Fade To Black | Photography

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Where We'll Be... 06.06.2008 | New York City
06.07.2008 | New York City
06.08.2008 | New York City
06.11.2008 | Viper CD Release Party. Volume 11 Tavern. Raleigh, NC
06.20.2008 | Suicide Blonde. Dr. Unk's Oasis. Greenville, NC
06.21.2008 | Suicide Blonde. Promotional Portraits. Raleigh, NC
06.24.2008 | DJ TIÃ‹STO. The Forum. Charlotte, NC
06.28.2008 | O Period. Pour House. Raleigh, NC
07.12.2008 | Alter Bridge. Moore Square Park. Raleigh, NC
07.17.2008 | Van's Warped Tour. Verizon Wireless. Charlotte, NC
07.25.2008 | Projekt Revolution. Time Warner Ampetheatre. Raleigh, NC
07.28.2008 | Ours. Local 506. Chapel Hill, NC
07.31.2008 | Airiel Down CD Release Party. Lincoln Theatre. Raleigh, NC
08.09.2008 | Virgin Mobile Festival 2008. Baltimore, MD
08.13.2008 | Nine Inch Nails. Gwinnett Arena. Duluth, GA
08.17.2008 | Stone Temple Pilots. Verizon Wireless. Charlotte, NC
08.19.2008 | Paramore and John Mayer. Verizon Wireless. Charlotte, NC
11.07.2008 | Charleston, SC
11.08.2008 | Charleston, SC
11.09.2008 | Charleston, SC
11.12.2008 | Caribbean
11.13.2008 | Caribbean
11.14.2008 | Caribbean
11.15.2008 | Caribbean
11.16.2008 | Caribbean
05.24.11.2008
09:20 P.M.
Off and Running.
Things have been absolutely amazing lately. I've been incredibly busy in an extremely good way, working with extremely talented artists! The new Fade To Black Gallery is an epic success. I'm ranking over 10,000 hits a month on that puppy. I've recently worked with one of my new favorite bands, Pivot. I've also recently worked with some old favorites...Filter!
The pictures I'm taking now are by far the best I've ever done. I'm extremely pleased with where my work is heading!
If you havent yet been to the Gallery, GO! NOW! RUN and check it out!!
Currently Listening To | Ours : "Mercy" Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy). These guys opened up for Filter. I'm so astounded with the beauty of the sound...They're coming back through NC in July!03.11.2008
12:42 A.M.
Evolution
Well, now you've gone and done it! My poor little gallery that was serving me so so well, was crippled and crushed under the pressure of 5000 unique visitors in less than approx 5 hours, a personal best! Thank you all for your comments on my shots for the recent Neurosonic concert shows. It was a blast to shoot, I know the guys adore them, and I feel that my photos are a very true representation of the power and energy these guys put into their music.
In other news, I am finally resuming fine art portraiture. At first it was a much-needed hiatus, then turned into an unwilling sacrifice of free time. Better days are coming, and I am ready to jump back into the game!
Currently Listening To | Lovedrug : "Happy Apple Poison" Everything Starts Where It Ends. It's just that awesome.03.06.2008
01:53 A.M.
Neurosonic
3 Sets. A Crapload of awesome images.
Tremont Music Hall
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Manifest CDs and Tapes
Jester's Pub
Currently Listening To | Neurosonic : "Crazy Sheila" Drama Queen. It's just that awesome.02.24.2008
05:25 A.M.
New Site frame is up
It's extremely basic right now, but for the first time in god-knows-how-long, a new site frame is up and almost fully running. I plan to have a much smoother, more interactive site online within the next month. I've also started to go through my catalog and pull in some old footage I've worked on.More free time is coming up verry soon! I'll keep you posted.
Currently Listening To | Professional Murder Music : "Clear" De Profundis02.02.2008
02:13 A.M.
Tearing it down and building it up!
I've been working on some uber-sexy friend icons...they needed a facelift...coding here is kinda FUBARed right now, but it'll be changed soon anyhow!
Some killer shows coming up at the end of the month! Can't wait to see Neurosonic again...they always blow the crap outta people live...its awesome!
Currently Listening To | Neurosonic : "Crazy Sheila" Drama Queen

Fade To Black is solely owned and operated by Tim Szczesniak
Photography has been a time-forged passion, as well as Cinematography. With over seven years of in-field experience, including a television show on Cable Television, advertising billboards, band promotion flyers, television commercials, and delving into the likeness of MTV and VH1, Fade To Black has a wealth of experience in crafting a unique, profound image for clients.
Fade To Black currently offers Photography and Cinematography/Film Production services for some of the hottest bands in Raleigh, Fade to Black works closely with clients in a unique style that captivates, showing the raw power of live music performances. Armed with years of experience and a passion for music, Fade To Black strives to bend the bracket and deliver bands the most unique and personalized image possible.
Beginning in Early 2007, Fade To Black will be re-introducing personable photography and fine art projects, crafted around surreal visions and collaborations with fellow artists. These projects are designed to strengthen and expand on the possibilities with current consumer technoligies, leaping from ordinary photograph into other-worldly imaging.
Fade To Black is a proud supporter of fellow artists and musicians!
If you are interested in participating in a Project, do not hesitate to contact me. We will work something out together.
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Fade To Black is solely owned and operated by Tim Szczesniak
Photography has been a time-forged passion, as well as Cinematography. With over seven years of in-field experience, including a television show on Cable Television, advertising billboards, band promotion flyers, television commercials, and delving into the likeness of MTV and VH1, Fade To Black has a wealth of experience in crafting a unique, profound image for clients.

