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Peaches, preview

Chris Owyoung — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:39:39 +0000

Peaches performs at Terminal 5, NYC. November 14, 2009. (photo by Chris Owyoung)

Just one from Peaches incredible performance at Terminal 5. Even though I was only in the pit for the first three songs, you won’t be able to tell from the photos. Epic.

MUTEMATH, preview

Chris Owyoung — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:54:58 +0000

Paul Meany of MUTEMATH does a somersault over his piano during the grand finale of the band's performance at Nokia Theater in Times Square, NYC. November 13, 2009. (photo by Chris Owyoung)

Just one from the MUTEMATH at Nokia Theater in Times Square last night. What an amazing show. Full set will follow soon.

Evanescence, a preview

Chris Owyoung — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:03 +0000

Amy Lee of Evanescence performs at a secret show at Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom. November 4, 2009. (photo by Chris Owyoung)

An oddly quiet photo from an absolutely rocking show last night. I was lucky enough to be one of three photographers attending. Amy sang beautifully throughout. More photos from a very challenging shoot soon.

Preview: August Burns Red

Chris Owyoung — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:49:16 +0000

Battle Cry: Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red at Gramercy Theater, NYC. October 18, 2009.

Just a quick preview of what I promise will be an epic set of images complete with more gratuitous wide angle hero shots than you can shake a flip-flop at.

While you’re here peep this fun crowd shot…

One from The Sounds

Chris Owyoung — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:31:04 +0000

Maja Ivarsson, Felix Rodriguez and Fredrik Nilsson of The Sounds perform at Roseland Ballroom, NYC. September 17, 2009.

One of my favorites from what turned out to be an extremely difficult shoot. The full set of photos and shooting notes as soon as I’m done processing. Happy Friday people.

Preview: Warped Tour Portraits

Chris Owyoung — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:40:15 +0000

How much fun was Warped Tour? THIS MUCH FUN! - Nick Kent of TAT at photographed at Warped Tour, 2009.

I took a few days off planning my wedding (yes, it’s in a few days) and caught up with my brother Todd for a insane day of band portraits at Warped Tour. As you can see, TAT was one of our favorite bands to work with.

The Owyoung Brothers knocked out a bunch of portraits for you, including exclusive shoots with Escape The Fate, Single File, Big D and the Kids Table, After Midnight Project, Forever the Sickest Kids, TV/TV, We the Kings, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and more. Stay tuned!

Lighting Info

Todd and I rocked between three and six Nikon speedlights all day long. With the exception of one 15″ softbox, the speedlights were fired bare. Eat your heart out Joe McNally, this was straight up Nikon CLS at it’s best.

Will The Real Steve Perry Please Stand Up?

Chris Owyoung — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:27:27 +0000

Journey cover band Evolution bamboozles the crowd at The Bamboozle Music Festival, 2009. East Rutherford, NJ.

Just a Friday afternoon snap from Bamboozle 2009. No, it’s not the real Steve Perry, it’s Hugo, the lead singer of the frighteningly authentic Journey cover band Evolution. Had me and the reporter from Rolling Stone fooled.

The moral of the story? If the festival is called bamboozle think twice before jumping to conclusions about the special guest!

In a more global sense, this is another reason music photographers need to double and triple check the names of the band members when writing image captions and metadata.

I’m going over the several thousand images I have from the festival and will post highlights soon. Enjoy the weekend!

Preview: Paramore

Chris Owyoung — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:48:19 +0000

Paramore performs at Susquehanna Bank Center. June 11, 2009. Camden, New Jersey

June 30, 2009 – This image of Hayley Williams is one of the last photos my pc ever processed. After eight years of faithful service, it crunched its last zero and died. As soon as I’m up and running again the posts will start flowing, promise!

Preview: No Doubt – Bamboozle, Day 2

Chris Owyoung — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:36:19 +0000

May 3, 2009 – If all of the preview posts in my stream aren’t a dead giveaway, I’m currently sitting on a mountain of images that desperately need to see the light of day. Here’s one from No Doubt’s phenomenal headlining set at the end of The Bamboozle Music Festival, 2009.

Preview: Bamboozle 2009, Day 1

Chris Owyoung — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:00:52 +0000

May 2, 2009 – A weekend filled with two of my three favorite things – music and photography. Stay tuned for Saturday’s highlight reel including Forever The Sickest Kids, Metro Station, Cobra Starship, Gavin Rossdale, Shwayze, HorrorPops, and yes, I even took a few rather awful pictures of Fall Out Boy.