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What We Do... Aside from our regular full time jobs we spend alot of time shooting gigs as freelance photographers. This all started back in 2005, when Crossfade gave us All Access Passes to their show in Biloxi, MS and John had stage access to shoot the band. It was REALLY cool. They are such great guys! It was a Great Show and we were hooked! Ever since then, you won't find us in the crowd at a concert. There is nothing like being 'behind the barracade'.
About Us...
John is our Photog Extrordinaire (seriously) and I handle booking the shows, making contacts with the bands and their record labels, getting passes approved, etc. Whenever possible we both photograph shows. If I need to, I will photograph a show alone and only when he is unavailable. We have ALOT of fun doing this together and are always looking for more bands to shoot.
If you are interested in setting up a photo shoot with us, please send a message to me here and put 'Photo Shoot Request' in the subject line. John also shoots Weddings, Portraits, Vehicles..you name it, he'll capture it for you! You can also find us at The SWAMP CLUB shooting local bands! We'd love to shoot you!!
Our Gear: Canon Bodies: 1Ds MkII 1D MkII 30DCanon Lenses: EF 135mm f/2.0L USM EF 200mm f/1.8L USM, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USMOther Canon Stuff: 580EX Speedlite (Flash) EF 1.4x II EF 2x II Extenders Lighting: Hensel Integra Pro 500 Plus

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Music:

