Mitchell Alan Parker and I met up with local band Dredg today before they leave on tour for Europe. We met them at their new practice studio in Fremont – basically a largish room in an old storage complex. The place was crammed with musical gear and other “stuff,” so I had to try not to knock stuff down while setting my equipment up! I set up an Alien Bee shooting through a white umbrella for the main light (camera left), and added a little harsh kick with a pocketwizard-ed SB-800 camera right, mounted on some “stuff” with the “Justin Spring Clamp.” The nikon speedlight also made some neat cast shadows which added some edge to Dredg.
I thought this was a cool shot – I told them I was testing the lighting setup, so it was totally candid. Reading a mag, yawning, I couldn’t have tried to get this shot…
For the second group of photos I had the guys cram in the hobbit-like entrance to the room. It was overcast/rainy outside, so I just used natural light for the main light. I kept the umbrella firing without moving it to add some back illumination to the room, and I moved the SB-800 about 8′ behind the group of guys, firing towards them at knee-level. You can see the cool effects of the Alien Bee illuminating the colorful walls/ceiling, and the effects of the nikon near their feet from the wet reflection.
As always, the full gallery is on my main website here.
I thought this was a cool shot – I told them I was testing the lighting setup, so it was totally candid. Reading a mag, yawning, I couldn’t have tried to get this shot…
This shot shows some of the “stuff”
