Daniel Bayer Photography

Nondenoms CD release show

2011-04-17T11:40:00.008-04:00

Here's some photos from the Nondenoms' CD release show last night, with Dumpster, Sexy Crimes, Sportsbar and the Leeves

Masks

2010-07-21T14:10:00.006-04:00

Here's some masks made by my girlfriend. I took these photos for her etsy site.

Spring 2010 sports

2010-07-05T19:05:00.009-04:00

Photos from spring sports:

Sports Photography

2010-02-25T23:20:00.011-05:00

Here's some high school sports photos from last fall and winter.

Voltaic Festival

2009-06-01T10:18:00.012-04:00

I took these last week at the Voltaic Festival in Raleigh. It was an industrial music concert with a fashion show. You can see more at www.myspace.com/spudkatproductions.

Somewhere Else Tavern 5/16/09

2009-05-17T14:32:00.013-04:00

Here's some photos from last night's show at the Somewhere Else Tavern. More can be seen at www.myspace.com/spudkatproductions

Sports

2009-04-02T17:52:00.011-04:00

Since graduating from RCC I've been working part-time shooting high school sports for a yearbook company. Here's some of the results:

More SWET

2009-04-02T17:39:00.011-04:00

Here's some photos from recent shows at the Somewhere Else Tavern:

Somewhere Else Tavern 12/27/08

2009-01-10T10:27:00.010-05:00

More photos from the Somewhere Else Tavern:

Otto's Daughter

2008-11-03T18:20:00.005-05:00

I photographed glam/cyber rock band Otto's Daughter at the Somewhere Else Tavern in Greensboro a couple of weeks ago for Lunar Kiss magazine:

Somewhere Else Tavern

2008-10-16T21:26:00.014-04:00

I photographed some bands for Lunar Kiss magazine last weekend at Greensboro's Somewhere Else Tavern:

Greensborofest 2008

2008-10-06T11:56:00.002-04:00

Here's Basalt performing at Greensborofest:

Meow?

2008-09-24T10:17:00.003-04:00

I was shooting a high school tennis match when I saw this cat behind a tree. On the count of three everyone go "awww...."

Malamondos' CD release party

2008-08-16T10:02:00.006-04:00

The Malamondos had their CD release party at the Green Bean in Greensboro last night, and I took some pictures:

Mitch Easter and Pylon

2008-08-11T12:36:00.005-04:00

I went to the Pylon show at the Wherehouse last weekend. Here's photo of Mitch Easter with his band Gravel Truck. They did a set of Lets Active covers:

And here's Pylon:

Invisible

2008-07-19T11:45:00.002-04:00

Invisible needed a promo shot for a short tour they're doing, so we took one in their rehearsal space. The keyboard in front is played by the typewriter sitting behind it:

Internship photos

2008-07-17T23:38:00.014-04:00

Here's some photos I took during my internship at the Burlington Times-News:

Belly Dancers

2008-07-17T23:09:00.010-04:00

While I was working at the Burlington Times-News I did a multi-media feature on a local belly dancing troupe, the Southern Belle-ezze. Here's some still photos from the feature:

Sorry about Dresden

2008-06-03T11:58:00.002-04:00

Here's the second video from the dotmatrix project:

Sorry About Dresden: Shake Your Fist from Yanni Batsios on Vimeo.

Memorial Day

2008-05-30T10:10:00.005-04:00

I'm doing an internship at the Burlington Times-News. Here's some photos I took at a Memorial Day ceremony in Mebane:

dotmatrix project

2008-05-30T10:03:00.002-04:00

I've been involved with the dotmatrix Project, Sean Coon's brainstorm for bringing together local bands, videographers and photographers with the aim of boosting the local music scene, as well as other creative endeavours. My contribution has been engineering the live and recorded sound. Here's the first fruits of our labors:

The Radials: Ain't Running Too Fast from Andy Coon on Vimeo.

Nightlife

2008-05-08T18:51:00.002-04:00

Whenever I cover a band or a nightclub, people inevitably ask me to take their picture, or else they begin mugging when they see the camera aiming at them. I usually oblige; it's a digital camera, so I'm not worried about wasting film. I just prefer to capture people in a more natural, candid moment. Sometimes, though, semi-posed photos can actually turn out pretty good. I like the lighting in this one. I had the shutter speed at about 1/4 of a second, and used just enough flash to freeze the people without overwhelming the red light of the nightclub. Doesn't this look like a 1970s disco album cover?

Crazy cats

2008-04-25T13:04:00.005-04:00

I've been taking a lot of photos of cats lately. Here's some feral cats I photographed for a class project:

And here's one of the cats that lives at the Wherehouse in Winston-Salem:

220 Grill

2008-04-08T09:01:00.003-04:00

This photo was taken at the 220 Grill in Asheboro.

