Colin Vranizan of Spellcaster @ Musichead in Medford, Oregon on 10/18/13

Spellcaster’s Bryce VanHoosen

Posted on October 24th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, musichead, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4, spellcaster. Comments Off on Spellcaster @ Musichead

BlackQueen’s Pete Jay

Alex Bytnar of BlackQueen @ Musichead 10/18/13

Posted on October 22nd, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: blackqueen, concert photography, musichead, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on BlackQueen @ Musichead

Sylent Storm @ Musichead

Musichead in Medford has a show on October 18, 2013. First band will probably go on at about 6:30. I haven’t seen Spellcaster in more than a year and a half so I hope I can make it.

Jym Harris of Sylent Storm

Posted on October 17th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, musichead, sylent storm. Comments Off on Spellcaster, Warriors of Light, BlackQueen, and Sylent Storm @ Musichead tomorrow night

Due to a number of factors (Title IX, SOU having football and wrestling, limited budget, etc.) SOU has a Women’s Soccer Team but no Men’s Soccer Team (or baseball). However, there are various club sports like lacrosse, rugby, and men’s soccer.

I witnessed my first SOU Men’s Soccer Club game this past Sunday at U.S. Cellular field in Medford. Southern Oregon University beat Western Oregon University (Monmouth) 4-0. The third goal went like this…

SOU Men’s Soccer Club
Goal sequence

Posted on October 16th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, U.S. Cellular Community Park. Comments Off on SOU Men’s Soccer Club

Hell’s Belles @ McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon

Hell’s Belles is playing at the Rogue Theatre in Grants Pass on Saturday, November 2, 2013. To make this night even better, 100 Watt Mind is opening.

Posted on October 15th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: 100 Watt Mind, concert photography, hell's belles, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Hell’s Belles coming to Southern Oregon

Posted on October 13th, 2013 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: hyatt lake, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, nikon d7000, trees, wildlife. Comments Off on Tree in the middle of Hyatt Lake

100 Watt Mind set list

100 Watt Mind was excellent, as always, in Grants Pass this past Saturday night. However, I’m a bit pissed off at them now. I bought one of their new CDs (Out of Night) at the show. Upon opening it up I found a bunch of my photos being used without permission or attribution.

I could put a big, ugly watermark on all of my photos like many photographers do. Or I could just not share my photos unless people pay me for them like a lot of photographers do. Instead, I have a very simple copyright policy which can be reached by clicking on the word copyright on every page of the blog.

Use my photos all you want for non-commercial purposes with proper attribution. You don’t even need to ask. If you want to use a photo for commercial purposes (like 100 Watt Mind did), ask. I would have said yes, and I would have charged them $0. Everyone would have been happy. Instead, I’m just a little pissed. If I didn’t otherwise like them, I’d be really pissed.

Would a musician want their work to be taken and used by someone else without permission or attribution? I don’t think so. Why do some musicians think that it is OK to do such a thing to a photographer?

Posted on October 5th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: 100 Watt Mind, concert photography, Nikon D600, rogue theatre, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on 100 Watt Mind @ Rogue Theatre in Grants Pass

A’s fans in AT&T Park

The Oakland A’s are just 11 wins from one of the most improbable championships in the history of the game.

Posted on October 4th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: baseball, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on ALDS begins today

Z Musikmakers @ 6th Annual Oktoberfest in Jacksonville, Oregon

Posted on October 1st, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: jacksonville, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on Z Musikmakers