Photography!

For my music portrait photography assignment I have chosen to work with two clients, Ben Sadler and Rosie. They both have different ideas and also have different roles within their music career. Rosie is a vocalist and Ben is a drummer. I have gathered information on their ideas and what they would like from their photo shoot and have decided to compile some more research on them.

Ben would like a shot of him playing his drums in the studio, with something coming off the drums; e.g : dirt, sand or water. Although water is a problem in the studio as it can become messy so I thought using beads might be a good idea as they are easy to clear up and will look good during an action shot. Another idea I had was to use flour/talc powder so when the drum is hit it flies into the air and the light will create a really interesting effect on the powder. I plan to use three point lighting including halo lighting to create a soft atmosphere. Some examples of this are;

Coloured paint

Gold Glitter

Flour

Water

I really like the idea of having something on the drum because it gives the photo movement, as drum photographs can be a bit plain and boring and sometimes the drumkit takes over the photo. My favourite are the flour ones as it creates a dust also.

Some other drumming photogaphy that I really liked including stills from music videos;

For Rosie's shot she wants to have a male model with her also. She wants to be standing back to back with the man and wants to photoshop some smoke coming from the man, as you can't smoke inside. I thought an interesting idea for this photoshoot would be to use silhouettes or to use lighting to create a certain atmosphere.

Some examples of this are;

Silhouettes

Looking at the camera

Man smoking

Sepia tones

There aren't many examples of a man and a woman stood back to back but you get the idea. I want this photoshoot to feel really raw and intimate. Rosie would also like a location shot at a derelict building. There are a couple of places in Ipswich that I can think of that would be suitable for this shoot. Some examples of derelict photo shoots;