2007 was the first year I really got into shooting live music. Its a great form of photography that you cannot fully apreciate until you have shot it. Every show is a challenge. You often cannot be sure of how much time you will have, lighting conditions, how many other photographers are shooting, where you will be able to shoot from, etc.

That being said, I have seen countless amazing Live shots from our talented NW Photogs. I decided to include five shots from other photographers and five of my personal favorites I shot from the past year. Aww the memories. In no particular order...

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Fergie, the former meth-smoking "singer" for the Black Eyed Peas (I think her real job description is "midriff exposer"), has signed a $4 million deal with Candies to, well, sing about their clothes in her songs.

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