tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74471463495948730022024-03-04T23:13:22.335-06:00Rachel Parker PhotographyRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-58257806644369318072011-08-08T04:42:00.004-05:002011-08-08T04:57:04.808-05:00Still the red headed step child.... so to speakFirst of all nothing against red heads, my mother is one. Second of all the neglect continues. Which is quite sad frankly, seeing as how important social networking and blogging really is now a days. As a marketing tool more than anything. I even took on an ambitious attempt at Tumblring a photo a day and that was short lived. <br /><br />But then I went on vacation and when I returned, got wrapped up in work. Heck I'm still wrapped up in work. It seems as if its never end and I'm paid far too little for it all. I also find myself with quite the insomnia lately. Maybe I'm just nocturnal. <br /><br />Anyhow I discovered a video I shot on MTV.com today. No biggie it was on youtube and I shot it for a friend at his convention. But the fact its on MTV is pretty cool. Wish there was a credit on it though. <br /><br />http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/05/24/amazing-spider-man-stan-lee-cameo/<br /><br />Anyway there's that. So what have I been shooting, well there was Katy Perry, Dolly Parton, Panic at the Disco, Marc Broussard, NKOTBSB, and Rhianna to name a few folks. I'm crossing my fingers to shoot Maroon 5 again this year, I'd like to shoot the Honda Civic Tour but not from back of the house. I mean come on Blink 182 you're not that egotistical right? I have also yet to shoot Taylor Swift since she performed at a Mall here back in 06, it would be nice to get some shots of her show. <br /><br />Anyhow I think I'm going to leave you with that for now. I know its far less than exciting. If yall want to peruse the Tumblr its under the name RachelParker. Shocking right??<br /><br />Later guys!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-21355429717890239092011-03-14T02:17:00.003-05:002011-03-14T02:23:51.794-05:00Daylights saving time = CrappySpring absolutely kills me with the hour we lose! It totally messes with my already ridiculous body clock. This past week has been pretty nuts. Lots and lots of shoots this week, including a friends wedding. Yes I'm still bitter it fell during SXSW film. I'm going to go down there one year and shoot away, I swear! It's almost blasphemous for me to claim to be a photographer from Texas, and never shot SXSW or ACL Fest.<br /><br />However lots of great stuff coming up, DIFF, Nascar, Frightmare Weekend, Dallas Comic Con, which happens to also fall on the same weekend as Taste Addison, and Wild Flower Fest? WTF is that?! Why so much on one weekend. <br /><br />I dont know that I really have any photos to post with this entry. It was really just me rambling a little and making myself feel like I'm actually kind of keeping up with the blog. <br /><br />Alright I'm going to get back to work on everything, before it starts piling up!<br /><br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-76671596771917905142011-03-01T03:00:00.003-06:002011-03-01T03:22:58.611-06:00Serious NeglectOh blog how I've kind of missed you.. and seriously seriously.. SERIOUSLY neglected you. I mean its been practically a year since my last update. Of course I've still been shooting, and not just concerts, red carpets, events, a couple weddings (yes that's new), some engagements, and I've even dived into some video. So busy busy busy! Not to mention my abandonment of the blog means I was doing more non work related activities as well. One may begin to wonder when I sleep. Some days I wonder that as well.<br /><br />Anyhow I've been trying to play catch up on my Flickr, which I also abandoned for a year. If you want to peruse what I'm putting on there, head over to this link, http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/ That's my stream. I'm already up to August and it includes pics of Aerosmith, The American Idol Tour, Adrien Brody, Will Smith, Lady Antebellum, Good Charlotte, and a whole bunch of others. For good measure I will throw a few up on here. I mean it is a photographers blog after all. How disappointing would it be if I didn't.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/5447653184/" title="Kelly Clarkson by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5447653184_9a87b82143_m.jpg" alt="Kelly Clarkson" height="240" width="160" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/5451389949/" title="Lady Antebellum by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5451389949_15ab8518a7_m.jpg" alt="Lady Antebellum" height="238" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/5469930275/" title="Adrien Brody by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5469930275_075860665d_m.jpg" width="156" height="240" alt="Adrien Brody" /></a><br /><br />Okay well there is that. In other subjects, I'm looking forward to checking out the movie Rango this week. I'm also going to get my fill of Jake Gyllenhaal this week, Love and Other Drugs comes out on BluRay today and yes I love him in almost everything he's in so I will surely go buy it. Not a fan of The Prince of Persia quite frankly though. I'm very curious about Source Code. Totally mad/bummed/sad I won't get to shoot him at South By Southwest Film. Not because I cant get access but because I have a danged wedding to shoot the day he's there!<br /><br />But while I'm on the subject of movies, everyone should check out a locally made film called "Brotherhood." It's playing at the Angelika Dallas, it's really well made, and very intense. Directed by Will Canon (a fellow Arlington High School Graduate, go colts) and starring Jon Foster, Trevor Morgan, & Lou Taylor Pucci. Yes Jon Foster is Ben Fosters brother. Great movie, and most of you who frequent Central Arlington will recognize the house they shot in. <br /><br />Okay I'm getting off my pedestal and am done with my ramblings and musings. Hopefully I can get back with the program and start blogging it up again!<br /><br />Later yall!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-35468790541858465992010-04-15T13:25:00.007-05:002010-04-15T13:39:52.694-05:00Wow its April?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKESXj7_j7LUF5v0jLnearXKDiJiY3kU7DrGHjX7-tZvUW38lE7pYiaCbMtSDKeanTXeKwByjwWb_ulzrl_klU5E88c7b6mQ6eJJcq1Dm0eDXSoWqa82QiS5b0JGlkkmbPyuYPCJlmqcfe/s1600/DIFFDayTwo009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKESXj7_j7LUF5v0jLnearXKDiJiY3kU7DrGHjX7-tZvUW38lE7pYiaCbMtSDKeanTXeKwByjwWb_ulzrl_klU5E88c7b6mQ6eJJcq1Dm0eDXSoWqa82QiS5b0JGlkkmbPyuYPCJlmqcfe/s320/DIFFDayTwo009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460434937788684338" border="0" /></a><br />Ok so I admit I've been a horrible horrible blogger as of lately. Truth is, not much has been going on really.<br /><br />I did shoot Muse last month though. This month things are picking up with the Dallas Film Fest, and Nascar. So I figured I'd stop by here and grace you with a few shots from the film fest so far.<br /><br />Enjoy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOFb6XzRfohGhbgc0rcLylfimtFuXDl0SPdpO_gMDytlIlIWkyn4bmp1k2c_7CTqny43kEfqJuH6B-4x8_1K5UBd-o-M2fQ5kmmdLZC6RlBUyWH9HpV6eWQrcB9zvwsQVS8_32ISp_WRT/s1600/DIFF+Day+One+047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOFb6XzRfohGhbgc0rcLylfimtFuXDl0SPdpO_gMDytlIlIWkyn4bmp1k2c_7CTqny43kEfqJuH6B-4x8_1K5UBd-o-M2fQ5kmmdLZC6RlBUyWH9HpV6eWQrcB9zvwsQVS8_32ISp_WRT/s320/DIFF+Day+One+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460434663064249826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0VoqrHpPy3eft5_KebJvhBfKgw2EihukLpL5l-ZDYA8pBGrF6NjKM78zGHXYFVYBGY60oEAr98Ie_h6eHeWT-5PGYIjeqwH3FfihubRRH5Q4jhCCaM1AFtgLACp7apEfqBOl0KK_yXO-/s1600/DIFF+Day+One+041.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0VoqrHpPy3eft5_KebJvhBfKgw2EihukLpL5l-ZDYA8pBGrF6NjKM78zGHXYFVYBGY60oEAr98Ie_h6eHeWT-5PGYIjeqwH3FfihubRRH5Q4jhCCaM1AFtgLACp7apEfqBOl0KK_yXO-/s320/DIFF+Day+One+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460434337179532610" border="0" /></a><br />Later YallRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-81495310317297743532010-02-08T04:13:00.007-06:002010-02-08T04:32:11.270-06:00Ok I guess I lied?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYatdp9zy7TM6ZLEV5os4NsYzvkGUCVxCs-EPtsmbP513gbQxqMq9EGeba239jZwA-r50DmIvBb6SnLdt-u2ueaNJdLCK6gqiaWhyaGB3nXXwQzzcJyGr5gVmmyFQ5vAl6Mo7sfSwHzbsv/s1600-h/IMG_4622editsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYatdp9zy7TM6ZLEV5os4NsYzvkGUCVxCs-EPtsmbP513gbQxqMq9EGeba239jZwA-r50DmIvBb6SnLdt-u2ueaNJdLCK6gqiaWhyaGB3nXXwQzzcJyGr5gVmmyFQ5vAl6Mo7sfSwHzbsv/s320/IMG_4622editsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435816969861158290" border="0" /></a>So a whopping 1 entry for the month of January.. great start to that whole "trying to blog more" thing. But in my defense I spent a good chunk of January under the weather. After the whole strep throat fiasco I was ok for a couple weeks, then I bought a new pillow for my bed and had an allergic reaction to the chemicals they spray on the dang thing. Breathing all that in while I slept = bad. I knew I was having an allergic reaction to something, but it wasn't till my face started to break out and have red splotches that I knew it was the pillow doing it.