Musical chairs

2008-04-08T07:57:00.003-04:00

Mark Dixon builds chairs that can be played like a xylophone.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord

2008-03-28T12:12:00.003-04:00

Scotty Irving is a spiritually-influenced noise artist. This photo was taken last Saturday at the Wherehouse in Winston-Salem, but I first met Scotty in 1999 when I did an article about him for the Eden Daily News, his hometown paper. I have no idea what the folks in Eden must have thought of this fellow who flings himself around the stage, bashing on various pieces of percussion while eerie electronic howls wail from the PA speakers. Not exactly "Amazing Grace," I'll tell you that.

Man of mystery

2008-03-28T12:07:00.003-04:00

John Hart has written mysteries such as King of Lies and Down River. I took this picture of him for the cover of Yes!Weekly.

Five years on

2008-03-21T10:43:00.004-04:00

Anti-war protesters marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War with a demonstration Thursday in Greensboro. Hard to believe it's been that long, but the empire rolls on . . .

Darryl Hunt

2008-03-08T10:34:00.005-05:00

Darryl Hunt spent 18 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit before DNA evidence freed him. I took this picture for the cover of Yes!Weekly in Greensboro.

Pottery project

2008-03-08T10:30:00.003-05:00

Gary Callicutt of Seagrove adds a handle to a coffee cup. I took this photo as part of a book project my class is working on about the potters of Seagrove.

Two-Dollar Pistols

2008-02-11T18:06:00.000-05:00

The Two-Dollar Pistols also played with Jason Ringenberg. Everyone seemed to have a great time.

Jason Ringenberg

2008-02-11T17:57:00.001-05:00

I went and saw Jason Ringenberg last Saturday at the Garage in Winston-Salem. It was a great show. He was the former frontman for the '80s cowpunk band Jason and the Scorchers. He played some of their stuff and some of his newer songs, as well as a couple of numbers from his alter ego "Farmer Jason."

Greensboro-Palestine Solidarity Network

2008-02-11T17:52:00.000-05:00

The Greensboro-Palestine Solidarity Network held a cultural event last Thursday at the Hive on Grove Street. The evening included food, a film and folk dancing.

Tiny Meteors

2008-01-20T21:54:00.000-05:00

Here's Kemp Stroble with Tiny Meteors at the Green Bean in Greensboro. Giant and the Bronze Chorus were also on the bill. I wish I'd taken pictures of the Zegota show earlier this month, but I was doing sound and didn't have time.

More protest

2008-01-20T21:52:00.000-05:00

Sam Sullivan kneels on the sidewalk during the anti-torture protest.

Anti-torture protest

2008-01-20T21:48:00.000-05:00

Sam Sullivan recovers from a waterboarding demonstration during a protest in Greensboro against the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Some people say waterboarding is torture and some say it isn't, but it didn't look very fun to me.

Tom Rowan, another view

2007-12-30T16:02:00.000-05:00

Here's another one I took of Tom from outside the window, using a flash resting on the table to illuminate his face. He was looking for a photo that didn't emphasize his face so much. I like this one better than the first one.

Tom Rowan

2007-12-30T15:59:00.000-05:00

Here's a photo I took of singer-songwriter Tom Rowan inside Fishbones restaurant at the corner of Walker Street and Elam Avenue. I used an on-camera flash as fill light.

Guitar builder, part 2

2007-12-29T14:30:00.000-05:00

Here's a pair of Steve's instruments, a lap steel in the foreground and a custom-made bass in the back. Used the flash on a stick again.

Guitar builder

2007-12-29T14:28:00.001-05:00

Here's Steve Wishnevsky, a guitar builder I shot for a photo essay. He's holding a form used to shape guitar bodies. I used a Vivitar flash on a stick with an umbrella softbox.

True Brothers

2007-12-29T14:12:00.000-05:00

Here's the last cover I shot during my internship at Yes!Weekly. It's the retro-country duo the True Brothers. The plastic reindeer and FedEx truck in the upper-left background would be covered up by the publication's logo, so I wasn't worried about them. For lights I used a pair of Vivitar flashes on stands, one with a white umbrella and the other with a reflector, triggered by Chinese-made radio slaves. Not exactly Alien Bees but good enough for government work, as they used to say. Cover shots at Yes! were always tough because I was essentially dealing with an L-shaped area. The logo could be moved around but it would always take up 1/4 of the page and you had to keep that in mind. I think this was the best cover composition I came up with while I was there.

Slide show

2007-12-12T13:46:00.000-05:00

Here's a link to a photo slideshow I did on the Glenwood neighborhood in Greensboro. Scroll down and click on the "Fixing Glenwood" link:

http://www.yesweekly.com/main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=44&ArticleID=3125&TM=49059.27

Bluesmen

2007-12-04T23:46:00.000-05:00

Luther "Captain Luke" Mayer (left) and Macavine Hayes perform at a fundraising event for the Music Maker label. Proceeds from the sale of a house were going to support the label, which releases music by folk and blues artists.

