SecondPrint Productions Blog - Chicago Wedding Photographer » Nightlife http://secondprintproductions.com/blog my life, my passion, my photography Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:30:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ben Ripani Music Co. | House of Blues http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2011/06/ben-ripani-music-co-house-of-blues/ http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2011/06/ben-ripani-music-co-house-of-blues/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:53:07 +0000 secondprint http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/?p=2926 Occasionally, I’ll get a day/night off from weddings and get to hit up shows and events that I also enjoy shooting.   Check out some samples from my buddies Ben Ripani Music Co. show at the House of Blues.

 

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]]> http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2011/06/ben-ripani-music-co-house-of-blues/feed/ 0 Ben Ripani Music Company http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2011/05/ben-ripani-music-company-2/ http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2011/05/ben-ripani-music-company-2/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 23:41:42 +0000 secondprint http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/?p=2708 I met these guys through my friend Patrick Bensen who’s a drummer for this talented band Ben Ripani Music Co. It was cool to be asked to shoot their new CD cover and it was something I’ve never done before so I thought I’d give it a try.  After showing up and setting up some lighting, I find out I only had a 1/2 hour to do the photoshoot!  All things considered, I think we did alright given the time we had.  Check out their MySpace page.  Here is their main website.  They’re super talented and ready to hit your music store shelves soon!

 

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]]> http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2011/05/ben-ripani-music-company-2/feed/ 0 D-Network Chicago & Latin Webzine Collaboration Project | Teasers http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/05/d-network-chicago-latin-webzine-collaboration-project-teasers/ http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/05/d-network-chicago-latin-webzine-collaboration-project-teasers/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 08:07:30 +0000 secondprint http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/?p=1324 A big thanks to Mike Fan and Jimmy Tan for their help in a collaboration with Secondprint Productions, D Network Chicago and Latin Webzine for this top secret photoshoot.  Details of the photoshoot will be disclosed at a later time.  Here are some rough, unedited teasers to wet your appetite.  Things got pretty steamy from this shoot. Let’s just say it wasn’t a wardrobe malfunction.  More soon!

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]]> http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/02/tim-be-told-elbo-room-february-15th-2010/feed/ 0 Gridiron Greats – Night of Champions http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/02/gridiron-greats-night-of-champions/ http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/02/gridiron-greats-night-of-champions/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:55:12 +0000 secondprint http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/?p=877 So I’m currently here in Miami, FL on assignment shooting for the Gridiron Greats Organization.  The Gridiron Greats is a non-profit corporation established to provide financial assistance and coordinate social services to dire need retired NFL players who are pioneers of the game and have greatly contributed to the NFL’s status as the most popular sport in America.

I shot they’re main gala in part with the festivities here in South Beach, Miami as a part of the Superbowl XLIV events.  All the celebrities are here in town and it’s a madhouse here.

Gridiron Greats – Night of Champions

Friday, February 5th, 2010 – Ritz Carlton, South Beach Miami, FL

Hosted by: Mike Ditka and Jamie Foxx – Gridiron Greats

Sponsored and Produced by: LSI – Laser Spine Institute, Miller Lite, Captain Morgan, Boost Mobile, Yesteryear Fantasy Football, Coca Cola, Craig Goldstein – E Squared Concepts, Gary Lanvy – Big City Prod., L2 Group.

Here’s a couple shots from the main event last night:


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Combining elements of soul, pop, rock, gospel and blues, Tim Be Told has exploded out of the Charlottesville music scene with their own unique sound. After tracking their debut album “Getting By” in the Summer of 2007, the band has toured extensively from coast to coast to meet the demand of their intensely devoted fans.

Their popularity has earned them opening slots for such bands as OK Go and Parachute and rankings in the very top of the MySpace unsigned charts. The quintet consists of songwriter and frontman Tim Ouyang, guitarist and backing vocalist Luan Nguyen, lead guitarist Andrew Chae, bassist Parker Stanley, and drummer Jim Barredo. The band is currently touring in support of their highly anticipated latest recording, “From The Inside.”

TBT’s energetic live performances, which feature their songwriting prowess, soaring vocals, epic guitars, and addicting grooves, have earned them legions of fans across the nation. However, the band’s ultimate hope is that their music will cause people to view life through a different lens, one of honesty, hope, and redemption.

]]> http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/02/tim-be-told/feed/ 0 Rock Out With My Canon Out http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/02/rock-out-with-my-canon-out/ http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/02/rock-out-with-my-canon-out/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:34:16 +0000 secondprint http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/?p=865 Lately, I’ve had a passion to hit up small venues and check out local Chicago bands and shows.  A couple of cool bands that I’ve had to privilege to shoot for have been The Crown and Two Chairmen, Columbian Exposition, The Sweeps and Ben Ripani Music Co.  It’s been a joy using my Canon 5d markII’s and shooting in conditions requiring iso 3200-6400.  Paired with my 50+85/1.2′s and 24/1.4 lenses, it’s been a dream to work with.  I can’t wait to test out the ability of new camera bodies from Canon.  Hopefully, I’ll get my hands on a 1DmarkIV by year’s end.  Here’s to an awesome concert shooting year with my Canon’s!

The Crown and Two Chairmen and Columbian Exposition

The Sweeps

Ben Ripani Music Co.

]]> http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2010/02/rock-out-with-my-canon-out/feed/ 0 World Fashion Chicago – 2009 http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2009/10/world-fashion-chicago-2009/ http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2009/10/world-fashion-chicago-2009/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:36:43 +0000 secondprint http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/?p=613 This past Wednesday, I was on assignment to shoot World Fashion Chicago for Latin Webzine, an online latin website launching with a focus on important people in their respective industries.  The World Fashion Chicago runway show broke  away from Chicago’s fashion week this year to stand on its own sovereign feet. Always a riveting display of fashion as a cultural statement, the show Wednesday featured more than 35 designers with ties to Chicago’s 28 Sister Cities around the globe — not just Paris and Milan but also Accra, Ghana; Amman, Jordan; Petach Tikva, Israel; Vilnius, Lithuania; Shenyang, China; Mexico and much more.  Here are some samples.  Click here to view the rest of my pictures taken from the event.  http://secondprint.zenfolio.com/worldfashionchicago

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]]> http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2009/10/world-fashion-chicago-2009/feed/ 0 The Crown and Two Chairmen http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2009/04/the-crown-and-two-chairmen/ http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/2009/04/the-crown-and-two-chairmen/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:54:23 +0000 secondprint http://secondprintproductions.com/blog/?p=82 So my buddy Ken Bonner, the guy who built my custom guitar amp is in his own post-rock instrumental band called The Crown and Two Chairmen  (http://www.myspace.com/thecrownandtwochairmen).  They just had their first show last week and it was simply amazing.  I love their music and the guys in the band.  I had the honor of capturing their first show together.

Here are some photos of TCATC with Columbian Exposition opening for them.


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