Sometimes, all you need is one. At any rate, this single shot of Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday does it for me from the band’s set on the Glamour Kills tour.

Photographer’s Notes:

This was shot at the very end of Hey Monday’s third song, the last photographers were allowed for this set. While the majority of the band’s lighting up until this point had been red backlighting, the end of the third song presented a great opportunity with a bit of nice, white light from the back of the stage.

I was center-stage at the end of the song, and, as luck would have it, so was Cassadee.

This photo was made at 1/50 at ISO 1600 and f/2.8. I used the Nikon D3 and Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 at 50mm for this image.

End Notes:

Some of you may recall that I shot portraits of Hey Monday back when they were touring with The Academy Is and We The Kings – if you haven’t seen them, you can check them out here.

While they were on tour with The Academy Is… and We The Kings, I caught up with power-pop rockers Hey Monday for a quick photo shoot. Fresh off the “Bill and Trav’s Bogus Journey Tour,” Hey Monday are blowing up arenas across the US with Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, and Metros Station.

Shooting Notes:

First off, I just have to say how much fun it was to work with Hey Monday. This group was so down to earth and easy to work with, I was a fan even before seeing them rip up the stage. We were fighting some pretty strong wind during the end of the quick shoot, but the whole gang were troopers; just a pleasure to work with.

I used the Nikon D3 and the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 and Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8. For lighting, I used the Nikon SB-900 in commander mode to control a set of three SB-600s acting as wireless remotes.

While the shoot time was based on the band’s availability, we lucked out with a great slot just as the sun was setting, which allowed for some nice contrast between flash and ambient lighting.

End Notes:

I’m pulling for Hey Monday, and I’m excited to see that they’re sharing stage with some great bands on their Spring tour. Cassadee,  Elliot,Mike, Jersey, Bobby, and Alex: Good luck!