<br /><br />So I've gotta say, seriously pillow making companies? I understand you spray them to preserve them while they sit in stores, but seriously? I didn't realize washing and airing out my pillow was a requirement before "maybe" being able to use it. I don't think the pillows would deteriorate if you didnt spray them with that crap. It was by far one of the worst allergic reactions I've ever had to anything in my life, and then I got to reading about how the crap they spray on it can have toxic effects in large quantities like formaldehyde for example. I got dehydrated beyond belief, my throat was really dry, runny nose, watery eyes, dry cough. So to the executives running the companies making products like pillows and mattresses that are sprayed down with formaldehyde and polyurethane, shame on you for being cheap and putting the public's health second to the dollar bill in your pocket.<br /><br />Ok now that I have that off my chest! I'm feeling much better this week, and even while feeling like total crap because of allergies last weekend, I still got out and went to Dallas Comic Con, camera in tow of course. So here's a couple shots from the Q&A panels with Daniel Cudmore of Twilight & X-Men and Sean Patrick Flanery from Boondock Saints. I believe my friends over at RedCarpetCrash.com and Bigfanboy.com should have video up soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvTxYvw0XIaJpqGHA2vc74avJpMnJiQULLcSc1RC_AT0VOwF3otAqR1B8lsQ1WKdFTjPRTFzsww4CoVc9pXfeTPipkrJ3TyM868zjfXSNSWypUTjg4l7tK6YJrBWNaO7d2aj3Gb4v1Og7/s1600-h/IMG_4907editsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvTxYvw0XIaJpqGHA2vc74avJpMnJiQULLcSc1RC_AT0VOwF3otAqR1B8lsQ1WKdFTjPRTFzsww4CoVc9pXfeTPipkrJ3TyM868zjfXSNSWypUTjg4l7tK6YJrBWNaO7d2aj3Gb4v1Og7/s320/IMG_4907editsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435817356110720034" border="0" /></a><br />Ok later guys!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-65734341105753810582010-01-13T21:42:00.003-06:002010-01-13T21:53:22.138-06:00A New Decade :)Ok so this is my official first post of the Decade. Surprisingly there will be no Concert photos in this blog! Crazy... I know. But I said in my last post that I want to blog more. Believe me I have a few concert shots to come soon enough. However I just wanted to go ahead and kick off my blogging for the year and show you that I can shoot things other than concerts!<br /><br />A couple days before new years it snowed here in DFW and I persuaded my brother to be my muse and let me photograph him. Quite the feat honestly. So I just wanted to share a shot from that shoot. It looks better bigger, so click it :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt4aXQPMcsqNxKBQ5dr6NgpbL_5m4hKIKhJzvD9NkQlkOp86AhrQSCCwYEL5tsrISLAbip-ZWFHiyTmO-iIBLrF0J5l4XPSpnNMlAcvwxyXo_FEbXNFJtRpzkEtttIqJQ_TejwXtEw-D1/s1600-h/IMG_2927editbwsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt4aXQPMcsqNxKBQ5dr6NgpbL_5m4hKIKhJzvD9NkQlkOp86AhrQSCCwYEL5tsrISLAbip-ZWFHiyTmO-iIBLrF0J5l4XPSpnNMlAcvwxyXo_FEbXNFJtRpzkEtttIqJQ_TejwXtEw-D1/s320/IMG_2927editbwsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426436703687866434" border="0" /></a><br />I hope you all had a fantastic New Year. I actually got Strep Throat the first damn day of the year. How's that for kicking it off! I would have taken advantage of all the down time to get actual stuff done, but my body insisted upon using it for sleep. What is that?<br /><br />Ok I'm going to stop rambling on! Later yall.<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-76772014377863203982009-12-27T01:11:00.005-06:002009-12-27T01:40:12.402-06:00Maroon 5 and Merry Xmas<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4213663375/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4213663375_6602855a3b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4213663375/">Maroon 5</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas, Hanukkah, or whatever else you may celebrate. I ate wayy too much<br /><br />Anyway onto the fun photos of Maroon 5 I shot in November. They rocked UTA and my gosh I wish there would be more concerts at UTA. That was a neat little concert hall. The guys put on a really energetic show and were more connected with the crowd vs in the larger venues.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4214426912/" title="Maroon 5 by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4214426912_e347da7e6b_t.jpg" alt="Maroon 5" height="100" width="66" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4214426896/" title="Maroon 5 by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4214426896_a257f8fce1_t.jpg" alt="Maroon 5" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4214426886/" title="Maroon 5 by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4214426886_6ffa87d7fe_t.jpg" alt="Maroon 5" height="100" width="65" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4214426884/" title="Maroon 5 by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/4214426884_9c26b4f403_t.jpg" alt="Maroon 5" height="100" width="66" /></a><br /><br />Ok so that's really all for now. I did go to a few Kelly Clarkson shows when she passed through the great state of Texas. But I shot those on my point and shoot and haven't really delved into editing any of them.<br /><br />I really want to make a better habit of blogging next year. I've kind of slacked off. I was thinking about vlogging maybe. Showing you lovely people who don't know me what I look like. I hate pictures of myself though! I think most photographers do though. What do you guys think?<br /><br />Oh one more thing. A friend of mine had asked me if I could go through and find some photos I took of her friend's daughter Chandler performing with her band "The Bella Cullen Project" at Twicon. So I finally went ahead and pulled some shots and edited them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI7VWo0B_x98wVQqrM_QJTRdHBn0LC0E2NX5bd_MIhgI0ZM4agpL6ytXkf3uVJ1lEF-mtffx5kf6UNnNnzo52GU5cIseUY7fTTq05Maqsq4tIdi9l0WnQSdmmaIFPK5dBsY80xuAL4Og3/s1600-h/IMG_7980editsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI7VWo0B_x98wVQqrM_QJTRdHBn0LC0E2NX5bd_MIhgI0ZM4agpL6ytXkf3uVJ1lEF-mtffx5kf6UNnNnzo52GU5cIseUY7fTTq05Maqsq4tIdi9l0WnQSdmmaIFPK5dBsY80xuAL4Og3/s320/IMG_7980editsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419816141914110578" border="0" /></a>Chandler's now gone solo, and I'm going to give her a little blog love right here cause she's got definite potential and mad songwriting skills, plus she's a fellow Arlington girl. So check out her music at http://www.myspace.com/chandlernashmusic<br /><br />Later yall<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-69909442433210370412009-12-12T04:32:00.002-06:002009-12-12T04:46:48.800-06:00David Cook<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4149537946/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4149537946_cc352c3de6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4149537946/">David Cook</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> Last month I shot the fantastic David Cook at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas. Let me tell you, I don't ever recall any guitarist/musician rocking out that hard infront of my lens playing it up that much. This guy was such a great shoot. Face melting, we're talking epic.<br /><br />I have to say kudos to David for putting on one hell of a show and being so great to photograph. Oh and using spotlights! I was thrilled about that. I wish every shoot could be that awesome. :)<br /><br />Here are some of the pics.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4149537942/" title="David Cook by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/4149537942_7a414e3e60_t.jpg" alt="David Cook" height="100" width="68" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4148770473/" title="David Cook by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/4148770473_9d2133d282_t.jpg" alt="David Cook" height="100" width="66" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4148770459/" title="David Cook by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4148770459_6910efea79_t.jpg" alt="David Cook" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4149537922/" title="David Cook by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/4149537922_9c0ac6af80_t.jpg" alt="David Cook" height="100" width="64" /></a><br /><br />I have some maroon 5 shots coming soon :) So keep a look out. And probably some Kelly Clarkson from some of the Texas shows. I just shot it on my point and shoot cause I went for fun.. not work. :) But none the less got some stellar pics.