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01/30/2007 10:10:54 AM · #1 |
In relation to band photography. First of all, is it something you do, photographing live shows, and second, we need some promo pictures of ourselves, but all of our concepts are either way contrived or made impossible by massive piles of snow. Any suggestions?
We were thinking of dressing up as 70's pimps and rolling up on Sears Portriat Studios or something.
Thanks for advice, and if you have services you can offer us, please include pricing.
Thanks!
Josh from Myth Lab
Gotta love Denver and the snow. I have one idea, but it requires no snow, of course. And the bit about Sears Portrait Studio puts me off a bit since I wouldn't want to charge less than $200 (a figure still in debate in my head, need to ask them some questions, etc.) and I recall those in-store places being hellaciously cheap, so it may be an indicator of their budget. I've no idea how to shoot a live show, but I'm willing to give it a try after some how-to research. And I'm excited by the idea of having "models" who are posing in conditions of my choosing instead of trying to stop-motion on a dimly lit Girl Scout event. Gah... gotta spend the day thinking about this and researching for some inspiration, and I figured I'd put it up here to see what food for thought you folks might generate.
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01/30/2007 10:18:37 AM · #2 |
Just sent this to them, very noncommittal on prices, but I think it's a fair place to start.
I'd be interested, for sure. My pricing would be based upon your budget and time constraints as far as the promo shots go, and for the live show my fee would be the cost of admission plus and clearance with whatever security there may be on hand with a charge per photo you and your band choose to use (yet to be determined). Basically, I'm flexible on the point of pricing since I'm happy for the opportunity to expand my portfolio, but I'm not going to work for free. Make sense? I don't have ideas straight off, but I'll poke around your site tonight to get a feel for your band and what might work.
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01/30/2007 11:38:24 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by karmabreeze:
Gotta love Denver and the snow. I have one idea, but it requires no snow, of course. |
I'm reminded of one of the 'making of' features in the Lord of the Rings box sets. They are shooting a scene in the mountains of New Zealand, in winter, where Golum jumps around and catches a fish. The river is iced up and there is snow everywhere.
But Peter Jackson wants the scene to be in spring time. So he tells the assistants to get rid of the snow and ice and goes off to his caravan to wait.
They have to truck in blowers, huge heaters, hair dryers and blow/ melt all the snow and ice in the scene. Then get the guy who plays golum's stand in (for the CGI model) to jump around in the freezing cold snow melt for a shot that he'll never actually be on screen for.
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01/30/2007 11:40:03 AM · #4 |
I'm inclined to exploit the snow somehow.
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02/07/2007 10:26:34 AM · #5 |
you are going to have a hell of time shooting a concert w/ the camera you have. Live shots are best shot in bursts. I usually shoot 3-5 frames at a time. Why? The band is moving, the lights are changing, people are all around you and its usually low light ot begin with.
If you can get your hand on a SLR w/ a fast lens go for it.
Make sure you shoot a lot of pictures, use every spot of memory you can put together. Ive taken 400+ at shows. If you can listen to their music ahead of time it helps. If you know some of their musical cues to where the song is going (building up or winding down) it helps. Knowing that also helps w/ anticipating lights. If the song is building to a climax, the lights are probably going to get bright and you will need to adjust your exposure.
Shoot in RAW. |
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