little blurb I wrote below and feel free to click the image to redirect to my photo recap on The Deli’s website.
The Deli Magazine: Mad Decent Block Party 2011 photo recap, The Piazza, Philly
I had the opportunity to cover the Mad Decent Block Party 2011, Philly style, for my internship with The Deli Magazine. It was a wild, wild afternoon, and I loved every bit of it (minus a few water gun shots to the camera and lens).
Below is a little blurb and a photo. If you click on the piece, it will redirect you to the photo recap of the event on The Deli’s website.
Here are some other favorites I took from the block party:
And don’t forget – lots more on my Flickr!
Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine, Writing, Writing
Tagged Brick Bandits, Das Racist, Diplo, Dirty South Joe, entertainment, Flufftronix, Kito, live music, local Philly music scene, Luvstep, Mad Decent Block Party 2011, music, Paul Devro, Philly, Philly local music, Philly music, PO PO, SJ Sega, The Piazza, unity, water guns
The Deli Magazine: 2nd Street Festival photo recap, 2nd Street, Philly
This past Sunday, I got to cover the 2nd Street Festival in Philly for The Deli Magazine and had a great time.
Click the image and blurb below to be redirected to The Deli Magazine’s website for images of tUne-yArDs, Delicate Steve, Black Landlord, Toy Soldiers, East Hundred, Cheers Elephant, North Lawrence Midnight Singers, The Great Unknown and more awesome bands.
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Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine, Writing, Writing
Tagged 2nd Street Festival, alcohol, beer gardens, Black Landlord, Cheers Elephant, Delicate STeve, local Philly music scene, North Lawrence Midnight Singers, Philly, Philly local artists, Tequila, Toy Soldiers, tUne-yArDs
The Deli Magazine: Rock and Read Festival review and photo recap, Bookspace, Philly
This past Saturday I covered the Rock and Read Festival, presented by The Deli Magazine and Cloud Entertainment, in order to benefit Rock to the Future, an after-school music education program for kids in low-income families. It was a lot of fun, with really great bands (Mischief Brew, Harry and the Potters, The New Motels, Monsterface, The Jawnettes and more), and as always, a bunch of cool finds in Bookspace.
Click the image and writeup below to see shots of all the bands. Under the image, I have posted additional photos that I took throughout the night.
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Posted in Concerts, Music, Photography, Photography, The Deli Magazine, Writing, Writing
Tagged Bookspace, Cloud Entertainment, Harry and the Potters, local Philly music scene, MC Kreacher, Mischief Brew, Monsterface, Philly local artists, Rock and Read Festival, Rock to the Future, The Deli Magazine - Philly, The Jawnettes, The New Motels
Emma & Charlie’s Engagement Photos
For more photos from Emma & Charlie’s engagement shoot:
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Kyle “Slick” Johnson, in-studio photo shoot, Philly
My boss at The Deli Magazine – Philly asked me to shoot music producer Kyle “Slick” Johnson at his studio in Philadelphia for an upcoming contest. Mr. Johnson has produced albums for bands such as Modest Mouse, The Hives, Wavves, Rogue Wave, Gavin DeGraw and more. When my boss asked me to do this shoot, I was super stoked. Here are some images of him and his studio:
The Deli Magazine: Photo recap of Hair Rocket’s CD release party, Bookspace, Philly
Click the image or little blurb below for my photo recap of Hair Rocket’s album release party at Bookspace in Philly. Includes Meddlesome Bells, Mammal of Paradise, An American Chinese, Hair Rocket and Bambara.
In addition, here are some of my other favorites that I took:
The Deli Magazine: Work Drugs, CSLCX, Wrestling show review, Johnny Brenda’s, Philly
Here’s my first writeup of a live show for my internship with The Deli Magazine in Philadelphia. Click the image below if you want to read at the website and check out more photos. Enjoy!
Work Drugs, CSLSX, Wrestling @ Johnny Brenda’s
Here are some more photos I took when I covered the Work Drugs, CSLSX and Wrestling gig at Johnny Brenda’s in Philly, for The Deli Magazine.
