Behind the Scenes Video with Bon Jovi

Makes the stuff I do with my church and a few local bands look lame:)  Very awesome and inspiring work!

What is the white thing on the front of your lens that can be seen in most of the video?

Thanks alot for taking the time to make this video and release it. It is appreciated.

Dude, you are absolutely SICK!!! Amazing video, and you do a kicka$$ job with everything you touch. Love it!

Boris, it was a GoPro HD video cam. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to get Lee and Patrick in the band’s dressing room, so I taped that on to get some video footage. Turns out I got them in, so we didn’t use much from that cam - only a clip or two.

Loved the video. And as always, amazing stuff, Dave. There is no one I’ve found that that can shoot a live concert like you can.

Hope you and your family are doing well.

Amazing work, beautifully presented.  Brilliant.  Shame you don’t have enough gear, though… 

Related question - when flying, what do you pack in?  Checked?  Shipped?  Getting ready to deal with that myself, and trying to figure out if I need pelican cases or something else.  Thanks!

Awesome video!!! I was in New Meadowlands Stadium on May 26, 27 and 29…Those shows were so amazing!!!! By the way, did you hand your picture books to Bon Jovi? I wanna get it, too!! How can I buy this?

hy!
how can I buy the book of photos of bon jovi?
thanks

Joe, I did a blog post a while back about packing for football:
http://davidbergman.net/blog/what-its-really-like-to-shoot-for-sports-illustrated/

Lidano and marimuluvsbj, the photo books were just special gifts for the band. However, all of the photos in the book are available as prints at http://bonjovi.tourphotographer.com.

David - Thanks!

David… love the video… and love your photos! Rock On!!!

(((((((((David)))))))))))

Can’t tell you how proud I am to call you a friend!

Keep up the great work!

XOXOX

Kelly D <><

Awesome David!!! Thanks so much for sharing.

Amazing video!  I love your work…very inspiring!

Thanks

Great to see how passionate you are. You really love what you do…with your heart & soul.
Thanks for sharing this!

Hey David

I really love your work. It must be so great to take photos directly on the stage of Bon Jovi. Really cool stuff.
Thank you

Hi David!

Great vieo from FStoppers and behind the scenes.
I noticed you had a GoPro attached to your camera with the wide angel lens. Cool idea. Do you use this for documenting with video or is it snapping pictures with an inverval?
Cool thing. Can you give a comment on this, and what you use it for?

-Steve-

Steve, I taped the GoPro HD video cam to my lens hood because we weren’t sure if Lee and Patrick would be able to go in the dressing room and I wanted some video footage in there. Turns out I got them backstage, so they didn’t use much of that footage – only a clip or two.

Loved the pics and the video!

By any chance, did you come to the show in Argentina (3rd October)? I would love to have the pictures from this show! It was the first time I saw them live and they rocked big time!
Love the band soo much!
Thanks for sharing your amazing work!

Cheers

Maru (from Buenos Aires, Argentina!)

Great work

Great Video.  My 18 month old was dancing in her highchair the whole time.  I guess she’s a Bon Jovi fan!

David you are the man!!! Congrats a thousand times over!!!

-Scott

hi david!
what a great feeling!!!watching this great job you did!!!
one more time let people understand that sport photographer can do so many amazing things.
say hello to al bello,i was chasing him as a photo manager at 2004 olympics on catwalk at boxing venue.crazy story.
as bon jovi coming in athens next summer maybe we see you here.
in any case,take care and keep rock and roll !!!!!!

David
Great behind the scenes video-Great glimpse of how its done! Wow! Thanks for sharing how you make it happen. Maybe I will see you in Chicago in action?!I found myself and my friend in 2 of your photos from Toronto, Feb 14th. What a treat! I will be purchasing those, plus a few more. The best gift really is offering these photos to the fans. The artistic quality is captured and thats what the fans are after! Thank you so much!

