Check out the March 2009 edition of Tattoo Savage (on sale now) for a feature story and four-page photo spread I did with metal legend Rob Halford during last summer’s Masters of Metal tour. The magazine used pretty much all the photos I took of Rob’s aging tattoos and edited the story nicely. The best part (and completely unexpected) is the final page mini-poster of Rob flashing his arm tats for the camera. It’s the type of shot I would have had hanging on my wall as a kid. I’ll have a run down on how the photo shoot went down later this week.

Blackie Lawless does not like John McCain – However, he hates Barack Obama. This tirade went out this morning. Grab a cold one and dig in. I’m not editing it for grammar or punctuation. I think I prefer members of WASP drunk in swimming pools.

“Read in Case of National Emergency”

by Blackie Lawless

“We the people of the United States’. These are the first 7 words of the Constitution of the United States of America. As I stood in the reception area of the Pentagon in Washington D.C. early this year, a large recreation of that Constitution was posted on the wall. It’s the first thing you see as you enter the building. “We the People of the United States”, I stared at it and said: “I’d die for that idea”!

I’ve written in the past, I love my country, but I’m scared to death of its government. That idea for me has taken a new twist in this coming election.

I’d first like to point out that I am not a John McCain supporter. I have been critical of the U. S. Government for years, and I, like most of my fellow Americans am angry and frustrated with the lying, manipulation and partisanship of the elected officials, both local and national, Democrat and Republican, of this country. Read the rest of this entry »

Iron Maiden
Originally uploaded by GLK Creative

This entire set was shot with a Canon G9 point and shoot. For those on the fence about getting one, stop thinking, The G9 is the best sub-pro camera and handy in situations where you are forbidden to bring in a pro camera.

Case in point: For some reason or another I got shut out of shooting the Maiden show in Jersey. After being asked not to bring any cameras into the venue with removable lenses, I figured I might as well bring along the G9.

We were in row 20 from the stage with pretty good sight lines but no way to get a clear or steady shot. I set the camera on aperture priority and started firing at whatever I could get. If I timed the shot with the lights, I could get some decent highlights, but the grain at 800 and 1600 sucked. Luckily, a little post processing and some creative license later and I think we have some usable shots.

These are definitely not tack sharp shots taken with my 24-70mm L lens, but they are better than nothing. Or at least, better than the army of camera phone shooters I had to dodge.

I got a nice pick up by IronMaiden.com. Take a look here. I guess I’m not good enough to get a press pass, but good enough to land above Rolling Stone and The New York Times on Maiden’s own site. Go figure.