The Monkees’ 45th Anniversary Tour, Music Box, Borgata, Atlantic City
I was lucky enough to afford a ticket for The Monkees’ 45th Anniversary Tour. It was very important for me to go because they are essentially my childhood – I carried a Monkees lunchbox to school when I was in 1st grade, and it’s something I am very proud of. I took lots of pictures, so I am going to post a handful of my favorites here. More photos in a set on my flickr.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Personal, Photography
Tagged AC, Atlantic City, Borgata, Borgata Casino & Spa, concerts, live music, NJ, photography, reunions, The Monkees, The Monkees 45th Anniversary Tour, The Music Box, tour
Summer afternoon outside with Nut
For some of you who don’t know what a Nut is, she is my pet bunny. I was home for a little, so I decided to bring her out since she’s been cooped up with my parents. I took a few photos, and they came out pretty cute.
Self-portraits..narcassism at its best
After work this afternoon, I decided to put on a playful, décolleté outfit and take some self-portrait shots in Rider University’s woods. I always wanted to do this because when I’m alone it gives me plenty of room to experiment and just be myself in front of the camera. Also, no one is ever willing to be a model, so I decided to be my own. I used a Nikon ML-L3 remote controller to snap from afar. Here are some more images:
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged bright, colorful, model, narcissism, nature, photoshoot, pin-up, self-portrait, self-potraits, tattoo, woods
Mundane rut; satisfying beauty
Before I go to bed, I always open my blinds so the light peeps in before I wake up. Tonight, I just stood there mesmerized by the way the orange security light hit the tree.
While I stood staring, I also felt a bit disgusted. Disgusted in how unnatural it was, disgusted in how I will soon be working three jobs to keep up with luxuries in life, and disgusted that I’ve been bound to the walls of Rider for the past three years because of so many commitments.
I wanted to capture this disgust and somehow turn it into something beautiful. I grabbed my Nikon, popped on my Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8, set it on shutter priority at a 1/2.5 shutter speed, and stabilized the body at an upward angle against my bureau. All the random objects in front of the window are silhouetted, and the tree pops, while the blinds create an ever-going vanishing point (at least in my mind, during the moment). It symbolizes a mundane rut, but going through the motions to produce the image was satisfying. Goodnight!
Rider University nature walk
I went for a photo walk around Rider University today so I could test out the camera connection kit for my iPad. After messing with a few photo editing apps, I found that Photogene is the best for a fairly small amount of cash. Don’t buy the cheap Filterstorm, it’s not worth it. One thing is that I wish Photogene could directly export to WordPress. I still have to fool around, but I am sure I will find something that works!
Anyway, here are some photos from the little walk I had this evening. They came out pretty cool.
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged animals, bees, bunnies, extreme close-ups, flowers, lady bugs, ladybug, nature, rabbits, Rider University, squirrel, trails, woods
Flower close-ups after rain
This summer I am stuck on campus because I need to make the extra cash, so I have a lot of free time. It rained today, and walking from building to building after the rain, I noticed how pretty the beads of water looked on various flowers, so I went back to my room and grabbed my camera and my Sigma 70-300mm f/1:4-5.6. All shots are manually focused, so it was a lot of fun to take them.
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged close-ups, droplets, flower, flowers, flowers after rain, pedals, rain, raining, water beads
Rider University’s 2011 Commencement
As a favor to some close friends, I photographed Rider University’s 2011 Commencement. Hope you enjoy some of the cool shots I grabbed.
Posted in Photography
Tagged cefam, Class of 2011, college graduation, commencement, graduate, graduates, Rider University
Black and white tattoo stills
I asked a few friends from college to pose for some stills for a tattoo documentary I am making for a TV class. I used a key light in my dorm’s basement back alley, so the interviews look pretty cool. I shot their tattoos in the same area. It was a fun little shoot.
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged black and white, college, ink, lighting, shadows, tattoos
Planet Aid, Inc., Fairfield, N.J.
For my In-Depth reporting class, I took a trip up to Planet Aid, Inc. in Fairfield, N.J., and had the opportunity to speak with the Operations Manager, Robert Cruz. Planet Aid is a non-profit organization that collects clothing donations.
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged charity, Planet Aid, planetaid.org, recycle
Gas drilling sites and affected families, Dimock, Pa.
For my In-Depth Reporting class, we took a four-hour trip up to Dimock, Pa., to meet with a local. He took us around the area to several drilling sites, and a few families’ homes. Below there are a few of my favorite shots of drilling sites, compressor stations, new rigs and families telling their stories – in particular, Craig Sautner.
