Portrait: Deluka in Brooklyn, 2010
Here’s one photo from a promotional shoot I did with the band Deluka in mid-2010. The funny thing about this photo is that all day we were working with a Profo AcuteB 600 and a Creative Light 5′ Octabox, but this snap shot with 100% ambient light turned out to be one of my favorites.
Portraits: Owen Pallett
Before photographing The National at The Pageant, I had the pleasure of meeting up with musician Owen Pallett for a photo shoot. One light, a beauty dish, and a little ambient light later, here are the results.
Portraits: Cancer Bats
In July, I caught up with the Cancer Bats while they were on tour with As I Lay Dying and Underoath for The Cool Tour 2010. For these shots, I used a simple two-light set against a simple backdrop for a slightly moody shot with a little graphic pop.
Portraits: As I Lay Dying
I caught up with the guys of As I Lay Dying on the Cool Tour for a quick portrait session before their headlining performance. As is often the case with assignments like this, we had about ten minutes for the shoot. Going in, the goal is to have the lights as dialed in as humanly [...]
Portraits: Andrew W.K.
As the first shoot of the day for Warped Tour 2010, my brother Chris and I weren’t quite sure what to expect for party rocker Andrew W.K. The question wasn’t whether or not he would bring the party – but rather, how hard?
Portraits: The Frantic
Continuing our portrait series, my brother Chris and I caught up with Chicago-based punk rockers The Frantic backstage on Warped Tour. Rolling with a Profoto AcuteB 600R generator and 600 w/s of power, we had plenty of power to work with, even in mid-afternoon sun. Hit the jump for my favorite image from the shoot [...]
Portraits: The Devil Wears Prada
Two weeks out on their “Back To The Roots” tour, I caught up with metalcore heavyweights The Devil Wears Prada for a quick portrait session. With sweltering heat outside, we decided to stay cool and shoot indoors doors as much as possible. For the first look, we used a five-light setup, cranked up the stage [...]
Portraits: Four Year Strong
As one of the last sets of the day, we caught up with Four Year Strong at Warped Tour as part of our portrait series. By the time we set up with the 5-piece from Massachusetts, the sun was low enough in the sky to create a little drama in the clouds.
Portraits: Deluka – Test Shoot
Sometimes before a full-fledged shoot, I’ll do a test shoot with a band as an introduction and to develop a rapport with the client. Such was the case when I met up with the British band Deluka on their new turf in Brooklyn earlier this month.
The Dillinger Escape Plan: Portaits
I caught up with the guys of The Dillinger Escape Plan on their 2009 tour for a quick portrait shoot. With my newly built DIY beauty dish and two trusty assistants, we banged it out Strobist-style.
VersaEmerge: Portraits
47″ octabox boomed over the band, reflector camera left, two speedlights for rimlighting behind the band. I caught up with Blake, Sierra, and Devin of VersaEmerge on the Love Drunk Tour for a portrait shoot. We shot with a handful of Nikon Speedlights and one Alien Bees B800 with the 47″ octabox – here are [...]
Preview: The New Heathers
Here’s a preview from the promo shoot I had with the New Heathers, who are on tour now in support of their new EP – The Fuel, The Fire, The Spark.
Preview: Warped Tour Portraits
Hey guys, just a preview of some of the portraits that I did with my brother Chris at Warped Tour. TAT here was one of our favorite groups to work with during the day – the three-piece brought a lot of enthusiasm and energy to the shoots, and we all had a blast.
Portaits: Slayer
July 22, 2009 – What do you do when you get five minutes with thrash metal kings Slayer? You make sure you know all of the band member’s names, you dial in your lights, and you don’t think about the fact that they’ve been crushing eardrums and melting faces since the time you were in [...]
Attracted to Gods: Behind the Scenes
Here’s a quick behind-the-scenes video my friend Dave shot while assisting on last week’s promo shoot with Minneapolis rockers Attracted to Gods.
Portraits: Attracted to Gods
May 22, 2009 – I caught up Nate Collis and Brian McLeod of Attracted to Gods, a rockin’ two-piece band from Minneapolis.
Portraits: The Maine
April 15, 2009 – Taking a quick break from tearing around on the AP Tour 2009, I caught up with The Maine for a portrait shoot. This was a 6:00pm shoot and we caught the light just as it started to warm on the horizon.
Portraits: DragonForce
April 24, 2009 – I caught up with the guys of DragonForce for a quick portrait session on their Ultra Beatdown World Tour. 10 minutes start to finish: here are the shots.
Portraits: Forever The Sickest Kids
April 11, 2009 – While they took a break from the craziness of the Bamboozle Road Show, I caught up with the guys from Forever The Sickest Kids for a photo shoot. Here are the results.
Portraits: Hey Monday
While they were on tour with The Academy Is… and We The Kings, I caught up with power-pop rockers Hey Monday for a quick photo shoot. Fresh off the “Bill and Trav’s Bogus Journey Tour,” Hey Monday are blowing up arenas across the US with Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, and Metros [...]
Portraits: Bleeding Through
February 22, 2009 – Taking a moment from bringing the crushing, melodic metalcore to their adoring fans, I met up with the OC’s own Bleeding Through for a quick portrait shoot.
Portraits: Semi Precious Weapons
While it was freshly swept, I had my reservations: there’s only so clean a club’s tile floor can be. And yet, when I asked the members of Semi Precious Weapons to lie down, they were on all fours before I could even finish the sentence.
Portraits: Novella
The boys of metalcore band Novella have been making a splash on the scene, from playing Warped Tour to a public beef with The Devil Wears Prada. In between all the notoriety, I caught up with the guys for a photo shoot downtown at a posh hotel.
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