<br /><br />Later yall<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-14601203410255971692009-12-03T13:12:00.002-06:002009-12-03T13:30:45.607-06:00M is for Miranda Lambert & Metallica<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4093926721/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/4093926721_269122f5b9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4093926721/">Miranda Lambert</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> Nobody hair whips quite like Miranda Lambert. I was lucky enough to get to shoot this Texas talent again in October. Yeah I know it's December and I'm just now blogging it.. I'm horrible. Miranda put on a fantastic set, featuring several songs off her latest release Revolution. She also mixed a little Kings of Leon into one of them.<br /><br />Miranda is one of those artist who I never get tired of photographing. I don't think her mom ever gets tired of watching her either because I stayed and watched the rest of the performance and her mom was jammin' out near us. I think she's her daughters biggest fan.<br /><br />Anyway here are some shots from the performance<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4093926713/" title="Miranda Lambert by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2637/4093926713_580f1c2782_t.jpg" alt="Miranda Lambert" height="100" width="66" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4093926707/" title="Miranda Lambert by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4093926707_86ae7de2d2_t.jpg" alt="Miranda Lambert" height="73" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4093926703/" title="Miranda Lambert by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4093926703_afee304bee_t.jpg" alt="Miranda Lambert" height="100" width="70" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4093926697/" title="Miranda Lambert by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/4093926697_2b52c94680_t.jpg" alt="Miranda Lambert" height="71" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Earlier in October I also got to shoot Metallica. It's the first show that I've shot with a square stage in the round where we were given freedom to move around the entire thing. However the band seemed to be pretty active to the west side of the stage so running around became almost pointless.. well unless you wanted to escape the horde of photographers shooting on that side. I guess they are liberal with passes cause that photo pit was packed.<br /><br />None the less I got some pretty cool stuff. I think all the boys from my high school would be jealous I shot this one. Here are those shots.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4030728229/" title="Metallica by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/4030728229_f99df2caa3_t.jpg" alt="Metallica" height="74" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4030728243/" title="Metallica by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4030728243_1143cbfd07_t.jpg" alt="Metallica" height="68" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/4030728221/" title="Metallica by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/4030728221_0213bddf48_t.jpg" alt="Metallica" height="72" width="100" /></a><br /><br />That's all for now!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-58425099146241627552009-10-15T04:32:00.002-05:002009-10-15T04:46:24.337-05:00Pink!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3980738623/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3980738623_a4fa5c2903_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3980738623/">Pink</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> So I got to shoot another person on my list of "people I have to shoot." And let me just say 2 songs was not enough! I mean I got great shots in those two songs, but the show is so colorful and active I wish I could have shot way more. Kudos to Pink for wanting to still put on a full on pop show, with dancing, and costume changes and an elaborate stage, oh.. and then having the vocal chops and to back it all up. Not to mention she was performing with a strained shoulder. They should give her some kind of entertainer of the year award.<br /><br />So in short the show was incredible. A must see for everyone, hopefully she will do another round in the U.S. for the folks that missed it. For the shooters lighting was quite good, lots of spots. You're restricted to a limited area up front, which means you cant run around, oh and you have to watch out for her video guys. They move swiftly and for the most part aren't in your way but there are the few instances where they needed to get in for a shot.<br /><br />Here are some of the shots<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3980745405/" title="Pink by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/3980745405_6823d17fc7_t.jpg" alt="Pink" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3980745367/" title="Pink by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/3980745367_7ce653482d_t.jpg" alt="Pink" height="75" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3980738497/" title="Pink by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3980738497_f5f5105860_t.jpg" alt="Pink" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3980738475/" title="Pink by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3980738475_ca5b9ace2a_t.jpg" alt="Pink" height="100" width="64" /></a><br /><br />Also to come soon is Metallica! Oh and Miranda Lambert is playing the State Fair this Saturday, who else is excited about that? Heck yeah, should be a good one after the Red River Rivalry. Go UT by the way.<br /><br />Later YallRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-12380838687350374302009-10-02T21:34:00.010-05:002009-10-02T22:09:56.359-05:00Kelly Clarkson<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3960270290/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3960270290_eb725de143_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3960270290/">Kelly Clarkson</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> <br />OK I know what you're thinking.. another Kelly Clarkson show? But she's my favorite. We had a blast at this one last month, and tonight is opening night for her "fall" tour. If she's coming to a town near you, I suggest going, you'll have a great time and be nothing less than impressed with her vocal skills.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anyway here are a few shots I took, please don't steal them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3960270302/" title="Kelly Clarkson by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3960270302_3148848a19_t.jpg" alt="Kelly Clarkson" height="64" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3960270280/" title="Kelly Clarkson by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3960270280_b04f71a8dc_t.jpg" alt="Kelly Clarkson" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3960255814/" title="Kelly Clarkson by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3960255814_4f16c33cc5_t.jpg" alt="Kelly Clarkson" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3960255756/" title="Kelly Clarkson by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/3960255756_53d2d9a775_t.jpg" alt="Kelly Clarkson" height="100" width="65" /></a><br /><br />I have some shots from Pink to come soon. I shot Metallica this week as well. One Republic will be in studio at Kidd Kraddick on Monday, be sure to tune in.<br /><br />Later<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-69441390826488229712009-09-25T22:45:00.003-05:002009-09-25T23:01:57.054-05:00Glee!!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3889352862/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3889352862_5b6657bf72_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3889352862/">Glee</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>So the Gleek Tour stopped by the Galleria Mall earlier this month. And if you haven't seen the show Glee what on earth are you waiting for?! It's absolutely hilarious. Sure there is the occasional musical number that seems a bit off, but most of the musical numbers are great. Dont believe me, just google "Glee Push It." That one deserves an emmy.<br /><br />Anyway I had the pleasure of getting to shoot the kids at the Galleria that afternoon and a few of them at Kidd Kraddick earlier that morning. All of them very nice, not to mention Cory and Mark both were very easy on the eyes.<br /><br />Anyway that's enough of my babbling about this. Here are a few shots from through out the day. Check out more on my Flickr!