True Music Fest

So got to photograph the True Music Festival this last weekend and let me tell you it was a blast.  For the first year I really do think they could turn this into something great.  The weather was perfect, besides at the night time got a little cold.  The art instillation were very cool and the live painters were doing there thing.  The big pulls for the night were defiantly Wiz Khalifa, The Flamming Lips, and Bassnectar.  Wiz Khalifa was good and defiantly put on a great show.  The Flamming Lips had a great flow and made people emotional.  and Bassnectar if you like EDM or you have seen him perform you know why people will stand in the cold to see him.  Here are a few shots i got to go through (so many to go through).  You can check out the next edition of College Times to see my photos for the event. and I will try to get more up when time permits.

Wiz Khalifa at True Music Festival                                 

 

                                        Fire Dancers took over the night.

Bassnectar doing what he does best.

new things going on in December

Hey guys lots of new updates.

First is this last weekend went to Scottsdale for there winter Christmas tree lighting. To see these photos please check out the next edition of Scottsdale Near By News.

This weekend i will be photographing True Music Festival at salt river stadium in scottsdale.  I suggest to come check it out and if you cant find the next edition of College Times to see the photos.

And last but not lest check out this weeks edition of the San Tan Sun News for some of my photos from the high school football championship at university of phoenix stadium.

Arizona State High School Football Championship

  Went to the University of Phoenix Stadium (home of the Phoenix Cardinals) last night to photograph the State final championship between Hamilton Huskies vs. Mountain Pointe Pride.  It was very fun and exiting game.  Being on the grass in such of big stadium is very exiting and fun.  I took almost 800 shots so there was a lot of editing done today.  Here is one shot that I got, and if you would like to see the rest check out the next issue of the San Tan Sun News.

Arizona High School Football

Got the pleasure of shoot a Semi-Final game for the Arizona State Championship Division 1 for the San Tan Sun News.  The game took place between Hamilton and Chandler.  Both teams were really fun to watch and the game came down to the last seconds, what made it that much more fun to photograph.  Hamilton came out on top and will be playing Mountain Pointe for the Championship.  I will also be photography this game on Saturday that takes place at The University of Phoenix Stadium, what is home to the Arizona Cardinals so I am really excited to see the stadium from the turf.

Commercial Advertisment Shoot

Hello everyone,

Been a while since I have been able to post,  A few new things have been going on.  Wanted to say thanks to all the people who came and supported me at the Raw Artist event a couple weeks ago.  Went really well and had a really good time meeting new artist and seeing what what this event has to offer.  So many new things if you ever get a chance I suggest you check out one of there events at www.rawartist.org/. 

Also I was commisend to photograph some advertisment photography for a website.  They hired me to photograph Safeway gas stations for there websites advertisemnt header.  This was intresting becuse of the size restrictions on the header and where the search bar is located I had to make it work. 

ART SHOWCASE

Hey everyone, Come and Check out this Art Showcase that I will be apart of next week.  You can buy tickets under me at http://www.rawartists.org/nickbartlettphotography.  Click on "buy ticket for this artist" in the middle of the page.  It should be a really cool event with ton's of different artist, fashion runway, dancers, and music.  Support your local artist and I hope to see you there.

Hi Everyone,

Wanted to let everyone know about an event that I will be apart of coming up on October 17.  It will be a showcase of all things art from fashion runways to art and photography.  There will also be music and VJ's.  You can see the flyer at http://www.rawartists.org/phoenix/encompass.  You can buy tickets for a reduced rate under my name at  http://www.rawartists.org/nickbartlettphotography.  Hope to see you all there and help support your local artist.

TRU Music Festival

I am wanted to share some exciting news for the valley.  A new music festival with a great lineup is coming this December.  Here's the press release I had sent to me and hope to see you all there. 

