Jeff Taylor’s amazing kiddos (that I’m sure you have heard all about on The Way Early Show) were privy to a private question and answer…they were prepared with a list of questions. I don’t know who I had more fun watching…Tommy & Kate or their parents! I love you, Jeff & Larisa!

Next was the Meet & Greet, where we watched as Way FM supporters met Skillet with stars in their eyes. Here is one of my favorite shots; it is my friend Alyssa (you might remember her photo shoot with the drumset!) getting her shirt signed by her favorite drummer: the very beautiful Jen Ledger.

And here is Alyssa with her family…shout out to Carmin! You guys r-o-c-k!

These are the kindest artists around..they autographed cds, posters, and were genuinely glad that the fans came to meet them. I think I smiled the entire time I was shooting!

Now we have some of my favorite peeps ever! Here’s Tommy and Kate posing with the incredibly talented and utterly gorgeous Joy Summers from 88.7 Way FM’s Way Early Show:

I love this…here are some fans posing with Jeff and Joy’s cardboard cutouts:

Jeff was excited to meet a fan with a cardboard sign of his own. This was definitely one of the highlights of my night!

It was really fun watching Joy give hugs and autographs…she really loves what she does!

And the concert begins! Kicking things off: We As Human!

Next up: Manafest!

And Disciple!!

Here’s a shot of the crowd, featuring my friend Brooke! Holla, girl!

And finally, Skillet hit the stage! I love these shots of John and his wife, Korey:

When they played Monster, it was seriously mind-blowing! Skillet sounds amazing live, and their stage is so full of energy and intensity that my face was melted off.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today! And please allow me to say: there is no amount of gratitude that would ever be sufficient for Jeff Taylor and 88.7 Way FM graciously hiring Set Free Photography to photograph their fans and the amazing artists that they bring to town. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you and are honored to be considered the official photographers of the Way Early Show. You guys are our family and we love you dearly! Thank you for your hard work, your community outreach, and for making SW Florida and awesome place to live!

Love,
Brandon & Stacy
Fort Myers Photographers, Set Free Photography

This is one of my favorite shots…this lamp is the FIRST thing that I bought for the studio. The color pallette started with the lamp shades, and everything fell into place after that…if you look closely, you can see the entire place.

Thank you for reading the blog today and for all of the support we have received in our latest adventure! We are very excited to share our new digs with you and who knows? maybe you will find a picture of you (or your baby) on the walls!

Lots of Love,
Stacy
Set Free Photography ®

www.setfreephotography.com

Part One: Meet & Greet Here’s John Cooper, lead singer for Skillet signing a guitar for Way FM. Heidi, the lead singer for the Shorts, is holding it. And check out the close up of John’s tatoo…isn’t it awesome?!  I love the constant reminder of forgiveness…where is my sharpie?

My friend, Kate also had her guitar signed…that pink guitar has quite a collection of autographs! Go Kate!

I would like to go on the record stating that John Cooper is the nicest, friendliest rock star ever! He was really outgoing and excited to meet his fans…you could feel his boundless energy!

I love this, here is a shot of Jeff Taylor, from the WAY Early Show, handing Toby Mac signed headshots of his kiddos. Everyone cracked up at the joke.

Toby Mac meets his biggest fan, Brooke (left)…she would stop at nothing to meet him!  And I love his expression as he meets one of his younger fans…what a great smile.

Toby signed lotsa stuff..shirts, posters, purses, drumsticks, cds, books:

Part Two: House of Heroes

House of Heroes opened the show! They were on and off super fast but I caught these shots:

Next, some familiar voices hit the stage…

ps. Jeff Taylor, please don’t be a diva…if you don’t like this picture, just know that I absolutely love it, I love your smile and I am not removing this, even if it’s not your “good side.” I can get away with this because I am your bff and I love ya.

Part Three: Skillet When my pals at 88.7 Way FM were talking about how Skillet was going to melt our faces off, I didn’t know they literally meant it! The pyrotechnics were ah-mazing. I had to run to the bathroom and make sure my mascara didn’t melt off. You could feel the heat clear back to the middle of Germain Arena!

Here’s John rocking out…he rocked my socks off!

John’s wife, Korey is a hardcore rocker chick…she made me want to dye my hair blue:

Some fans:

My favorite moment: Seeing Jeff take in the show with his daughter, Kate:

The faces of Skillet:

Cell phones:

More fans:

Part Four: Toby Mac

He made quite an entrance!

Then they kicked it off with Tonight–I loved that John was wearing a Toby Mac shirt! I had no idea that Toby Mac’s crew was so big! Here are a few of ‘em:

Toby’s different looks for the night:

Toby went into the crowd again–I caught five cameras shooting him at once (six, if you include mine)…I know there were more that I didn’t get in the frame. That is crazy!

I couldn’t take my eyes off the stage, so much was happening all the time. The dancing was my favorite…these guys can MOVE!

At the end, the confetti hit…I have never seen so much confetti in all my life (by the way, this is the perfect example of how Brandon and I work together…he shoots the big picture, and I shoot the details…we are perfect for each other!):

It was a long night, but you know it was good when you still want more! I want more! I can’t wait for them to come back, I have got to see it all again to believe it. It was just. that. good!

Special thanks to 88.7 Way FM for the privilege of shooting such fantastic concerts. We are blessed and grateful to be a part of these special events. We love you all and are thrilled to be part of something so special. Check out 88.7 Way FM on facebook, and on thewayearlyshow.com. Jeff and Steve would love to be your friend–don’t forget to tag yourself in the photo that Steve took of the crowd!

Thank you for reading! Visit our website at www.setfreephotography.com
And we hope to see you on facebook!

The evening started with a meet & greet for some fellow WAY FM listeners…Jeff led us all into a room where Jason Gray, Chasen, The Afters and Jeremy Camp were waiting to meet us. And greet us. Brand-o and I took pics for the most part, but I jumped in line for a pic and of course an autograph:

All of the artists were super nice and easy to talk to…they were genuinely interested in meeting their fans! It was so refreshing to see humble rock stars just chatting away with strangers. This stranger may not technically be so strange…if you are a baseball fan! Here’s Justin Masterson, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, joking around with the band members of the Afters.

I thought this was awesome: a fan had her bible autographed! Such a good idea! All of the artists signed it—pictured here is the lead singer from Chasen.

Jeff Taylor (the man) with The Afters:

Jason Gray…he is really funny! Meeting him and hearing him talk about his passion for World Vision were definite highlights!

Here’s Heidi rocking out to a little Chasen! You know Heidi…she is on the Way Early Show every morning putting in her $0.02. Love you, girl!

Here’s the Afters:

Jeremy Camp takes the stage:

The crowd worships our Great God!

I never knew that Jeremy Camp played the piano so beautifully…I had to stop shooting for a minute just to enjoy this awesome worship song.

A view from the back of the church:

And finally, my favorite photo of the entire night: Jeremy sits at the edge of the stage with his Bible and shares his heart.