Overall, it was one of the coolest and eye-opening experiences I ever had. More photos can be found at my Flickr page.
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged Dimock, dirty well water, drilling sites, fracking, gas drilling, hydraulic fracturing, marcellus shale, Montrose, natural gas, PA, Pennsylvania, Rig No. 63
Bleachery, Yardley, Pa.
My In-Depth reporting class went to an old bleachery in Yardley, Pa., on Thursday, and I had the opportunity to grab some cool shots. My professor actually yelled at me because I went into the run-down building to take some pictures. A journalism prof yelling about pushing the limit? Hmph!
I had a great time exploring for these photos. More will be on my Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/flameslicked. Hope you enjoy!
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged abandoned, bleachery, nature, PA, Pennsylvania, wrecked, Yardley, Yardley Bleachery
New Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8
Finally got a new lens. Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8. The deal with this it that I needed a wide angle lens that let in as much light as possible because my Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 was too limiting with press passes to concerts.
I actually bought this lens at the same time as the iPad 2, so I am broke! Here are a few fun shots right after I picked it up.
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged 17-50mm, green tea, plants, puppy, Sigma, Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8
Twilight’s Peter Facinelli, Quakerbridge Mall
This past weekend, Rider University’s 107.7 The Bronc/WRRC-FM teamed up with the Community Blood Council of New Jersey, the New Jersey National Guard and the Quakerbridge Mall to host an exciting charity event with Twilight superstar, Peter Facinelli.
Over 2000 people swarmed the event, eagerly waiting in line to meet Dr. Cullen, to give blood or to walk along organizations’ tables. Peter Facinelli autographed paraphernalia and posed for photos, with a portion of the proceeds going to Alex’s Lemonade Stand. Facinelli also individually met with fans who held VIP Guest passes, for a little extra time to converse and receive gifts.
Here are a few more photos I took at the event. If you would like to check out more, you can head over to my Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/flameslicked. The first four pages are filled with photos from the event.
Trans-Americas Trading Co.
For an In-Depth Reporting class, a few students, the professor and I had an excursion to the Trans-Americas Trading Co. in Clifton, N.J. I think this business is really awesome, and helpful to America and around the world. If it wasn’t for them bringing in clothes, sorting them and distributing them, it all would end up in a landfill. The clothes at Trans-Americas Trading Co. are sorted and shipped in bulk to bring down cost. My favorite section was the vintage-wear!
Here are some of my favourite photos that I took during this trip. A lot more can be found at my Flickr page.
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged Clifton, clothes, clothing, jobs in America, New Jersey, NJ, recycle, recycling, reporting, Trans-Americas Trading Co.
Fitz & the Tantrums, Toy Soldiers, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
Fitz & the Tantrums headlined at World Cafe Live on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. I had a press pass and a guest list spot, thanks to Dangerbird Records. Below are a few photos I took at the gig. You can check out more photos of Fitz & the Tantrums and Toy Soldiers at my flickr page, here.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Personal, Photography
Tagged concerts, dangerbird records, Fitz & the Tantrums, live music, MOTOWN sound, music, PA, Philadelphia, Philly, photography, Toy Soldiers, World Cafe Live, WXPN
New York Jets Skyline, Empire State Building
I had the opportunity to photograph the NYC skyline while the Empire State Building was lighted green to support the New York Jets in its second round of the NFL playoffs. I tagged along with Joe Rey, at Jose Rey Photography, so be sure to check out his shots as well!
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged american football, football, gang green, Jets, lights, long exposure, New York Jets, New York Jets Skyline, NFL, Night, NYC, NYC skyline, NYJ, photography, playoffs, water
Washington Crossing Park
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged January, park, snow, Washington Crossing, woods
Canon G12 test run
Finally received my Canon G12. I love it. It’s a really solid point-and-shoot. I spent my Sunday and Monday playing around with it and experimenting with some settings and shots.
Most of the shots are just around the house, inside and out. Featured is my bunny, Nut. And the cardigan shot was a complete mistake from holding the button and chasing after my bunny, but I thought it was cool. Enjoy!
Posted in Personal, Photography
Rider University snow/photo-walk
Posted in Personal, Photography
Tagged lanscapes, oddities, photography, Rider University, snow
Moon
This was a few days after the eclipse. I thought the clouds looked cool and spooky around the moon, so I ran outside to take a shot.