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3888562629/" title="Cast of Glee by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2648/3888562629_ac53ec4b2e_t.jpg" alt="Cast of Glee" height="73" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3888562623/" title="Cast of Glee by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/3888562623_1bd34677c3_t.jpg" alt="Cast of Glee" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3889352854/" title="Cast of Glee by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/3889352854_bf918166c6_t.jpg" alt="Cast of Glee" height="70" width="100" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3951855838/" title="Glee by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/3951855838_6e1ba64692_t.jpg" alt="Glee" height="100" width="67" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3951855834/" title="Glee by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3951855834_076a84e356_t.jpg" alt="Glee" height="70" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Ok that's all for now. There's a handful more on my Flickr if yall want to check that out!<br /><br />Later<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-63264030756862248882009-09-20T04:18:00.004-05:002009-09-20T04:40:32.369-05:00Twilight.. twicon.. twi stuff<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866810822/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/3866810822_e973b8e4f7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866810822/">Twicon</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>OK I know it's been like a month. So firstly I apologize for the neglect. Things have been a little hectic.<br /><br />At the end of July beginning of August Twicon was held in Dallas. While there were good aspects of this event, most press was treated rather poorly unless you were MTV or Reelz channel. Nothing against those awesome networks they're great. But the event organizers could have been way more accommodating to actual local media. I watched them tell a major news network they couldn't get a video shot of the actors signing autographs. News networks syndicate to their affiliates around the US all the time, so that's a big no no. You just said no to lots of free press. It all seemed a bit unorganized. However I think the biggest thing saving the conference was a group called The Hillywood Show. They have some pretty amusing parody videos on their website, and not just of twilight. So check them out.<br /><br />Anyway here are some shots of the actors doing their Q&A, the only thing we were allowed to shoot the actors doing.....<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866030109/" title="Twicon - Kellan Lutz by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/3866030109_bfe47b6351_t.jpg" alt="Twicon - Kellan Lutz" height="72" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866030103/" title="Twicon - Alex Meraz by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3866030103_b267830561_t.jpg" alt="Twicon - Alex Meraz" height="74" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866810816/" title="Twicon - Peter & Jackson by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3866810816_ba604582de_t.jpg" alt="Twicon - Peter & Jackson" height="72" width="100" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866810814/" title="Twicon - Peter Facinelli by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/3866810814_805261cf99_t.jpg" alt="Twicon - Peter Facinelli" height="75" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866810804/" title="Twicon - Billy Burke by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3866810804_34e5b88e4a_t.jpg" alt="Twicon - Billy Burke" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3866810798/" title="Twicon - Kellan, Billy, & Christian by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/3866810798_c5b6555e62_t.jpg" alt="Twicon - Kellan, Billy, & Christian" height="75" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Ok so that's all for now. I have the cast of Glee soon, and there's a possibility of some Kelly Clarkson photos. Not many.. but a few. :) I just shot Drew Barrymore, there's lots of folks in at Kidd Kraddick next week. I am hoping to shoot Pink next week, but I'll settle for Blink 182. ;-)<br /><br /><br />Later yall<br />Rachel ParkerRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-62051740183952800402009-08-30T18:24:00.003-05:002009-08-30T18:49:28.949-05:00Aerosmith & ZZ Top<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3816164033/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/3816164033_d3aa7d0e57_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0pt;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3816164033/">Aerosmith</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>Ok first of all, sorry it's been so long. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, what better to follow the last post than Aerosmith & ZZ Top. This show was great to shoot. I enjoy that they mix the set list up every night, and that way the photographers don't all have the same shots. The band was great to shoot with Joe Perry shredding away on guitar and Steven Tyler's hair blowing around thanks to the gigantic fans next to the catwalk. My only complaint is that all the photographers have to cram into one side of the barricade. I got in first so I found a sweet spot though, no room to move around at all however. Major kudos to the girl who was handling the press, I'm not sure what her title was, she may have actually been the tour manager even.<br /><br />Here are some shots from the great show. It's a shame that Steven fell off the stage at another show shortly after. I hope he is feeling better.<br /><br />Aerosmith<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3816164037/" title="Aerosmith by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2637/3816164037_1e22fa955c_t.jpg" alt="Aerosmith" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3816164029/" title="Aerosmith by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/3816164029_21fd9903a5_t.jpg" alt="Aerosmith" height="69" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3816960232/" title="Aerosmith by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/3816960232_985b92b49e_t.jpg" alt="Aerosmith" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3816139667/" title="Aerosmith by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3816139667_3c54f56917_t.jpg" alt="Aerosmith" height="100" width="67" /></a><br /><br />ZZ Top were the openers and a blast to shoot as well. Here are some shots of them.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3810651452/" title="ZZ Top by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/3810651452_e7b246cc91_t.jpg" alt="ZZ Top" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3810651458/" title="ZZ Top by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3810651458_fbdb54c2f7_t.jpg" alt="ZZ Top" height="100" width="63" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3810651460/" title="ZZ Top by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/3810651460_65ae5fda08_t.jpg" alt="ZZ Top" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3810651464/" title="ZZ Top by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3810651464_8a8120ef3c_t.jpg" alt="ZZ Top" height="100" width="65" /></a><br /><br />Ok that's all the rock I have for you now. I have some Twicon Actor Q&A pictures coming very soon. I just shot the cast of Glee this week, and I'm lined up to shoot one of my favorites next week. But I'm not going to talk about it ;-)<br /><br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-19104606662942736962009-08-09T16:56:00.003-05:002009-08-18T18:11:20.646-05:00David Cook & Vans Warped Tour<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3801207909/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3801207909_29cfea8f94_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3801207909/">David Cook</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>4th of July was absolutely insane. I don't think I slept more than 3 hours the whole weekend. Kicking it off was David Cook out at Winstar Casino up in Thackerville on the 3rd. I just took my point and shoot with me because I didn't bother to try and get a photo pass. I wish I had taken the pro cam with me though cause quite a few folks in the audience were shooting away on their rebels. Oh well though. David put on a great show and was chatty with the audience talking about winning at blackjack. I wish he'd come to Dallas sometime soon. It's not like the drive out there was that far though. The cool thing about this venue was they had a spotter. The other stops on davids tour were at clubs mostly with really not so great lighting.<br /><br />Here's a couple shots from it!