TRUE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMERS FOR INAUGURAL EVENT IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA DECEMBER 14, 2013   Performers Include Bassnectar, The Flaming Lips, Wiz Khalifa, Capital Cities and Lord Huron   $60 Pre-Sale Tickets On Sale Tuesday, August 27 at 12:00 p.m. PST   Scottsdale, AZ (August 27, 2013) - True Music Festival, a brand new festival experience coming to Scottsdale, Arizona, is pleased to announce the first round of performers for the inaugural event, which will be held at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on December 14, 2013. The performer lineup at the multi-genre festival includes: wildly engaging EDM producer and DJ, Bassnectar; rock stalwarts, The Flaming Lips; hip-hop impresario, Wiz Khalifa; the indie-pop duo, Capital Cities; and indie-folk band, Lord Huron. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks, building off of these and other genres. In addition to a day of performances featuring a range of musicians, from nationally recognized artists to local favorites, the festival will also include a wide array of vendors, art installations, roving performers and more. "We are incredibly excited to bring this level of talent to Arizona," says festival founder Jarid Dietrich. "This first round of artists should give people a glimpse at the direction we are headed and the unique experience we want to bring to the state." Leading the charge at True Music Festival, Bassnectar spans the spectrum of sonic style. Drawing inspiration from every genre imaginable, he shows no hesitation when it comes to fusing the familiar with the strange or the classic with the cutting edge. Genre bending in their own right, three-time Grammy award winners The Flaming Lips are known as much for their music as their ostentatious live shows. Utilizing costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex light shows, confetti and just about anything else the band can find; The Lips set will be one not to miss. And, Best New Artist at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, Wiz Khalifa has established himself as one of the brightest young stars to watch. His music is loaded with pure rap bangers and smash pop hits, adored by his loyal fan following across the globe.  Holding to True Music Festival's pledge of presenting a multi-genre event that would appeal to all, the final two artists provide an indie blend of music not immediately noticeable in the previous three artists. With a hit single that quickly shot to #1 on modern rock radio and is currently climbing the Top 40 charts, it’s hard to believe that Capital Cities’ duel frontmen were once jingle writers who met on Craigslist. This Los Angeles-based indie-electro team creates music with an upbeat mesh of programming and melody primed for stardom. And while being equally as indie as Capital Cities, Lord Huron crafts a blend of folk-rock, that may be most appealing to fans of My Morning Jacket. With songs characterized by the wide open spaces of the mythic American West, Lord Huron creates a rootsy foundation layered with ingenious sonic dimensions. The multi-stage festival, which is a first for the area, will be held at the Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Centrally located between Phoenix and neighboring Arizona State University, the venue is a part of a new 140-acre state-of-the-art complex, which serves as the spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. Uniquely positioned on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, it is one of the most desirable geographic regions of the entire metropolitan Phoenix area.   A limited allotment of pre-sale tickets will go on sale Tuesday, August 27 for $60, before moving to $70 for General Admission. Tickets will be available online at www.truemusicfestival.com/tickets and at the gate, but are subject to availability. VIP packages will be available starting at $130. Details about VIP and travel packages to be announced in the coming weeks.    Visit www.truemusicfestival.com for the most up to date information. Stay connected on Twitter at @truemusicfest and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TrueMusicFestival.

The Art of Video Games

So say what you want about video games they are the favorite pastime for many.  The Phoenix Art Museum is having a great exhibit titled The Art of Video Games.  Me and Payton went down for a visit.  One of the nice things about the part of town we live in is that we are a very short walk to the light rail that takes you right to the Museum.

I made Payton stop and take a portrait shoot, he wasn't very happy. haha.

Waiting and reading about the exhibit.

We finally made it to the exhibit.  It was $20.00 for both of us to get in, Which I think was a great price for all the fun things you can do, We got to play video games for free and see all the cool things that go into making video games and the art behind it.

It was cool they had 10-20 stations like this that all the original gaming systems up to now.  They also had a few images and details about the system.  It was really cool to see the progress that games have made up to today.

This is one of my favorite pieces in the museum.  It is huge hanging piece of burnt wood all combined together with fishing wire.  They also have some really cool interactive pieces too.  It has a great diversity of all forms of art.

The Phoenix Art Museum building is very nice.  It has a courtyard with many different sculptures and grassy areas.  Payton really liked the red dinosaur that was outside the front doors.

 We had to stop at city scape on the way home to cool off.  Got to love living in Phoenix.

Here's a product shoot that I of a Skateboarding shoe company. Wanted to show off the textuer of the shoe. Please check out my website at www.nickbartlettphotography.com when you get a chance.

The Dying Breed

These are a couple shots from a shoot I did this last weekend,  Came across this old church in the middle of a open field and had to capture it.

Saturday Night Fever

Taking a Lazy day watching the dog and swimming.  Then going to do a photo-shoot downtown phoenix.  Have a great weekend.  New Photos coming soon.

First Post

How's it going, thanks for stoping by my blog site.  I am going to start using this page to keep you and my customers up to date on the new things we are doing at NickBartlettPhotography.com. 
Here is a photo I did recently of my son titled the light of my life.