My Dad passed away this morning he was 67...it was so sudden...I'm really sad...

Hope you had a stellar holiday (I know I did)

Here's a list of artists and bands I'll be shooting in the next few weeks

Thursday
Murder by Death
Lupe Fiasco
Russell Malone
David "Fathead" Newman
Victor Goines
MASTODON (they got my vote for best metal album of '06)
Dr. Lonnie Smith (it's always a blast shooting him)
Head Automatica
Gym Class Heroes
K-os
Lamb of God
BB King (I'm pumped to shoot him, he's one of my heroes)

I'm also helping a few friends out with there porfolios...

peace
Scott

I want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday - Be Safe!

RIP to the Godfather of Soul

I watched the Bad Brains dvd "Live @ CBGB's 1982" last night...I was 11 when they played these shows...the energy of the crowd and band is unreal

I'm working with a clothing company who wants to license a few of my jazz photos for t-shirts. I can't tell you what images and who the company is just yet, but I will have a link up as soon as everything is finalized...

peace
Scott

Gunn has a new album out...it's amazing!

X-Mas shopping is killing me this year, I should have just done it all on-line...

I just got confirmation, I'm shooting Every Time I Die in Buffalo on the 22nd.

New Senses Fail shots added to my 2nd port.

I've started this project in my studio, basically just trying to get more organized. I need an intern who'll work for pizza and beer lol, there are literally thousand of photos and negatives that need to be alphabetized and put away in filing cabinets.

I found this old shot of The Rev, I'll try and publish it later today.

"5 killer albums of 06"

If you dig the album don't be a punk, go buy it! What a novel idea...support the artist "Don't steal it off the internet"

The BellRays - Have a Little Faith

Celtic Frost - Monotheist

24-7 Spyz - Face the Day

TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain

Fishbone - Still Stuck in Your Throat

I picked up my Senses Fail prints from the lab and published one in my Music II portfolio...they came out killer

All the guys in the band were super cool. I only had about 10 minutes to shoot them, but that was plenty

I'll add a few more shots tomorrow

L8tr
Scott

Fucking brilliant!!!!

Hey,

My Celtic Frost interview has been published on-line have a look when you get a minute...

I just got confirmation, I'll be shooting Senses Fail and Bleeding Through on the 28th...then on the 2nd I'll be shooting one of the illest bass players on the planet...

I'll have another portfolio up next week. I'm going through some of my older photos and I've found some cool ones that have never been published. I think you're going to dig em'

This is a lil creepy...WTF!?! ok I know my name is not the most different but c'mon now...another excellent photographer (not as good as me) with the same name. I may have to add my middle initial to my work...

"Scott Lee Stewart Photography" has a nice ring to it..maybe "Scotty Lee Photography" nah that's weak...actually "Scott L Stewart Photography" hmmm nah

Have a Great Holiday!

I published a few Celtic Frost photos in my first portfolio...

For those asking, no you can't use any of my images for your fan sites

DJ Rap has a new album out. I never buy anything from iTunes, but I caved and spent the $10.00...well worth it...She's soooo hot, aesthetics aside the album is very good, and if you're reading this...

I would love to shoot with you!!

I'm getting ready to watch that flick "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", but before I do I thought I would check in and give you an update...

I shot Celtic Frost the other night, the band sounded and looked killer, big ups to there road manager Wolfgang...A road manager who actually gives a shit about the band and not hunting down groupies and drugs...

My plan was to shoot the band with there fresh makeup and gear just before they went on stage, but it was raining out and that put the kabash on candid photos, so I had to settle for live shots. I was going to shoot them on there last North American date tonight, but it's a 2 and 1/2 hour drive from my crib to the venue and I'm so not into that...

I interviewed Martin Ain (Frost bass player and co-founding member) for a 400 word piece I'm writing on the band. I was slightly skeptical going into the interview. More like shitting my pants before the interview. I don't generally interview bands, I'm there to take photos not shove a mic in there face and ask boring and inane questions that they've already heard a thousand times before. I can already see him rolling his eyes and politely answering my silly question about his influences.