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3801207901/" title="David Cook by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/3801207901_4cf8fb3c94_t.jpg" alt="David Cook" height="77" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3801207891/" title="David Cook by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2492/3801207891_1c327f1708_t.jpg" alt="David Cook" height="100" width="66" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3801207881/" title="David Cook by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3801207881_16d13051e1_t.jpg" alt="David Cook" height="100" width="70" /></a><br /><br />On the 4th I shot some fireworks out in Dallas. Which was pretty much your typical 4th of July ordeal. And on the 5th Vans Warped Tour rolled in. Which was interesting. Quite a few lesser known bands this year. The threat of rain loomed over keeping it a few degrees cooler, but it was still like 98 degrees in the shade. Here are some shots of the bands I shot. I enjoyed Sing It Loud's set the most I think.<br /><br />3OH!3<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3789536919/" title="3OH!3 by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/3789536919_841c75dce3_t.jpg" alt="3OH!3" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3789536913/" title="3OH!3 by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/3789536913_e1d8bacc8c_t.jpg" alt="3OH!3" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3789536903/" title="3OH!3 by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/3789536903_e213e11a5d_t.jpg" alt="3OH!3" height="100" width="64" /></a><br /><br />Anti-Flag<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3789536895/" title="Anti-Flag by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3789536895_828ef05bce_t.jpg" alt="Anti-Flag" height="72" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3789536889/" title="Anti-Flag by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3789536889_06a96fa550_t.jpg" alt="Anti-Flag" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3789536873/" title="Anti-Flag by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/3789536873_644eb2b608_t.jpg" alt="Anti-Flag" height="100" width="69" /></a><br /><br />Chiodos<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3788530310/" title="Chiodos by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3788530310_a4380c97e1_t.jpg" alt="Chiodos" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3788530308/" title="Chiodos by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3788530308_d475059eea_t.jpg" alt="Chiodos" height="100" width="68" /></a><br /><br />Sing It Loud<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3788530306/" title="Sing It Loud by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3788530306_60d7ba54f7_t.jpg" alt="Sing It Loud" height="73" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3788530304/" title="Sing It Loud by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/3788530304_04e5c22483_t.jpg" alt="Sing It Loud" height="100" width="64" /></a><br /><br /><br />Alrighty! So I have some Aerosmith to come. Obviously Pre Steven falling off the stage. Poor guy. And then I have some of the actors from Twilight at the Twicon that was here in Dallas last weekend.<br /><br />Later yall!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-89502031895205292052009-08-04T04:34:00.002-05:002009-08-04T04:59:26.300-05:00Heroes Baseball, Boyz II Men, and The Veronicas Oh my..<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3783740392/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2455/3783740392_2579792cfa_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3783740392/">Heroes Baseball</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>So the heroes baseball game was at the end of June, and twinkle toes here is Joey Fatone. Who some may know from Dancing with the Stars, but more commonly known from the Boy Band Nsync. Now I may lose every bit of musical credibility right now, but I loved Nsync back in the day. Heck I'd love a reunion tour, and would probably give an arm to photograph it because of all the dancing they did and I'm sure are still capable of doing. Makes for good looking photos. They always had great lighting too. Anyway so I was a little excited about this shoot for that reason alone. I kept my excitement inside though, because hi professional.. its what I do.<br /><br />The heroes game is something I've attended in years past and it's always a good time. I don't really shoot a lot of sports, but when it's something laid back like this it's really enjoyable. Hopefully I'll get to shoot it again next year. Other celebs/sports stars in attendance were Warren Sapp, Martellus Bennett, Jason Witten, Brady James, Marty Turco, Brendan Morrow, Mike Modano, Daryl Johnston, Michael Irvin, Mark Cuban and some other I cant remember. For more information on the Heroes Baseball game you can visit www.heroesbaseball.org<br /><br />Here are some shots from it<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3782989513/" title="Heroes Baseball by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3782989513_59882e0dbc_t.jpg" alt="Heroes Baseball" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3783740408/" title="Heroes Baseball by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/3783740408_8294d10df5_t.jpg" alt="Heroes Baseball" height="77" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3783740404/" title="Heroes Baseball by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3783740404_df75e0ccaf_t.jpg" alt="Heroes Baseball" height="73" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3783740396/" title="Heroes Baseball by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3783740396_1ec088f177_t.jpg" alt="Heroes Baseball" height="100" width="64" /></a><br /><br />There's a couple more at my flickr!<br /><br />Ok so on to the Veronicas who I always enjoy shooting. Let me just say though I was scared during the first song where the lighting was horrendous! However by the 2nd song it was looking up and the 3rd song had amazing lighting. These girls are always great about playing it up for the audience and the cameras. And they put on an energetic set.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3782905971/" title="The Veronicas by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3782905971_9296f1bcf0_t.jpg" alt="The Veronicas" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3782905965/" title="The Veronicas by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3782905965_52625dbd94_t.jpg" alt="The Veronicas" height="72" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3782905957/" title="The Veronicas by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3782905957_e96d853428_t.jpg" alt="The Veronicas" height="100" width="62" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3782905921/" title="The Veronicas by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2490/3782905921_b39cb550f5_t.jpg" alt="The Veronicas" height="100" width="60" /></a><br /><br /><br />And lastly Boyz II Men, a band I grew up listening to. Like literally, I was like 10 and singing I'll make love to you. There's something just not right about that.. Motownphilly is one thing, but songs about baby making being sung by a 5th grader.. not ok. None the less I still enjoy these guys and they were full of energy blowing the roof off of Bass Hall with their flawless vocals, which is not an easy feat.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3768705674/" title="Boyz II Men by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/3768705674_81b4101bdb_t.jpg" alt="Boyz II Men" height="76" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3768705672/" title="Boyz II Men by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3768705672_de4c989ccd_t.jpg" alt="Boyz II Men" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3768705670/" title="Boyz II Men by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/3768705670_7016d9f8fe_t.jpg" alt="Boyz II Men" height="74" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Ok so I have some Warped Tour stuff for yall very very very soon, some David Cook, some Aerosmith, some Twi-Con.. not the lame stuff just the good stuff like Peter Faccinelli and Kellan Lutz.<br /><br />Later guys!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-34152038004839609082009-07-22T05:37:00.007-05:002009-07-22T06:13:29.383-05:00Jordin Sparks at Kidd Kraddick & Jonas Brothers Opening Night<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3745951458/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/3745951458_ae0ffd91cf_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3745951458/">Jordin Sparks</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>Mid June we had Jordin Sparks and Jessie James in studio again at kidd kraddick. Both girls were performing with the Jonas Brothers at Texas Stadium that weekend. Jordin was there to promote her cd that just came out yesterday and Jessie will have her debut cd out later this year. However since the last time she was in studio her single Wanted has definitely picked up in rotation. Here's a couple shots from that week!