Preview: Bleeding Through

February 22, 2009 – I met up with melodic metalcore group Bleeding Through for a quick shoot. While the full set is coming, I just had to share this individual portrait of guitarist Jona Weinhofen.

While Bleeding Through’s Brandan Schieppati has “Lost Love” on his knuckles, Weinhofen here had “Rock [&] Roll” inked on his digits.

For me, this shot alone made the shoot all worth it, even before taking a look at the group shots. In fact, I couldn’t resist dropping it into the newly refreshed Portrait Portfolio.

Shooting Notes:

I shot this with the Nikon D3 and Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8. The exposure was f/16 at 1/250 and ISO 200, with the intent to underexpose the ambient by about two stops.

Lighting:

The lighting for this shot consisted of four Nikon SB-600s. I ganged two of the speedlights camera left, while the other two speedlights were at 45º behind the subject. The sun was positioned camera left.

About the author: Todd Owyoung is an internationally published music photographer specializing in concert photography and band portraits. He also grills a mean steak.

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This entry was posted on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 pm and is filed under Portrait Photography. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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8 Responses to “Preview: Bleeding Through”

1. Rene Skrodzki says:

   February 23, 2009 at 11:27 am

   Looking good so far. Did you do manual flash or use Nikons TTL sytem ?

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   • Todd says:

     February 23, 2009 at 11:36 am

     Hey Rene, thanks. This was shot using CLS with the flashes fired on manual power.

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2. Brad says:

   February 23, 2009 at 1:05 pm

   Is that a slit throat tattoo he has?

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   • Todd says:

     February 23, 2009 at 1:12 pm

     You know, I didn’t get a good look at his neck tat, due to the hoody and all, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

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3. Chris says:

   February 25, 2009 at 3:53 pm

   Sa-weeeet. Awesome photo, sweet knucks. I really dig the harsh side lighting that separates him from the background.

   Can’t wait to get back and do some more portrait myself, though I did 1 shoot here with a local band.

   Kick it!

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   • Todd says:

     February 25, 2009 at 4:32 pm

     Hey Chris, thanks for the comment – nice to hear from you. Yup, this shoot was all about creating a bit of pop from a daylight scene. Should be posting the full set tonight or tomorrow. When are you heading back from your semester abroad? Got a link to that band shoot?

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4. Chris says:

   February 25, 2009 at 4:37 pm

   I return May 23! But not before hitting up Germany, Italy, and France! :) Gotta love spring break.

   No link yet.. I may upload the photos to flickr after I edit them, we’ll see. I’m waiting for my site/blog to get up – but it’s goin pretty slow. I’ll let you know when it happens for sure.

   See you at the shows! Man can’t wait to get back and hit up the scene.

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   • Todd says:

     February 25, 2009 at 4:59 pm

     Gotcha. You should definitely hit the Cinque Terre in the Northwestern coast of Italy, it’s one of my favorite places on earth.

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