I recently had the opportunity to take photos at UC Irvine’s Shocktoberfest.  What is a Shocktoberfest, you ask?  It’s a new tradition with a Halloween theme…. and it’s a combination of several events: an outside street festival and performances (they close off Mesa Road), Bren Events Center concert (featuring Shwayze and Gym Class Heroes), the kickoff to the year’s basketball season, and an after party called Aftershock on Mesa Road.

Here are some photos of the outdoor festival.

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Inside, there were performances and activities going on to kick off the basketball season!

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Then, Shwayze took the stage!

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And of course, the headliners… Gym Class Heroes!!

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After the concert, everyone filed outside to party at Aftershock.  The music was bumpin’ and everyone was having a good time.

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I attended UCI and graduated…um, not so long ago… but there was nothing like this! Full on concerts? Party on the streets?  Being an anteater is not the same!!  :)

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14 Responses to “UC Irvine Shocktoberfest – Event Photography”

  1. Cool stuff! Love your documentary style :)

  2. Razvan says:

    Awesome work. It’s not easy to shoot a concert and you really did great!

  3. James Bitz says:

    Looks like a crazy-fun time!

  4. Mark says:

    You captured some fun moments!! You did extremely well for some pretty horrible lighting. Yourock!!

  5. Erica Sanae says:

    you really captured the energy of the concert! great job yuri!

  6. Gina says:

    Wow, seriously Yuri you rock the event photography! Love so many in this post, and my very favorite: the one with the performers profile looking out into audience with that HUGE blue balloon in the frame. Very cool post!

  7. Looks like fun- and you captured it SO well!

  8. Alfred Salom says:

    these are very impressive images. it takes a lot of skill to pull off rockin’ pix like these. woot!

  9. These seriously kick ass!

  10. Akemi says:

    Wow! These do rock Yuri!! Awesome job!! :)

  11. Wow! These look stunning! You did amazing job and the photos got classy feel to them! Keep up the great work!

  12. mika says:

    wow! looks like you were RIGHT in there!! what a great experience! nice variety of wide and close up shots!!

  13. Amazing! Love the B & W close up of guitar.

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