<br /><br />Jordin<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3745951452/" title="Jordin Sparks by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2648/3745951452_972547965a_t.jpg" alt="Jordin Sparks" height="100" width="69" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3745951450/" title="Jordin Sparks by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3745951450_5af985a7c8_t.jpg" alt="Jordin Sparks" height="69" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3745951446/" title="Jordin Sparks by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3745951446_1afe3ff230_t.jpg" alt="Jordin Sparks" height="77" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Jessie<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3745951462/" title="Jessie James by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/3745951462_deb9b8566b_t.jpg" alt="Jessie James" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3745951460/" title="Jessie James by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/3745951460_bf6e9b5a4e_t.jpg" alt="Jessie James" height="74" width="100" /></a><br /><br />I even shot the Jonas Brother show, but I'm not sure that I'm able to post the photos here. Sorry to the Jonas fans. HOWEVER you can go here to see them www.dfw.com/124/gallery/143864.html <br />Once again sorry the quality is a bit distorted compared to what I usually post, I dont know why they end up like that when they put them in the slideshow. Oh and some of the shots in the slideshow were shot by the reviewer after the first 3 we photographers were allowed. Just a heads up.<br /><br />For any fellow photographers shooting the Jonas Brothers show for a daily or what not, lighting is good. First song we shot from the sound board. However because there was a crane blocking some of our shots we were taken to the front of the stage to shoot the 2nd and 3rd songs. HOWEVER the first song is the only song you will be able to get a shot of all three brothers together and its not an easy feat to get them all facing you, but its your best chance. I shot the first song with a 300 and then you'll need a 24-70 and a 70-200 for the 2nd and 3rd songs. It's in the round and the middle of the stage spins in a circle. The show I shot was the first night of the tour. I'm not sure if its still the same set up for shooters or not. But there's really no great advice to give other than good luck.<br /><br />Sorry I haven't posted an entry in a bit. I've been tied up editing some shots from Warped Tour, and I shot Aerosmith Sunday. I do have photos coming soon from the Reebok Heroes Celebrity Baseball game. Lots of good stuff Warren Sapp + Joey Fatone = Gold.<br /><br />And lastly I'm always looking for shoots if anyone in the Dallas area needs photos or if bands need promotional images. Rates are generally negotiable. Just letting yall know.<br /><br />Later yall!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-33969139227844437312009-07-10T23:32:00.003-05:002009-07-22T05:34:54.931-05:00No Doubt! w/Paramore & The Sounds<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705445955/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/3705445955_8179b1edbc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705445955/">No Doubt</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>So at the end of May.. like literally the second to last day of the month, I was fortunate enough to get to shoot No Doubt. The last time I saw this band was way back in 2002. Let me just say 7 years without them was far too long. I have always and will always prefer Gwen with the band. There's just so much chemistry and the music is so fun.<br /><br />Ok so needless to say I was stoked to shoot this one. Lighting on the tour is great, they have a pretty simple stage set up with lots of room for the band to run around and a big screen in the background, which I always like because it adds some color to the photos. If youre attending this show it's a good one. I don't often stay to watch shows after I'm done shooting, but I was glad this was one I did get to stay and watch.<br /><br />Here are some pics<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705446003/" title="No Doubt by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/3705446003_7c0c812717_t.jpg" alt="No Doubt" height="100" width="67" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705445965/" title="No Doubt by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3705445965_873c31357b_t.jpg" alt="No Doubt" height="100" width="64" /></a> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705445959/" title="No Doubt by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2668/3705445959_5cf9b1e75c_t.jpg" width="65" height="100" alt="No Doubt" /></a></span> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705439501/" title="No Doubt by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/3705439501_bc8d3640c3_t.jpg" alt="No Doubt" height="100" width="65" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705445943/" title="No Doubt by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3705445943_3b407fabe0_t.jpg" alt="No Doubt" height="72" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705439511/" title="No Doubt by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3705439511_73f2e3daa6_t.jpg" alt="No Doubt" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3705439495/" title="No Doubt by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2668/3705439495_c851801ae0_t.jpg" alt="No Doubt" height="73" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Paramore<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3697344938/" title="Paramore by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3697344938_9bf4533534_t.jpg" alt="Paramore" height="100" width="65" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3697341676/" title="Paramore by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3697341676_a3d7c0ef62_t.jpg" alt="Paramore" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3697344940/" title="Paramore by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3697344940_e1a5ffdf5d_t.jpg" alt="Paramore" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3697341672/" title="Paramore by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3697341672_90b4d962b7_t.jpg" alt="Paramore" height="100" width="63" /></a><br /><br />The Sounds<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3693564940/" title="The Sounds by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/3693564940_0e9eb01111_t.jpg" alt="The Sounds" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3693564942/" title="The Sounds by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3693564942_b32399c385_t.jpg" alt="The Sounds" height="70" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Ok thats all for now. There's some more over at the flickr page.<br /><br />Later Yall!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-41776259851080345202009-07-07T01:47:00.002-05:002009-07-07T01:55:46.311-05:00Demi Lovato & Mandy Moore at Kidd Kraddick<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3689066323/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3689066323_255a269460_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3689066323/">Demi Lovato</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>In May we had Dallasite Demi Lovato in studio at Kidd Kraddick. She sounded great and during sound check I even got to hear her sing a little bit of Kelly Clarksons "My Life Would Suck Without You," which was playing on the radio during the break. That was pretty cool.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3689066317/" title="Demi Lovato by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3689066317_0db09b2a33_t.jpg" alt="Demi Lovato" height="100" width="65" /></a><br />There's lots more photos over on www.kiddlive.com<br /><br />We also had Mandy Moore stop by to chat about her cd that just came out. She was ridiculously nice and took time to meet everyone that came to see her.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3689889176/" title="Mandy Moore by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/3689889176_b2175b624c_t.jpg" alt="Mandy Moore" height="100" width="66" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3689889172/" title="Mandy Moore by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/3689889172_a18005ea17_t.jpg" alt="Mandy Moore" height="70" width="100" /></a><br />Once again there's lots more at www.kiddlive.com<br /><br />I should have a post about the No Doubt show very very soon! Oh and then the Heroes Baseball Game.