Daniel Bedford

Soundwave Festival 2010 Perth Photos - Steel Blue Oval

2010-03-01T08:03:44.362-08:00

PHOTOS FROM:
Alexisonfire, Paramore, Meshuggah, AFI, Anthrax, Janes Addiction, Trivium, Faith No More & A Day To Remember

check out shots from last years Soundwave here

Dan

Kloned Identity @ Swan Basement

2010-02-08T04:05:56.159-08:00

My brother played his first gig with new Perth alternative band Kloned Identity on the weekend, playing at the weekly Gignation event which is for upcoming WA bands. Pretty good response from the crowd that turned up, unfortunately they don't have any recording done as yet, so no CD's were passed around - that is coming in the near future.

I took a few photos during their set - setup a flash off camera as the lighting was pretty minimal.

www.myspace.com/klonedidentity

RIP Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan

2009-12-29T14:51:08.9472298-08:00

image taken at Hordern Pavillion, Sydney Australia in May 2008 supporting Bullet For My Valentine

RIP Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan 10/2/81-28/12/09

Drummer of Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan was found dead at his home in Huntington Beach, California, yesterday. He was 28. Preliminary police reports indicate Sullivan died of natural causes, but the Orange County Coroner’s Office is investigating his death. Sullivan helped found Avenged Sevenfold in 1999, and featured on all four of the band’s studio albums.

“It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan,” Sullivan’s Avenged Sevenfold bandmates wrote on their website. “Jimmy was not only one of the world’s best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy’s family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time. Jimmy you are forever in our hearts.”

After playing Ozzfest in 2006, Avenged Sevenfold memorably beat out Rihanna, Chris Brown, Panic! at the Disco, Angels and Airwaves and James Blunt for the title of Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, thanks in part to their Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-inspired song “Bat Country.” Avenged Sevenfold then reached Number Four on the Billboard Top 200 with their self-titled fourth album. The band spent the past two years on a co-headlining tour with Buckcherry. The band was reportedly in the process of recording their fifth album.

Source: The Rolling Stone

Green Day @ Acer Arena, Sydney

2009-12-11T22:17:35.781-08:00

Green Day came to town to play the opening night of two Sold Out shows in Sydney, supported by local act Jet.

Their setlist contains tracks from the new & old, and even contained two encores.

Highlights for the crowd: 21st Century Breakdown, Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Hitchin' A Ride, When I Come Around, Highway To Hell (ACDC Cover), Brain Stew, 21 Guns, American Idiot & finishing with the cliche Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life).

Dan

Slayer & Megadeth Live Photos - Hordern Pavillion

2009-10-08T21:43:45.529-07:00

Slayer & Megadeth, two of the biggest bands in metal touring together...of course it was going to be huge

A packed out Hordern Pavillion, filled to capacity with massive sweaty dudes...sporting many a slayer t-shirt filled the arena to see two bands which have been on the top of their game for decades now

Wolfmother Live @ Enmore Theatre Photos

2009-09-23T02:55:46.4831012-07:00

Wolfmother have released a new album 'New Moon Rising' & are about to embark on their biggest tour to date, a national series with legends AC/DC, so they are currently playing a handful of headline dates around the country with the new lineup.

I managed to secure (last minute) a pass to shoot their show at Enmore Theatre.

In other news, after my first outdoor promo shoot with local band The Amenta, they are now using one of the shots for their latest tour flyer as you can see below.

Keep an eye out in a few weeks for hopefully new shots of Megadeth, touring with Slayer in October.

Dan

Alice Cooper - Theatre Of Death Tour Photos - Sydney Entertainment Centre

2009-08-24T18:13:00.689-07:00

Alice Cooper, not more needs to be said apart from "we're not worthy, we're not worthy, we're scum!"

He has been filling arenas around the world for a good four decades & still to this day, with a new generation of fans who have listened to his shock metal on repeat as they were growing up with their dedicated parents.

He has recently brought his Theatre Of Death production to Australia & played to a packed out Sydney Entertainment Centre - while the venue was setup for seating, this didn't stop the above mentioned parents from running to the front barricade to get a close up glimpse of the man who brings out everything from straight jackets to guillotines & dies (a number of times) on stage.

I was so caught up in the stage production, that I did not realise that a lot of my photos were turning out overexposed.

Katy Perry @ Enmore Theatre

2009-08-18T02:30:51.08-07:00

Been Awhile since an entry, nothing much has been on the calendar in the last few months...last night however seen a return to the pit to shoot the popstar Katy Perry who sold out her Enmore Theatre show in Sydney.

Lighting was quite nice, with spotlights on the girl the entire time, however I'm restricted to slow glass at the moment - so I tried to make the best of the situation.

Check out the shots below.

Dan

Red Lights - Photos Can Be Saved (sometimes)

2009-07-07T01:26:22.361-07:00

Red lights are a gig photographers worst enemy, they make photos look awful plus more than often end up in loss of detail & an image which really cannot be saved....

The topic came up in a forum linked here (need to register) about how to salvage boring photos in the post processing stage, I showed my before & after image from my shoot with Chimaira supporting Korn last year at the Sydney Entertainment Ctr & got a few responses asking what my methods were in saving the shot.

Anyone that has spoken to me regarding photoshop etc would know that I hate editing & really don't know anything in depth about the program or photo manipulation/touch ups etc...however I've come to realise that the hue/saturation tool can be damn handy, and this really is the thing that saved the image as you can see below.

I spose you could also just shoot RAW, but that's another debate...I shoot JPEG for gigs, end of discussion

Bruno Premiere @ State Theatre, Sydney

2009-06-29T18:58:35.033-07:00

Last night Sydney got a glimpse of the current gay fashion phenomenon which is Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego in which he plays the role of a Gay Austrian Fashion Reporter.

The evening had it's share of controversy (not created by Bruno) with an impersonator thought to be The Chaser arriving in a stretch pink Hummer & spraying litres of sauce across the stage/carpet setup before security caught on. That sauce ended up being Peri Peri, so you can easily work out who this publicity stunt was on behalf of.

There were not many big names there, however that didn't faze anyone & the crowd was there to see only Bruno, who arrived on a White Stallion sporting assless chaps & Bruno dressed in Knights Armour of a different sort, as you can see in the images below.

Dan