The Who

Some good friends are coming over next week from Scotland to see The Who perform in New York which led me to search the archives for a couple images I made in 1974 at Madison Square Garden.

They did 4 shows Dec 10, 11, 13 and 14 and I was able to photograph all 4 nights for Circus Magazine. In those days you could shoot the entire show and use a flash if you wanted. I did both...

Truly the golden age of rock and roll......

Westchester Magazine

I was honored to get these two photo spreads in Westchester Magazine which just published today. There were a few factual mistakes but there usually are.....


http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/August-2012/A-Gallery-of-Mount-Vernon-Photographer-Harry-Sandlers-Pictures-of-Musicians-and-Concerts/


 http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/August-2012/Extended-Gallery-Photography-Harry-Sandlers-Rock-n-Roll-Photography/


Note: The iamge of me having breakfast with Bruce Springsteen is a Jim Marchese image.

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello - Boston 2010

Dancing with the Stars

The Viennese Waltz

 Finally heading back to New York tomorrow after almost 6 weeks in Las Vegas - certainly hope that New York is still there...

Opening Number, DWTS

Thought I would post a few new images from my time in Las Vegas - meaning new images of the live Dancing with the Stars show at the New Tropicana Hotel.

The Flying Waltz

Van Hagar, 2004

Van-Hagar, circa 2004

Found this one from production rehearsals in Los Angeles, circa 2004. The rehearsal was done at Sony Studio in Culver City, California.

Viennese Waltz - Dancing with the Stars

The Viennese Waltz, Dancing with the Stars

One of the my favorite moments in the Dancing with the Stars show at The New Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas is the Viennese Waltz with Ryan Di Lello and Iveta Lukosiute. This particular Waltz starts out in extremely low light which makes if very frustrating trying to make a photographic image. Add that to the light being dappled, and well, there were obstacles to overcome. I have photographed this dance approximately 20 times now, and, the image posted today is the first one that truly captured how I feel when watching Ryan and Iveta dance.

There are a few other magical moments in this Waltz but you will really need to be there to enjoy those moments - can't give too much away....

Dancing with the Stars will be at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas through July 7th....

The image was post processed using NIK software, Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6.


PS: This is not an HDR image. It is a single exposure.

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel, Genesis

Peter Gabriel from the concept tour 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The original image was an Ektachrome transparency moved into the digital world using an Imacon/Hasselbald scanner.

Of late I have been using NIK software and Photoshop quite a bit and this image was re-processed with a new workflow - those who follow my blog know I am huge fan of re-working images in this manner - always something new to learn.

'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' was a concept album (yes album - round disk with grooves) circa 1976 followed by a tour of the same name...

The Pasodoble

Iveta, Dancing with the Stars

The Pasodoble is a theatrical Spanish dance. Usually the man is the bullfighter or matador while the women is the cape as in a Spanish bullfight. This dance is based on Flamenco dancing, the Pasodoble is arrogant and passionate - mostly performed as a competition dance as opposed to a social dance.

Today's image is Iveta Lukosiute performing with Dancing with the Stars at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas until July 7, 2012.

This image was processed using NIK Software and Lightroom4.

Dancing with the Stars

Janette and Armen, Viennese Waltz

It's a two show Sunday here in Vegas at Dancing with the Stars - not much time to play with images today so here are a few of my favorites from the past few week.....

Tony and Iveta doing the Cha Cha

Female Troupe