Fade To Black currently offers Photography and Cinematography/Film Production services for some of the hottest bands in Raleigh, Fade to Black works closely with clients in a unique style that captivates, showing the raw power of live music performances. Armed with years of experience and a passion for music, Fade To Black strives to bend the bracket and deliver bands the most unique and personalized image possible.

Beginning in Early 2007, Fade To Black will be re-introducing personable photography and fine art projects, crafted around surreal visions and collaborations with fellow artists. These projects are designed to strengthen and expand on the possibilities with current consumer technoligies, leaping from ordinary photograph into other-worldly imaging.

Fade To Black is a proud supporter of fellow artists and musicians!

If you are interested in participating in a Project, do not hesitate to contact me. We will work something out together.

aim: NoxNoctus13
yim: NoxNoctus13
msn: [email protected]
email: [email protected]

Since 02.03.2007

Music:

Porcupine Tree, Army Of Anyone, Nine Inch Nails, Filter, Elysian Fields, Failure, Codiene, Amon Tobin, Year of The Rabbit, Sigur Ros, Stabbing Westward, Gravity Kills, Tool, Alice In Chains, Temple of The Dog, Massive Attack, Eric Clapton, Velvet Acid Christ, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Helmet, Bush, Mudvayne, Cowboy Junkies, Milksop Holly, The Album Leaf, Moby, Muse, Staind, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Mad Season, Nightwish, Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Skinny Puppy, Momento, Glassjaw, Pantera, Videodrone, Paradise Lost, Phillip Glass, Hans Zimmer, Portishead, Primus, Prong, Sister Machine Gun, Godflesh, Testament, Rainer Ptacek, Craig Armstrong, Rammstein, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, A Perfect Circle, Scorn, Sevendust, Silverchair, Psychostick, Smashing Pumpkins, Sunna, Taproot, Thornley, Tea Party, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, U2, Tweaker, Trespassers William, Type O Negative, Vast, Adema, Archive, Bon Jovi, Dredg, Deftones, Liquid Tension Experiment, Jerry Cantrell, R.E.M, Explosions in The Sky, 30 Seconds From Mars, Royksopp, Tricky, Loreena McKennitt, Suicide Blonde, Soul Kitchen and the Bull City Horns, Cafe MARS, The Cure, U2, Lisa Gerrard, Elizabeth Fraiser, Phillip Glass, This Mortal Coil, Curve, Mazzy Star, Rage Against The Machine

Movies:

Just my absolute favorites as there's too many to list that I love:
The Thin Red Line, Snatch, Closer, Fight Club, The Green Mile, Sin City, Donnie Darko, Equilibrium, Falling Down, Punch Drunk Love, The Truman Show, Vanilla Sky, Face Off, Platoon, A Scanner Darkly

Television:

Thirty Days, Nip/Tuck, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Rescue Me, NewsRadio, Spin City, Futurama, Harvey Birdman, Da Ali G Show

Heroes:

Anyone who stands up for what they believe in, anyone who does the right thing without expecting a reward, anyone who has taken control over their future and made something of themselves, anyone who would put someone they love before themselves.

My Blog

Sexy New Portraits!

Just 'cuz I've never done the "sexy" stuff before doesnt mean I dont know how to do it ;)...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:20:00 PST

An Hour In Time : Filter Live

Words cannot express how amazing this show was for me. To finally work with the band that started it all for me is...beyond words. Naturally I feel the following photos are some of my finest works to ...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Fri, 23 May 2008 09:49:00 PST

Ours

Due to the strong red lighting and how it affects digital cameras, there were only so many unique photos I felt like could be obtained. The presence of the band's music was absolutely astounding. I fe...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Fri, 23 May 2008 09:41:00 PST

Opiate For The Masses

Here's some of my absolute favorites from Wednesday night's set at Amos' South End, Charlotte.Of course for the full series and prints, visit the Fade To Black Gallery!...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Fri, 23 May 2008 09:36:00 PST

New Portrait

Warming up for new sessions, worked with the lovely Serena. First of many! I loved it and just had to post it.My new Ringflash comes in next week...I can't friggin wait! I'm tired of working with one ...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Fri, 16 May 2008 08:51:00 PST

Nikon D300 Portrait Christening

I've had my cam for about 2 weeks now, and I'm still absolutely in love of course.Tonight I finally got to do some actual portraits with it. I used to be sort of "meh" about my portraiture...but now.....
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:14:00 PST

Artistic Inspiration

Excuse the typos :-p I made this last night. The message remains the same though! Please visit the artists mentioned in this blog, add them to your friends, comment them and give them love!Lasse Hoile...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:06:00 PST

Airiel Down | The Pre-Studio Sessions

Today I had the privilege of sitting in with Airiel Down as they prepare to record their sophomore album. All I can say is that the new material...ROCKS!....The final product is going to k...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:34:00 PST

Whats this? TWO posts in ONE month you say????

I had the fortunate ability to shoot Christopher Hall's "The Dreaming" this week...killer killer killer band! So fortunate to see someone so amazing in such a small setting like The Pour House.On with...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:16:00 PST

Monthly Photo Extravaganza | April | Appetite for Destruction

Things change, as...things often do, and often one must catch up with these...things. I recently said goodbye to a dear old friend of mine. She's been with me since nearly the beginning. She's been ve...
Posted by Fade To Black | Photography on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:10:00 PST