<br /><br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-24821968907645830872009-07-03T03:43:00.003-05:002009-07-03T03:53:11.582-05:00James Morrison<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3683102900/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3683102900_0d570e9682_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3683102900/">James Morrison</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> Ok so just as promised James Morrison photos. He put on one heck of a show. I wish I could have shot more than just the first 3 songs because he got into it more and more as the night progressed. He did come out with a bang though. The show was at the Granada, so lighting wasn't all that great, which is funny because they could have an awesome set up if they would be willing to shell out a few bucks and add few more lights and smoke... oh and learn how to use the lights they already have. That place has so much potential and books some great gigs, so it's a shame its such a cave to shoot in at times.<br /><br />If James comes to your town you should definitely go see him! He doesn't come to the states too often, so its a rare treat!<br /><br />Here's a few shots from the show<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3683102898/" title="James Morrison by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3683102898_96a5319896_t.jpg" alt="James Morrison" height="100" width="66" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3683102896/" title="James Morrison by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/3683102896_6ce52f576d_t.jpg" alt="James Morrison" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3683102890/" title="James Morrison by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3683102890_a86c5e3696_t.jpg" alt="James Morrison" height="100" width="64" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3683102880/" title="James Morrison by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/3683102880_92051809bd_t.jpg" alt="James Morrison" height="70" width="100" /></a><br /><br />And coming up I have some Kidd Kraddick stuff like Demi Lovato, plus I shot No Doubt and Paramore at the end of May which was awesome! This weekend is going to be insane. Warped Tour rolls through Dallas on sunday.<br /><br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-60737041760195247702009-07-02T03:38:00.002-05:002009-07-02T03:48:24.811-05:00Believers Never Die Tour w/Fall Out Boy, 50 cent, and More<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3680501859/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/3680501859_59bf862462_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3680501859/">Fall Out Boy</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> So back to mid April when this tour rolled through town. I always always enjoy shooting Fall Out Boy. These guys put on a great show, it was my first time shooting 50 cent and I know it sounds crazy that he was opening for Fall Out Boy but he did a great job and it worked out well. Lighting for those two was great. Lots of colorful back lights and spotlights for consistent lighting.<br /><br />For the other 3 acts however lighting was mostly that back lighting which is way tough to work with. When the fronts cant compete with the back light you end up with a lot of blown out photos. Oh well though!<br /><br />Here are some shots!<br /><br />Fall Out Boy<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3681319100/" title="Fall Out Boy by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/3681319100_8d3a997ae6_t.jpg" width="65" height="100" alt="Fall Out Boy" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3680501869/" title="Fall Out Boy by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3680501869_859bd7262f_t.jpg" width="100" height="71" alt="Fall Out Boy" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3680501855/" title="Fall Out Boy by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/3680501855_a37d1858d2_t.jpg" width="64" height="100" alt="Fall Out Boy" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3680501851/" title="Fall Out Boy by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3680501851_ff75dddd27_t.jpg" width="61" height="100" alt="Fall Out Boy" /></a><br /><br />50 Cent<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675070580/" title="50 Cent by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3675070580_dc2c637a20_t.jpg" width="100" height="69" alt="50 Cent" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675070568/" title="50 Cent by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3675070568_ff68e90e22_t.jpg" width="63" height="100" alt="50 Cent" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675070564/" title="50 Cent by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/3675070564_4a8b580838_t.jpg" width="100" height="69" alt="50 Cent" /></a><br /><br />Cobra Starship<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675056920/" title="Cobra Starship by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3675056920_cb4c8ddd4c_t.jpg" width="63" height="100" alt="Cobra Starship" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675056918/" title="Cobra Starship by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2441/3675056918_be8fe13fb9_t.jpg" width="69" height="100" alt="Cobra Starship" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675056916/" title="Cobra Starship by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/3675056916_74625fc7b5_t.jpg" width="100" height="67" alt="Cobra Starship" /></a><br /><br />All Time Low<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675050414/" title="All Time Low by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/3675050414_f9ec7c101d_t.jpg" width="65" height="100" alt="All Time Low" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675050412/" title="All Time Low by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3675050412_d8891b8598_t.jpg" width="100" height="70" alt="All Time Low" /></a> <br /><br />Hey Monday<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675050402/" title="Hey Monday by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3675050402_d6da45ed59_t.jpg" width="67" height="100" alt="Hey Monday" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3675050400/" title="Hey Monday by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/3675050400_a5c08af8bb_t.jpg" width="100" height="73" alt="Hey Monday" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ok James Morrison shots coming very soon since theyre all edited and just need to be uploaded. Then No Doubt and Paramore plus some Kidd Kraddick stuff!<br /><br /><br />Later guys!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-51736573733265443782009-06-15T01:07:00.003-05:002009-06-15T01:16:02.903-05:00Fall Out Boy/Cobra Starship<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3618787805/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3618787805_58489eca49_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3618787805/">Fall Out Boy</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> So Mid April Fall Out Boy's Pete and Patrick stopped by Kidd Kraddick. Still as nice as the time they came in before. Pete was quite chatty as well, which was cool. He showed me his new tattoo of Texas and I believe a yellow rose. Cobra Starships Gabe and Ryland made a surprise appearance. Kellie is in love with, and if you listen to the show you probably know that. So that was very cool.<br /><br />Here's a couple shots, there's a couple more on my flickr, but a TON MORE on Kiddlive.com<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3618787799/" title="Fall Out Boy by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3618787799_a253e045e0_t.jpg" alt="Fall Out Boy" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3618787797/" title="Fall Out Boy by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3618787797_628b8cd618_t.jpg" alt="Fall Out Boy" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3618787795/" title="Fall Out Starship by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3618787795_6604e720ba_t.jpg" alt="Fall Out Starship" height="70" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Ok some shots from the show that night to come very very soon. Then I have some shots from James Morrison!<br /><br />Later guys!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-82945897988075389522009-06-09T18:07:00.003-05:002009-06-09T18:13:53.328-05:00Forever the Sickest<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3569487228/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3569487228_bfb1244b48_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3569487228/">Forever the Sickest Kids</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div>Back in April I was fortunate enough to shoot the Forever the Sickest Kids show. This band hails from Dallas so I guess I should have shot them more than I have. But I haven't. This was however one of the first time's they've had pretty good lighting though. And with the way this band moves all over the place it's necessary. In the first song Jonathan had already broken his microphone stand and it was tangled in his microphone cord, nearly decapitating myself and the other 2 photographers in the pit as he just dragged it along on stage with him.