American Idol’s 2nd runner up from the eighth season of American Idol performs live in support of his latest release “My Best Days”.
Shooting Notes:
Shooting the former American Idol contestant was clean and straightforward. A sparse stage provided for good subject isolation while a lone and bright follow spot allowed for very leisurely exposures in the range of iSO800 to ISO1600.
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I am a huge fan of Danny Gokey and I love your pictures!
Sherry -
Thank you for the comment. Danny was opening for Sugarland/Little Big Town in Atlanta. He put on a great show that was a pleasure to shoot.
-A
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR PUTTIN THESE ON HERE! MY CAMERA WASNT WORKIN N I COULDNT GET PICS! I was the fan screamin i love u and stuff =] Danny is sooo sexy n u took AMAZIN pics
Dominique –
Glad you enjoyed the show and the pictures! I do think I heard you yelling a few times.
-A
[...] Atlanta area music industry photographer Allen Ross Thomas got some great photos of Danny at one of his last Sugarland dates this summer. Enjoy the full collection at http://www.artistxposure.com/2010/08/11/danny-gokey-american-idol/. [...]
You’re an excellent photographer and funny too! ;) I love these photos of Danny, especially that first one. Really beautiful, thanks.
Hi Josie -
Thank you for the comment. It was a great performance by Danny and a great start to a exceptional evening of shooting. I have some more Idols coming up in the next couple of months. Please visit again.
-A
Josie -
Thanks for stopping by for the photos of Danny. Talented vocalist and a lot of fun to shoot.
-A