Warped Tour | David Miller Photography

A few weeks ago I won a contest from a local radio station to be one of their official Warped Tour photographers. I got a press pass and got to shoot the bands from in front of the barriers. As far as that particular music scene goes, I'm an old man at 27. I didn't know most of the bands that were there, but there were a few I was beyond excited about shooting.

I haven't been this excited about a shoot in a while. It was a great break from my photographic routine. I couldn't take my Polaroid, so my go to camera is out. I had to pack light(ish) since it was 110 degrees with limited shade. So I can't pack everything like normal. And it wasn't portraits, models, or place settings at a wedding. I had no clue what I was doing and I had no rut to fall back into for these shots. It was relieving. It was liberating.

AUGUST BURNS RED

CHIODOS

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK

Jonsi on Film

Some times people ask "David, why are you so gung-ho about film? It's so 1980's!" To you, my only reply is the following pictures.

Shot on Kodak BW400CN (pushed to 1600) on a Bronica ETRSi. These are straight out of the camera, absolutely no post processing except minimal dust removal.

P.S. If anyone hangs out with this guy tell him I said I wouldn't mind shooting him in the face sometime.