<br /><br />This band was way fun to shoot though. The kind of band you could shoot multiple times and not get bored at all. So major kudos and thank you Forever the Sickest Kids for making fun and a challenge. Those are always the best shoots.<br /><br />Ok here are a few pics, and there's a few more at my flickr!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3569483142/" title="Forever the Sickest Kids by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3569483142_888277831f_t.jpg" alt="Forever the Sickest Kids" height="69" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3569483148/" title="Forever the Sickest Kids by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3569483148_aecd563297_t.jpg" alt="Forever the Sickest Kids" height="100" width="63" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3569483140/" title="Forever the Sickest Kids by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3569483140_c29f5b21ab_t.jpg" alt="Forever the Sickest Kids" height="71" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3569483124/" title="Forever the Sickest Kids by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3569483124_4b61de610a_t.jpg" alt="Forever the Sickest Kids" height="100" width="65" /></a><br /><br />I'm hoping to get Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, and Hey Monday up soon. Oh and Fall Out Boy at Kidd Kraddick.<br /><br />Later Yall<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-30936500071266819762009-05-27T18:30:00.003-05:002009-05-27T18:52:12.682-05:00Gavin Degraw.. Yes Again<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3552934737/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3552934737_8e0531b11a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3552934737/">Gavin Degraw</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> So in April I went to see/shoot Gavin Degraw again, this tour titled "Where It Began" was full of new material off his latest album "Free." It wasn't your traditional Gavin show, it was a more mellow stripped down show, and back to his old ways of having a different set list every night, which is awesome. There was no barricade it was up close and personal. Oh and also! He didn't wear his hat at first.. proving to the world he has hair! Sure I knew that already, but a lot of people didn't. Even Perez Hilton was amazed.<br /><br />The show picked up energy at the end though. Gavin rocking out on the piano as usual. So all in all a great show yet again. Sure this is a biased opinion because he's one of my favorites, but the guy's got soul. I'm crossing my fingers for the day he'll cover "Let's Get It On" again and get up and do the splits then sing you give me good feelings without a microphone like he did the first time I saw him.<br /><br />Here's a few shots. Lots more on my flickr! Go check them out. :)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3552934739/" title="Gavin Degraw by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2428/3552934739_5fdacee6c5_t.jpg" alt="Gavin Degraw" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3552934729/" title="Gavin Degraw by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3552934729_ec237895e6_t.jpg" alt="Gavin Degraw" height="70" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3553714760/" title="Gavin Degraw by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/3553714760_ae531d9468_t.jpg" alt="Gavin Degraw" height="71" width="100" /></a><br /><br />I've got some Forever the Sickest Kids on the way! I'm hoping to shoot No Doubt on Saturday! Crossing my fingers for that one! So excited they're back.<br /><br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447146349594873002.post-46773898815124271712009-05-22T02:25:00.004-05:002009-05-22T02:58:54.701-05:00Nascar Spring 09<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3543916833/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2074/3543916833_9d2c66685d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3543916833/">Jeff Gordon</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rachelparker/">rachelparker</a></span></div> Nascar was last month, and that's always fun to shoot, my ears got burnt pretty good though. It's definitely grueling, but I feel like I learn something each time I go out there. As you all well know I don't shoot a whole bunch of sports. And ok I'll admit it, I like every other girl my age have a crush on Kasey Kahne. However when I'm down there shooting I can't play favorites and professionalism is the name of the game. So that's a major upside to being out there shooting. On another note traffic wasn't too bad on Race day either, I took a differn't route home this time, it seems as though 121 I think it was.. is far less congested than 35 south. But that's only helpful to East Arlington and Dallas residents, if you live in Fort Worth it would take you way out of the way. The Texas Motor Speedway folks are always hospitable so I'm giving a shout out to them. Tickets for the Fall Race are on sale now. So Dallas folks you should check it out, but bring the sunscreen!<br /><br />Here are some shots from the Spring Race<br /><br />Samsung 500<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3543931133/" title="Brian Vickers by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3543931133_e241906f9a_t.jpg" width="100" height="73" alt="Brian Vickers" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3543916875/" title="Kasey Kahne by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3543916875_e231db5d2d_t.jpg" width="100" height="67" alt="Kasey Kahne" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3543916857/" title="Ragan vs Gordon by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2068/3543916857_82606e1dfe_t.jpg" width="100" height="67" alt="Ragan vs Gordon" /></a><br /><br />Samsung 500 Qualifying<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3540745264/" title="Kasey Kahne by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3540745264_8b37db2c8f_t.jpg" width="100" height="74" alt="Kasey Kahne" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3540745238/" title="Kurt Busch by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/3540745238_406bb697aa_t.jpg" width="64" height="100" alt="Kurt Busch" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3540745220/" title="Jimmie Johnson by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/3540745220_7c74252da2_t.jpg" width="100" height="72" alt="Jimmie Johnson " /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3540745204/" title="Truex Jr. by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/3540745204_81b5f99e9c_t.jpg" width="64" height="100" alt="Truex Jr." /></a><br /><br />O'reilly 300<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524064139/" title="Carl Edwards by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3524064139_f24cb27e1c_t.jpg" width="100" height="71" alt="Carl Edwards" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524064131/" title="Kyle Busch by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3524064131_86201c9666_t.jpg" width="100" height="73" alt="Kyle Busch" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524064123/" title="Kyle Busch by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3524064123_d820a68a7f_t.jpg" width="100" height="72" alt="Kyle Busch" /></a><br /><br />O'reilly 300 Qualifying<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524471122/" title="Joey Logano by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3524471122_077e6ff184_t.jpg" width="100" height="71" alt="Joey Logano " /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524471116/" title="Leffler & Ruitimen by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/3524471116_818e2fb4c5_t.jpg" width="100" height="71" alt="Leffler & Ruitimen" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524471112/" title="Tony Stewart by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3524471112_b0ec3c9b73_t.jpg" width="100" height="68" alt="Tony Stewart" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524471106/" title="Matt Kenseth by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3524471106_d842db8fb7_t.jpg" width="100" height="69" alt="Matt Kenseth" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelparker/3524471102/" title="Dale Jr. by rachelparker, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3524471102_4f0b0d2a43_t.jpg" width="100" height="71" alt="Dale Jr." /></a><br /><br /><br />Ok well that's it for right now. I have some Gavin Degraw to come! I just need to write the blog on that! And then some Forever the Sickest Kids, Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent, Cobra Starship, James Morrison, Demi Lovato, and Mandy Moore. So just a few things. <br /><br />Yall have a good friday! TGIF!<br />RachelRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746268048496633369noreply@blogger.com0