Perpetual Groove

2007-12-04T23:44:00.000-05:00

And here's the band she was watching, Perpetual Groove.

Same girl, different angle

2007-12-04T23:42:00.000-05:00

Here's another one, taken from a different angle, with different stage lights. I don't think it's as good as the first one, but still kind of interesting.

Last night at Ziggy's

2007-12-04T23:39:00.000-05:00

I took this photo at the last show at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem. I took several actually, because I had to wait for the light effects to hit her face just right.

Jaybird

2007-12-02T13:04:00.000-05:00

Here's soul singer "Jaybird" performing outside of Fincastle's Diner on Elm Street in downtown Greensboro.

Plum Krazy's Too

2007-11-21T16:49:00.000-05:00

Dancers crowd the floor at Plum Krazy's Too in Kernersville.

Quentin Richardson

2007-11-21T16:35:00.000-05:00

Quentin Richardson is an Iraq War veteran we did a story on. There was a church around the corner from his house that had flags out front in honor of Veterans Day, so we went over there and took this picture.

Southbound 49

2007-11-21T16:22:00.000-05:00

Adam West (left) and Heath Wilson of Southbound 49 perform at Plum Krazy's Too in Kernersville.

Jay at work

2007-11-18T20:01:00.000-05:00

Jay is a self-employed housepainter. I took this one using a bounced flash.

Jay Ovittore

2007-11-18T19:57:00.000-05:00

Democratic Party congressional candidate Jay Ovittore (right) is running against Rep. Howard Coble. Here he is in Burlington about to speak to the Senior Democrats of Alamance County. Yes!Weekly reporter Jordan Green (with his back to the camera) followed Jay around for a day.

Gary Koonce again

2007-11-18T19:45:00.000-05:00

Here's another picture I took of Greensboro folk singer Gary Koonce at the arboretum. I think it looks like a 1960s album cover. You can check out Gary's music at http://www.reverbnation.com/gary

New council member

2007-11-13T10:51:00.000-05:00

Zack Matheny, candidate for Greensboro City Council District 3, watches the election returns at the Old Guilford County Courthouse Tuesday night. Matheny defeated his opponent Joe Wilson.

New Mayor

2007-11-13T10:47:00.000-05:00

Greensboro City Council member and Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson became the city's first African-American mayor-elect Tuesday after defeating Greensboro businessman Milton Kern.

Hammerin' Hank

2007-11-07T19:46:00.000-05:00

Here's baseball great Hank Aaron at the groundbreaking for the Winston-Salem Warthogs' new stadium.

Stu!

2007-11-07T19:42:00.000-05:00

Here's Stu!, one of the MCs in Endless Mic. I took this using a Nikon D100 and Quantaray 70-300mm telephoto lens @ 1/15sec with a flash from the back of the club. F stop was F/8.

Endless Mic

2007-11-07T19:39:00.000-05:00

Endless Mic, a Chapel Hill hip hop group, performed at Greene Street in Greensboro Sunday. The rock band/rap group in an alley is a cliche, but when you've only got a few minutes before they go on stage, it's the best you can do.

Terry Sullivan

2007-10-30T12:15:00.000-04:00

Here's a photo of Terry Sullivan playing at the Garage in Winston-Salem last Saturday.

2007-10-23T12:40:00.000-04:00

And here's one of Brennan O'Brien, the drummer.

Bronzed Chorus

2007-10-23T12:36:00.000-04:00

Here's a photo of Adam Joyce, guitarist for the Bronze Chorus. It was taken at TwoArtChicks in Greensboro.

Holocaust Museum

2007-10-12T09:04:00.000-04:00

Here's Mike Gordon, another Common Threader, in the Hall of Remembrance at the Holocaust Museum. This is the only place in the museum where you can take photos.

D.C. trip

2007-10-12T08:58:00.000-04:00

Here's a photo I took on the Common Threads' trip to Washington, D.C. This is Octavio Jones relaxing in the hotel room after visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

2007-10-03T23:43:00.000-04:00

While I was taking pictures of the hair models, this cat jumped on the sofa and began demanding my attention, so I took a picture of it. It's almost like it wants to be a model, too. I used a flash bounced off the ceiling for this one.

2007-10-03T23:41:00.000-04:00

Here's the same woman in a different posture. Wish their was something I could do about that distracting light at the top, but it still looks pretty nice.

Hair model

2007-10-03T23:37:00.000-04:00

One of my housemates is a hairstylist and I took some shots for her portfolio. On this one I just used the natural light coming through the window and the tinted light from a lamp. I had the camera set on ISO 800 and it's got that grainy look that I really like.