I wanted my interview to be different...before the interview I was neurotic, I kept repeating over and over in my head *obsessively* "What the fuck am I going to ask this guy, what are we going to talk about?!?"

What if he gives me one word answers and I don't understand a word he's saying (they are from Switzerland) When I got the call from Wolfgang saying he was ready to talk I almost blew it off. I'm glad I didn't, Martin turned out to be hella cool. I fired my first question at him and v'iola he was talking his ass off. Ain is a very articulate, captivating and intelligent cat with an eclectic view on things...

I'll put a link up to the article when it's been published...

I'll have photos up from the gig later in the week...

I'm also going to be adding another portfolio to the site for all of you asking for more photos...

Be Well
Scott

The best band on the planet has a new album out...

Fishbone has a new studio record out it's called "Still Stuck in your Throat" it's not actually available here in the states yet, so if you're a huge fan of the band like me ya' gotta order it from here and pay a lil extra dough to get it to your doorstep (it's approx $18.98 us currency, that's with shipping and handling ya da ya da)

I'm listening to the album for the 1st time right now. I'm on the 5th track "We Just Lose our Minds", it clocks in at 9:42. The chorus, bridge and horns are amazing, sounds like vintage Fishbone in there prime...

"Behind Closed Doors" is another standout track, infectious horn line, killer hook and Dre does some toast'n at the end of the tune, f**k'n awesome! If radio had a clue they would start playing this tune (they don't and won't)

The 3rd generation lineup of Fishbone is bringing it!!

Let me digest this album some more, then I'll do a proper review on it...

I'm hoping when they get back to the states in Dec they start booking some NY shows.

I watched a brilliant movie last night I know I'm not alone. I highly endorse this movie...also picked up the new ISIS album yesterday, I've got most of there earlier work, and I dig it. I would love to shoot the band at some point.

On deck I'm shooting The Gym Class Heroes on Monday and then on the 7th "I can't fucking wait to see Celtic Frost"

I've been a huge fan for ages. The last time I saw the band was 1985 with Voi Vod. I remember vividly picking up Morbid Tales, getting it home unwrapping the vinyl and from the moment the needle hit the record being completely blown away.

The artwork was amazing, photos were cool, lyrics cryptic. I pounded that album in my skull, played it non-stop everywhere. I made copies on cassette for all my buds, most of them didn't get it. Fuck em, I left them to there Led Zeppelin and proceeded to master my Tom Warrior *death grunt*

The band fell off a little in the late 80's early 90's, started dressing like Cinderella and using cans of Aquanet (there forgiven for that) the newest album is a return to form...

Nov 8th is my B-Day, I'll probably be sleeping most of the day away recovering from the Celtic Frost gig...

peace
Scott

I put up a few shots that I really dig from my Del shoot, you can find them in my 1st Music portfolio.

I'm not sure which Del photos will be published in the story, I usually don't find out until I see it in print, then I bitch about the shot they've used lol...

I'm debating on shooting AFI tonight, might skip it and go to this Halloween party I've been invited to instead we'll see, actually I'm supposed to shoot Black Label Society on Sunday, not sure I'm in the mood for that either...

peace
Scott

I got my shots back from the Flogging Molly show last week, they came out killer (of course) The City is using one of my "Dennis Casey" shots in my buds column.

I shot Del last night for a story me and my homie are doing...Del was staying at a nice swanky hotel, it had this killer Vegas style water fall out front, so I blasted off a few rolls of film there and inside the hotel lobby, the restaraunt was very uppity...think, lots of marble, classical music over the sound system and everything on the menu is $50.00 and up, the thing that caught my eye was the baby grande piano, perfect photo prop. I convinced Del, who didn't want to disturb the people eating to sit at the piano and play a lil' bit while I took a few shots, can't wait to see how they came out...