Marni

I’ve watched this awesome video several times.  Thanks for all the interesting and informative pointers.  Do you know if audience members are allowed to bring in their dslr cameras to the shows?  In the video at 8:00, I saw a lady standing beside you with what appeared to be a dslr.  I’d LOVE to be a guest photog during the show in Memphis tomorrow night, 5/19/11, even if just for a couple of songs.  We have nosebleed seats almost behind the stage that really put a cramp in my picture taking style as I pretty much watch concerts through my viewfinder (but oh the memories from hundreds of pics/vids!)  Once before during a Keith Urban concert, sitting in almost the same location, the security guy (camera nazi) threatened to take my camera from me twice. I’d really like to be able to use my camera from way up there without disruption.

I realize this is extremely short notice, but if you could comment on whether or not the band has a camera policy about dslrs, I’d appreciate it if you could let me know so I’ll know whether to bother bringing it with me or not.

Thanks so much - I’ll be looking for you in the crowd!

Patty

P.S.  In case you’d like to give a 2nd shooter a chance, I’ll be rockin’ in the rafters in Sec 205, Row M, seat 21 or 22! :~D

You are an inspiration to me, I saw this video about 8 months and today I am shooting one of the leading bands in Portugal. Does not compare to Bon Jovi, but maybe one day I’ll be by your side to shoot, maybe:) if you have time for a look of my website like your opinion. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thanks,

Paulo Bico

Hi David!

Hope you caught some great pictures in Helsinki as well. We googled you and found your amazing site! To bad you didn`t get Jon with the lunar eclipse. I suggest you go further north next time you are visiting Norway. The moon is amazing in winter and the northern lights are unbelievable when you are out of light pollution from the cities.

Again, you`re amazing. Guess there will be some Bon Jovi orders from your site

Best regards,

The long legged sisters in Oslo

i’m happy i stumble upon your site! i watched the video and listen to your advices. great photographer, great words.

OMG… So I’m watching the video and I see that you did exactly what I wanted to do… I just got a GoPro camera and the first thing I could think of was to put it on my camera during a wedding… - insane…

David,

Your work leaves me speechless. I am a fairly new DSLR photographer and I love to shoot sports etc. I’ve even tried a couple of performances. It’s hard work and you inspire me to keep learning and pursuing my dream. You have my dream career and I can only hope to be as good and as successful as you are.

Do you have a studio collection in New York? My husband is currently in Afghanistan, but we are hoping to move to the East coast next summer. I would love to see more of your work that doesn’t reach a magazine cover. Computer screens can never do photos justice. Up close and personal I believe is the key.

Good luck with your next adventure. You’ve certainly been on one with Bon Jovi. Looking forward to seeing your photos from the Mannheim concert that I attended.

Sincerely,

Karen

great job!!!!!!  I love this video and your photos David!!!  You are amazing!!! I wish I could take so beautiful shots!

Hi Dave,
For a long time french Rock show photographer, what you did with Bon Jovi, second US band I love the most after Bruce Springsteen & His E. Street Band is just a DREAM. As you told us, all your dreams can come true with patience, dedication and… Time. I would like very much to talk about your experience in the magazine I created 3 years ago MADE IN USA magazine a bimonthly magazine dedicated to Country Music and all things coming from USA a country that I love so much! Congratulation for this video and pictures you share with us!... How jalous am I Merry Christmas and Happy New year for you, and the one you love!
Jacques

I WAS THERE MAY 26 2010 IT WAS AWESOME THE NEVER LOOKED HOTTER LOL ITS MY FIRST CONCERT OF BON JOVI AND TRAVELED ALL THE WAY FROM BUFFALO NY TO SEE THEM JUST LOVE THEM FROM 1983 AND JON IS AMAZING AS USUAL TALK ABOUT HOTNESS OMG   KATHY

DAVID AWESOME VIDEO THE SHOTS U TAKE ARE AWESOME THE SHOTS WERE CYSTAL CLEAR AWESOME PHOTOS U ROCK SAY HI TO THE BAND AND KEEP THE GREAT SHOTS COMING LOVE THEM