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.