Wedding Season 2014 Has Begun! Well, a while ago. But still.

Wow, I neglected this blog for a bit! Have you been waiting here long?

How is everyone's 2014 so far?

This year has been a funky one as far as schedules. I'm more booked than I ever have been, but all my bookings are crammed into a 6-month period this time. Usually it's bit more evenly distributed throughout the year.

So for me, wedding season is about 3 weeks into full swing... and it's gonna be a fun one. George is with me once again this year, and if you see these two photographer clowns at your event, you made a smart hiring decision:

George Woods and Clay Lancaster. Photo courtesy of the groom.

Obviously I do things other than weddings as well. Earlier this year I did some photos for my friends in a band called Black Map (made up of members of Dredg, The Trophy Fire, Far, and Crosses †††). Here's one from Bottom of the Hill:

Black Map (dredg, The Trophy Fire, Far)

Next up was Crosses at the Independent. The Deftones' Chino Moreno fronts this "new" group with members of dredg and Far, and they put on such a fun show. No photo pit at this venue, so I got knocked around quite a bit by the sold out crowd:

Chino Moreno of Crosses (and Deftones). Photo by Clay Lancaster. 

Crosses at the Independent in San Francisco. Photo by Clay Lancaster.

Much of early spring was spent on personal projects, taxes, and a trip to Las Vegas before all the weddings were scheduled to kick in. Now it's all started, and George and I are super excited to see all the wonderful faces that have us scheduled for 2014!

-Clay

I'll leave you with some of my favorite shots so far:

San Francisco Zoo Wedding

Indoor ceremony at Murietta's Well. Livermore, CA.

The Maine, Augustana, and Jonah Matranga - The Fillmore, San Francisco

Last week we at theFIVE10 Radio hit San Francisco (shocking) to sit with the guys from The Maine, Augustana, and even Jonah Matranga of the band Far. Was a packed evening.

A couple of "firsts" this time around:

1. three interviews in one evening, in three different locations (The Maine's tour bus, Fillmore Green Room, and a cafe on the other side of town)
2. had dinner with Jonah
3. Isaac Bolivar (from Happy Body Slow Brain) joined us for the experience, and even shot in the pit with me at the Fillmore
4. screaming girls greeted me with signs and posters as I attempted to exit The Maine's bus
5. screaming girls almost deafened me as they screamed bloody murder when The Maine took the stage
6. I wore earplugs because of #5

Fun night though, and here are some photos:

JC of theFIVE10 Radio talks with Pat and Kennedy of The Maine

JC of theFIVE10 Radio talks with Dan of Augustana

JC of theFIVE10 Radio talks with Jonah Mantranga of Far

Augustana performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Photo by Clay Lancaster.

The Maine performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Photo by Clay Lancaster.

The Maine performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Photo by Clay Lancaster.

The Maine performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Photo by Clay Lancaster.

All photos by Clay lancaster. www.claylancaster.com