UPCOMING SHOWS: Drowning Pool - August 30, 2007 (Eleven Seven) The Bled - September 8, 2007 (Vagrant) Army of Me - September 8, 2007 (Dog House) The Used - September 8, 2007 (Reprise)Bands We've Photographed: 30 Seconds to Mars - Mar 7, 2007 (Virgin Records) 10 Years - October 7, 2006 (Universal) 12 Stones - July 7, 2007 (Wind Up Records) 311 - July 15, 2007 (Volcano/Jive Records) Aclarion - May 12, 2007 (Unsigned) Aiden - March 7, 2007 (Victory Records) Alterbridge - May 23, 2006 (Universal/Republic) Anisette - March 2, 2006 (Unsigned) Atreyu - August 12, 2007 (Hollywood) BlackStone Cherry - May 3, 2007 (Road Runner Records) Bloodsimple - Feb 8, 2006 (Reprise Records) Boy Hits Car - March 9, 2006 (Rock Ridge) Bow Wow - April 21, 2007 (Warner Bros.) Breaking Benjamin - March 20, 2007 (Hollywood Records) Brighten - June 17, 2007 (Unsigned) Buckcherry - May 3, 2007 (Atlantic Records) Bullet for My Valentine - April 29, 2007 (Trustkill) Candlebox - August 19, 2006 (Unsigned) Castor Troy - July 7, 2007 (Rock Ridge Records) Chevelle - April 49, 2007 (Epic Records) Chiodos - March 7, 2007 (Equal Vision) Cinder Road - July 25, 2007 (EMI Records) The Cloud - July 23, 2006 (Channel Records) Course of Nature - Feb 23, 2007 (RammaJamma) Cowboy Mouth - May 25, 2006 (Eleven Thirty Records) Cross Canadian Ragweed - June 15, 2006 (Universal South) Crossfade - March 22, 2007 (Columbia/Sony) Dark New Day - October 7, 2005 (Warner Bros) Daughtry - April 29, 2007 (RCA) Deepfield - May 2, 2007 (Inde Goot Recordings) Disturbed - Feb 8, 2006 (Warner Bros) Droid - August 12, 2007 (Emotional Syphon) Dropping Daylight - April 29, 2007 (A&M/Octone) Driveblind - Aug 19, 2006 (Geffen) Egypt Central - Sept 24, 2006 (MOT Records) Evaline - March 7, 2007 (Warner Bros) Elusive - July 3, 2006 (Unsigned) Epic Meltdown - Dec 7, 2006 (Unsigned) Evanescence - August 12, 2007 (Wind Up) Evans Blue - October 7, 2006 (Hollywood/Pocket Recordings) Family Force 5 - August 25, 2006 Faktion - June 24, 2006 (Unsigned) Fighting Instinct - Sept 22, 2006 (Gotee/EMI) Finger Eleven - Feb 24, 2007 (Wind Up) Flyleaf - August 2, 2006 (A&M/Octone) From First to Last - June 17, 2007 (Suretone) Fuel - May 6, 2007 (Epic) Full Moon Circus - Feb 23, 2007 (Roxxxy) Future Hero (aka Note 4 Note) - August 25, 2006 Godsmack - Nov 22, 2006 (Republic/Universal) Goo Goo Dolls - August 1, 2007 (Warner Bros) GWAR - Nov 27, 2006 (DRT Entertainment) Hawthorne Heights - June 17, 2007 (Unsigned) HellYeah - August 12, 2007 (Epic) HIM - August 11, 2007 (Sire) Hinder - Feb 24, 2007 (Universal) Halestorm - March 9, 2006 (Atlantic) Hot Action Cop - June 30, 2007 (LAVA/Atlantic) Hurt - April 28, 2006 (Capitol) Illbreak - August 24, 2006 (Unsigned) Julien-K - August 11, 2007 (Dark Electronic Pop) Jury - June 23, 2006 (Unsigned) Kickin' Lassie - June 15, 2006 (Unsigned) Kittie - July 7, 2007 (X of Infamy) KoRn - August 2, 2006 (Columbia) Lazy Eye - July 23, 2006 (Unsigned) Lifehouse - August 1, 2007 (Geffen) Ligion - June 30, 2007 (Maple Jam Records) Linkin Park - August 11, 2007 (Warner Bros) Little River Band - July 18, 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Oct 8, 2006 (Sanctuary) Majestic Terrace - Feb 25, 2006 (Unsigned) Mercy Fall - Sept 24, 2006 Merry Go Drown - Feb 8, 2006 (Unsigned) Mindless Self Indulgence - August 11, 2007 (Unsigned) Municipal Waste - Nov 27, 2006 (Earache) Muse - April 19, 2007 My Chemical Romance - April 19, 2007 (Reprise) Namedropper (local) - December 29, 2006 (Unsigned) Nickelback - March 14, 2006 (Road Runner) Papa Roach - April 25, 2007 (Geffen) Placebo - August 11, 2007 (Virgin) Powerspace - June 17, 1007 (Fueled by Ramen) Puddle of Mudd - July 7, 2007 (Geffen) Revel - June 24, 2006 (Unsigned) Revelation Theory - March 5, 2006 (Interscope) The Red Chord - Nov 27, 2006 (Metal Blade) REO Speedwagon - Sept 22, 2006 Rob Zombie - August 30, 2006 (Geffen) Saliva - July 7, 2007 (Island Def Jam) Saving Jane - August 23, 2006 (Toucan Cove Entertainment) Secondhand Serenade - June 17, 2007 (Glassnote/ILG/Warner) Seether - March 9, 2006 (Wind Up) Senses Fail - March 7, 2007 (Vagrant) September Son - April 25, 2007 (Unsigned) Seven Mary Three - July 7, 2007 (Mammoth) Sevendust - July 7, 2007 (7 Bros/Asylum) The Sex Slaves - July 3, 2006 (Level 7) Shinedown - October 7, 2006 (Atlantic) Sister Hazel - October 8, 2006 (Croakin' Poets) Slave to the System - Feb 25, 2006 (Spitfire) Smile Empty Soul - May 6, 2007 (Bieler Bros) Socialburn - May 23, 2006 (Elektra/IRock) Soil - June 24, 2006 (DRT Entertainment) Splendid Chaos (loca) - Oct 5, 2005 (Unsigned) Staind - April 28, 2006 (Atlantic/Flip) Stone Sour - August 2, 2006 (Road Runner) Strippers Lie - March 28, 2007 (Unsigned) Styx - May 8, 2006 Tantric - June 4, 2006 (Maverick) The Crisis - March 17, 2007 (Unsigned) The Exies - May 6, 2007 (Eleven Seven) The Lighter Exchange - July 25, 2007 (Unsigned) The Red Jumpsuit [Apparatus] - Feb 25, 2006 (Virgin) The Wreckers - July 12, 2007 (Warner Bros) Taking Back Sunday - August 11, 2007 (Warner Bros) Theory of a Deadman - April 27, 2006 (Road Runner) Three Days Grace - April 28, 2006 (Jive) Til December - June 8, 2006 (Unsigned) Top of the Orange - October 7, 2006 (Unsigned) Trapt - March 24, 2006 Trivium - August 12, 2007 (Road Runner) US - May 25, 2006 (Roxxxy) A Year and A Day - May 4, 2007 (Unsigned) Bon Jovi - location: Sayreville, NJ Rob Thomas & Matchbox Twenty - location: New York, NY LinKin Park - location: Los Angeles, CA Simple Plan - location: Montreal, Quebec CanadaBAND MEMBERS PERSONAL PAGES: Ryan Yerdon - drums, PUDDLE OF MUDD Johannes - drums, LIGION Ligion - vox, LIGION Marshal Dutton - guitar, FAKTION Xavier Muriel -drums, BUCKCHERRY Sully Erna - vox, GODSMACK Toryn Green - vox, FUEL James Branham - drums, CROSSFADE Morgan Rose - drums, SEVENDUSTWHO'S USING OUR PHOTOS? Christian Stone - guitar, PUDDLE OF MUDD Christopher Scott - vocals, CASTOR TROY Michael Dunnaway - guitar, CASTOR TROY Matt White - drums, CASTOR TROY Chap Stique - guitars, FAMILY FORCE 5 Timmy Flaherty - guitar, HOT ACTION COP Les Hall - guitars, CROSSFADE Scott Mercado - drums, CANDLEBOX David - vocals, ACLARION Casey - guitars, ACLARION Tab - bass, ACLARION Tony Mason - drums, SPLENDID CHAOS Filippo - bass, JURY Jeremy Thornton - vocals, JURY Steve Barber - drums, JURY Matt - vocals/guitar, SEPTEMBER SON Daniel - bass, SEPTEMBER SON Josh Franklin - guitars, FAKTION Jeremy Moore - drums, FAKTION [7/23/06] Jonathan Balas - JONATHAN BALAS MUSIC Chad Sutley -drums, TOP OF THE ORANGE Brandyn Ulmer -guitar, TOP OF THE ORANGE Ryan Campbell -bass, TOP OF THE ORANGE Andy Gambert -bartender, The Swamp Club LoOtinant Dan -vocals/bass, MAJESTIC TERRACE David Cox -guitar, MAJESTIC TERRACE Chris Aldrich -guitar, ELUSIVE [5/6/06] The Cloud (local) - location: Atlanta, GA [5/2/07] Puddle of Mudd - www.puddleofmudd.com Puddle of Mudd Fanpage - www.puddleofmuddfanpage.com Sevendust Fanpage - www.myspace.com/sevendustfans Morgan Rose Fanpage - www.myspace.com/morganrosefan [2/25/06] Slave to the System - www.slavetothesystem.com [3/9/06] Seether - www.seether.com [3/22/07] Crossfade - location: Columbia, SC [5/12/07] Aclarion (local) - Atlanta, GA [6/23/06] Jury (local) - Dothan, AL [3/17/07] The Crisis (local) - Pasadena, TX [5/23/06] Socialburn - location: Blountstown, Florida [10/15/05] Splendid Chaos (loca) - location: MS, LA, AR, AL [6/30/07] Hot Action Cop - Atlanta, GA [12/29/05] Namedropper (local) - location: Columbia, SC [5/16/07] September Son (local) - location: Mobile, Alabama [2/25/06] Majestic Terrace (local) - FWB, FL Trick Drums Artist Website - (Tony Mason) [G] Swamp Club - www.swampclub.com WCPR ROCKSTATION - Biloxi, MS WKSM ROCKSTATION - Ft Walton Beach, FL TK101 ROCKSTATION - Taste of Chaos GalleryPICS NOT UP -Dwight Yoakam -Duncan Sheik -Teddy Geiger -Ashley Ray -Miranda Lambert

