a special thanks

I would like to thank Al Baker who is the creator of the Fans of Prism: The Ron Tabak Era facebook group. He was inspirational in motivating me to really get after the editing of my rock photos. I was contacted by Al asking if I could supply some of my Prism photos to their cause, after going through that process I was energized to see what other treasures I could dig up. I had photographed Prism numerous times and when I was looking through all these Prism photos it occurred to me that probably at least 95% of these images have never really been seen by anyone. Not really even by me. So the search was on. Thanks Al for the kick start to reviving the rock images that were such a huge and thrilling part of my life. If you are a Prism fan please check out the group page Al has created join up and enjoy some Prism. If you don't know about the Ron Tabak Era all the more reason to jump on board and discover. Here is a little look at some Prism for you.

Ron Tabak - Prism, 1978 Palace Theatre

Allen Harlow - Prism, 1978 Palace Theatre

Ron Tabak - Prism, 1978 Palace Theatre

Lindsay Mitchell - Prism, 1978 Palace Theatre

Ron Tabak, Lindsay Mitchell - Prism, 1979 Alberta Jam

Ron Tabak - Prism, 1979 Alberta Jam

Ron Tabak - Prism, 1979 Alberta Jam

the introduction

Well at long last, after many many hours of editing and scanning, it is time to launch the hope photography classic rock blog. Numerous people have asked me over the years about the rock images and I finally took the plunge to dust off those neg files, grab the loupe and the light table and go through them frame by frame. No small feat I must say. The great memories came flooding back as fired up the old turntable and spun some vinyl as I relived the old concerts through that small magnifier. I will bring some of the highlights of the shows to the blog and put a more thorough look at the concerts on the rock website when it gets completed so you can have a more in depth look at what I saw. Perhaps you were there as well and the images will spark your memory. I would encourage you to contact me with your memories of past concerts and bands or with requests to see something. I may have shot it ... you never know. So sit back and have a look, enjoy and tell your rock n roll friends to come on by.

Led Zeppelin 1977, Seattle Kingdome