2007-10-03T08:38:00.000-04:00

Dudley High School running back Kyree Ward, 17, relaxes in what he calls "home," the end zone at Dudley Stadium. I only had about 15 minutes of sunlight available when I took the picture, so I used a flash on the left and the fading sun as a fill light. I tried some shots where he wasn't centered in the photo but those just didn't seem to capture who he was.

Fancy footwork

2007-09-26T10:53:00.000-04:00

Native American dancer David Clements, of Norman, Okla., performs a style of dance called "fancy dancing," which started in the 1950s and is distinguished by speed and intricate footwork.

At the pow wow

2007-09-26T10:47:00.000-04:00

Matt Steed, of Greensboro, began doing traditional Native American dance when he was in the Boy Scouts. Later he researched his family tree and discovered he had a native American ancestor. He was photographed at the Annual Guilford Native American Association, Inc., Pow Wow.

Soccer player

2007-09-20T09:51:00.000-04:00

Jed O'Donnell, 34, plays soccer with Natty Greene's FC of the YMCA recreational league. The team has been together for six years.

Nikon D100, 1/30 sec @ ?, w/ Vivitar 285 on yellow setting

Catching air

2007-09-18T22:11:00.000-04:00

Chris Tanis, 24, of "everywhere," goes airborne Saturday at the offroad bike course at Country Lake Park in Greensboro. Tanis says he's been riding two years.

Nikon D100, 70-300mm lens, 1/320 sec@ F4.5

Sword salesman

2007-09-13T13:09:00.000-04:00

Wes Tillander of Atlanta sells swords and posters Saturday at the 13th Annual Carolina Tattoo Convention in Greensboro. In his 18 years in business Tillander says he's traveled from New York to California.

Majorette

2007-09-13T13:02:00.000-04:00

Here's a shot of a Dudley High School Majorette(?).

Nikon D100, 1/320sec@f3.5 w/ F2.8 fill flash.

Car fire

2007-09-10T12:39:00.001-04:00

I took this photo on my way to school this morning on Highway 220 between Greensboro and Asheboro. Looks like someone's week is off to a flying start . . .

Nikon D100 w/70-300mm telephoto, 1/320sec@f4.

More Everybodyfields

2007-09-03T09:38:00.000-04:00

Jill Andrews of the Everybodyfields performs Saturday night at the Garage in Winston-Salem.

Nikon D100, 1/30 sec. @ f4

The everybodyfields

2007-09-03T09:35:00.000-04:00

Sam Quinn (left) and Jill Andrews of the Everybodyfields perform Saturday night at the Garage in Winston-Salem.

Nikon D100, 1/30 sec. @ f4

More football

2007-09-03T09:30:00.000-04:00

A Dudley High School football player runs the ball against Grimsley High School Friday night at Dudley.

Nikon D100 w/300mm f2.8 lens, 1/320 sec @ f3.5

Agony of defeat?

2007-09-03T09:25:00.000-04:00

Not exactly. This Grimsley High School football player banged his knee while scoring a touchdown against Dudley High School last Friday at Dudley. Grimsley went on to win the game and the player got up and rejoined his teammates on the field.

Nikon D100 w/300mmf2.8 lens, f3.5@1/320sec.

Folk singer

2007-08-30T22:41:00.000-04:00

This is a picture of folk singer Gary Koonce that I took today at the Greensboro Arboretum. You can hear his music at myspace.com/garysings.

Nikon D100, 1/60sec@f5.6 with f2.8 fill flash.

Hotdog man

2007-08-28T14:59:00.000-04:00

Alan Landrum, 39, of Greensboro, NC, tends his hotdog stand Monday night on Walker Avenue in Greensboro, NC. "I love doing this," says Landrum of the hotdog trade. "People treat you nice."

Nikon D100, f2.8@1/30sec ISO1600

Pottery Benefit

2007-08-28T14:36:00.000-04:00

Carra Woodham, 21, of Greeensboro, NC, and her sister, Tracy Woodham, 26, of Richmond, VA, check out the pottery on sale Saturday evening at the ClaySure Water Project benefit at the TwoArtChicks gallery in Greensboro. Money raised at the benefit will go to teach people in the Third World how to produce clean water using clay filters.

Nikon D100, f3.2, ISO400@1/30sec

Best of last year

2007-08-21T10:54:00.000-04:00

I took this photo at the Heavy Rebel Weekender in Winston-Salem. The look on the guy's face reminds me of photos of white southerners from the civil rights era: friendly but wary. I was watching the hotrods drive past and I caught him by surprise. He later told me that he thought about giving me the finger when I took the photo.

Nikon D100, 125th @ f7.1 w/ f2.8 fill flash