My Blog

HEY! WANT SOME GOOD PICS OF YOU??!@

If you want good pics taken of you on stage, POSE! We know you secretly do it in front of the mirror when you're at home.  If you see the camera pointed at you - don't be shy and look straight in...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:01:00 PST

PHOTOGRAPHY Q&A (odsrockshots.com)

PHOTO FEES Want to get those extra special photos?Do you want more time devoted to just you? For a personal photoshoot, both you and the photographer can better concentrate on getting the best photos ...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:03:00 PST

311 in PENSACOLA, FL 7/15/07

          More to come on ODSROCKSHOTS.com  It was a great show! Melita & John O'Dell ...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:02:00 PST

THE WRECKERS MEET n GREET PICS UP! 7/12/07

ODS GIRL's COLLECTION: MEET n GREET   Please pass the word on if you know someone who was at the MnG last night in FWB. There were only a few peeps there tho.   You must register on ODSROCK...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:47:00 PST

I ATE A MINI DINOSAUR......ewwww

 ----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: ~ODs Girl~ Date: Jul 3, 2007 2:58 PM Ok, as I was about to eat me some chicken strips from Chick Fil-A today - I immediately was alittl...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:17:00 PST

CROSSFADE FANSITE LINK UP!!

I've had my Crossfade Fansite active since 2004 - and it recently went live on myspace. And with this said... Thanks to the awesome team of Crossfade Fanatics that help to keep it updated, we finally...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:26:00 PST

PLS DRIVE SAFE.....6/23/07

Pics from a 4-car accident on Lewis Turner Blvd around 1:30pm Thurs 6/22/07. x------------------------------------x   Here's the newspaper article on it in todays Daily Newspaper ...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:07:00 PST

♥Destin

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Posted by ODs Girl. on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:41:00 PST

♥BUY JONATHANS TUNES! 4/20

Check out Jonathan! He's Hot! Buy His Tunes!     Go to http://www.JonathanBalas.com to order your copy today!!! Look under the "shop" link.   Visit him on MySpace here: Jon on MySp...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:45:00 PST

♥FAMILY VALUES TOUR 2007 dates

Family Values Tour 2007 dates Friday 04-20-2007 9:23am The schedule for this summer's Family Values Tour, co-headlined by Korn and Evanescence, has been announced. The 30-city tour will begin on Ju...
Posted by ODs Girl. on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:10:00 PST