Photographing an Artist for the First Time – Major Lazer
I don’t like photographing an artist for the first time. I mean, I like it. But then I don’t. I like to photograph artists…
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Past Works & Growing As A Photographer
I started out as a photographer shooting live photos in late 2005, mostly to get close to bands and into shows for free. I…
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Nik Software – Pro Talk with Adam Elmakias
I have been using Nik Software for a few years now. I absolutely love the software and was honored to be able to do…
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Atticus Guest Blog: How To Be A Polite Photographer On Someone Else’s Stage
Adam Elmakias here, San Diego based music photographer. I have been photographing bands both on and off the road for the better part of the…
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On Location Group Portraits – Nik Software Tutorial
I have been an avid supporter of San Diego based company Nik Software over the past two years. Ever since figuring out how easy it…
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The Music Photographer DVD
I have been working on my new DVD for about two years now and it is finally up and available for purchase. All the…
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My GoPro POV while photographing a concert + how to
Ever wonder what it’s like to shoot a band, on stage, in front of 55,000 people? Well, here ya go. I attached a GoPro…
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Warped Tour Alternative Press Cover Composites
My assignment was pretty straightforward. I had to shoot a total of 8 different front men and composite them together on two different covers.…
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Nik SEP2 batch & action editing tutorial
Please download my image and Silver Efex Pro 2 so that you can follow along with this tutorial. Original image: view hires Silver Efex…
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East Coast Weekend Workshop
My second workshop is booked and ready to go. It will take place on January 9th and 10th in Chicopee, MA with Jeremy Saffer…
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