Just found some cool Casualties photos I'm going to publish...

Got an advance of the new Deftones album for a review that I'm writing, haven't had time to absorb it completely, has this band ever put out a bad album? nope never have...I'll put up a link to the review when it's been published, go to there myspace page, there streaming the whole album until the 27th...

peace
ss

Hey,

I just wanted to say what up before I step out and shoot Flogging Molly and Bedouin Soundclash tonight...haven't seen FM play in a year or two should be a lot of fun, they always put on a great show...

I shot xiu xiu last night...had a blast...

peace
Scott

The new site has been up for about a month now, I really dig it!

Livebooks rules!

In the coming months I'll be adding more portfolios and images from my stock photos, some new and some old images that have never been published before.

I'm going to try and update this page more frequently now that I've added it back to the site, I'll give you a heads up on what I'm listening to, what and who I'm shooting and just general shit talking, you know how I roll...

Tv on the Radio's new album "Return to Cookie Mountain" is brilliant, go cop it...

peace
Scott

I've put up a few limited edition t-shirts

Ya know I take photos of musicians because I love music *sidenote: I'm a musician myself...drummer

I also love photography...many different facets of the medium intrigue me not just photos of musicians and pop icons...I don't do this because I make a shit load of money, actually it's very very difficult to make a living at this unless your Ross Halfin or Danny Clinch

Sometimes taking photos of bands is more a chore than anything else, but the reward for all of the hard work is when you get that shot...

So dig this, I was talking with a bud of mine about how killer the Heavy Trash album is and how many hot model chicks he's been shooting lately ya da ya da and the topic of Aerosmith and Motley Poo came up, there going to be in the area again and he's put in a request to shoot them.

This had me scratching my head, hmmm this might be cool.

I'm sure there's going to be a boat load of super hot chicks there...These cheesy hair rock bands always pull a lot of ass. I've never gotten that...it seems like the more gay and devoid of soul the music is...the hotter the chicks are *shrugs*

Are they still relevant?

Yea, I guess there's still a Camaro driving, genny drinking, mullet wearing, fringe jacket having crowd that is still trapped in the 80's and listens to this crap...

I've never been a big fan of either band. I would always get hassled in high school because I didn't listen to this s**t and listened to the Cure, the Bad Brains and Fishbone...

So I asked my bud "Where are they playing?" Darien Lake in Sept...

DARIEN LAKE HAS THEEE ABSOLUTE WORST F'ING STAGE I'VE EVER SEEN!!...No shit, it's 10ft to 15ft in the air *literally* and you CANNOT get a good shot! well I guess there may be a way if you follow these steps

A. pray the the musician comes to the very front of the stage where your standing so you can attempt a shot
B. you've brought a ladder or stilts in your camera bag
C. you pay one of the security apes a large sum of money to hoist you up on there shoulders for three songs...

Are you kidding me!?!? What a F'ing joke!!!!

btw you have an escort telling you how to do your job, I'm a grown ass man...I DO NOT NEED A F'ING BABYSITTER...

Looks like I'll be taking a pass on the Aerosmith, Motley Poo show...*shrugs* Oh well

I'm working on concepts for my new site...I so hate my existing web site, it was cool like 6 years ago...now I can't even look at it...

I can tell you the new site will be done in Flash, there may be some html incorporated in the design as well I haven't finalized everything yet...of course it's going to look hella cool...the design will be very simplistic, a few portfolios, contact info and my blog that's it...I'm putting away all of my older stock photos

Looking to get the new site up and running by mid Sept at the very latest...

R.I.P. to one of the greats - I had a chance to shoot Maynard Ferguson a few years ago and he was one of the coolest most down to earth cats, put on a hell of a show to...

I'm shooting Jon Spencer's killer new project Heavy Trash on Saturday...

Peace
Scott

This band is brilliant!

Cassandra Ford has such an amazing voice and stage presence. I would love to shoot with her...