Posts tagged Big Samir
Iman @ The Apollo – The PhotoBlog
Feb 4th
We had just parked the car and I made my way to the front of the Apollo Theater… “Excuse me brother but if you’re on the list you have to go to the back”
I look over to my good friend Fernando and say “Nando, I think tonight I am going to need a lot of patience, but I am telling myself this now so I don’t get angry and just take it in stride” Truer words never spoke…
Let me just state this right now for all to hear… I HATE LIVE SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY… There I said it, I hate taking them, I hate looking at them, I hate how they always look the same, I hate how it is just images of peoples mouths wide open. BUT I still take them, I don’t know why…
This night would be no different, but MUCH more difficult then any other night that I have attempted to do so… The Apollo security was CRAZY… Crazier then anything I’ve ever seen when it comes to photos… No video AT ALL, ANYWHERE… No flash (this I understand) … No shooting from anywhere but a designated area BEHIND THE AUDIENCE!!!… No shooting on stage… No shooting from backstage even if you have backstage access…
When have rules ever stopped me? Sometimes… but I still try… this is the result…
Thank you Iman for throwing an amazing event…
Autograph Part III – The Reminders
Feb 4th
I have been in contact online with the Reminders for a few years now, ohh the wonderful internet and how it connects us.
But this event was the first time I was actually blessed enough to see them rock on stage LIVE… at the Apollo no less.
With security giving me fits about shooting I grabbed Big Samir and Aja Black and asked them to follow me outside for a quick minute…
The result is part 3 of my hip hop homies autograph series…
Thank you for taking the time out to bless me with this…
