Band shoot: Bearison

urbanaries

Thanks to everyone who provided great advice and suggestions.
1. The two guys sitting are my cousins.


2. This was ambient, I can't decide if I like the shadowless look compared to the off camera flash in #1.


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6. One of my favorites...a solo shot



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8.


Mos def, C&C welcome.
If you're in Indy, Bearison is headlining at Birdy's next Wednesday night.

evoryware

Using picture #3, what are their roles in the band?

Scott_Quier

#3 is the winner of the lot - very cool. I can see this as the album art for a disk!

#8 is kinda cool as well - the way that one guy is separate from the other three really creates some tension for/in me as the viewer.

Aside from that, there's this irritating white band along one edge of each of the photos - hmmmm (just messing with you).

davidweaver

Scott_Quier wrote:

...Aside from that, there's this irritating white band along one edge of each of the photos - hmmmm (just messing with you).

Bump to Scott here. It is not helpful to the viewing of the images. Maybe add it to the bottom of the pics instead of in the images?


Cheers,
David

Scott_Quier

davidweaver wrote:

Bump to Scott here. It is not helpful to the viewing of the images. Maybe add it to the bottom of the pics instead of in the images?


Cheers,
David

I was messing with her!! Putting the watermark outside the image would negate the whole purpose behind having it in the first place.

JulieLawsonPhotography

I like #2 compared to #1. It looks really urban and I like that kind of look at times. I also love #5! I love the reds and just the whole look of it. I wish maybe they were posed a little different? I'm not sure how though because I'm not that great at the sort of thing.

urbanaries

davidweaver wrote:

Bump to Scott here. It is not helpful to the viewing of the images. Maybe add it to the bottom of the pics instead of in the images?


Cheers,
David

refresh....watermarks removed.

Darren Troy C

eeewwww......ewwww.....2, 5, & 7!!!!!!!! Great!

urbanaries

evoryware wrote:

Using picture #3, what are their roles in the band?

they're instrumental, so they don't really have a "frontman" but the guy in the foreground is lead guitar, then bassist, then keyboardist, then drummer.

urbanaries

Scott_Quier wrote:

#3 is the winner of the lot - very cool. I can see this as the album art for a disk!

#8 is kinda cool as well - the way that one guy is separate from the other three really creates some tension for/in me as the viewer.

Aside from that, there's this irritating white band along one edge of each of the photos - hmmmm (just messing with you).

I suspect they'll like #3 the best as well, it is more about them than the location, unlike most of the others.

And yeah, I see a lot of uses for #8, some tension, looks more pj than the others, and plenty of whitespace for text/graphics.

Thanks for commenting, Scott!

Agnieszka

Idlewild wrote:

eeewwww......ewwww.....2, 5, & 7!!!!!!!! Great!

I agree with Idlewild, I think 2 & 5 are my favorites. I love the location in #7, but I think a lower perspective might have been more interesting (maybe?) I think you did well, you should be happy! I REALLY love the texture of the wall in #5, ads something to the photo! very cool

Llywellyn

Love 2, 3, 7, ad 8. The entire set is really good, but these stand out for me--make me think "band" when viewing. Absolutely love your PP on all these.

Nikolai

Great series! #3 and #5 are the winners in my book!

jeffreaux2

2,3, and6 are my picks of the litter. I like the shadows in #1....did it look as good in color as #2?....

This sure is switching gears from the last couple sets you have posted here. Great job at being a flexible shooter!

Swartzy

Ya know Lynne....it's always great to see your shots....variety in processing, angles, DOF, comps, etc. Really makes me think when shooting. Needless to say, you inspire me.

davidweaver

Thanks for losing the branding across the images!

(1,2), 3, 5 and 8 would all work really well for promo shots, posters and covers. Being in Austin, I see a lot of good and bad band photography, I even take some of each :-)

I'd be very proud of this work clap

These are all top quality shots. I hope they like them.

Cheers,
David

urbanaries

JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

I like #2 compared to #1. It looks really urban and I like that kind of look at times. I also love #5! I love the reds and just the whole look of it. I wish maybe they were posed a little different? I'm not sure how though because I'm not that great at the sort of thing.

Thanks Julie! (lovely new avatar btw). I wish they were posed a little different , too! I just wish I knew what I would even tell my past self to fix that!

Thanks for commenting! If you ever get down to Indy to shoot, you better look me up!!!

urbanaries

Idlewild wrote:

eeewwww......ewwww.....2, 5, & 7!!!!!!!! Great!

Wasn't sure ewww was a good thing, but sounds like you like 'em! THanks for commenting!

urbanaries

Agnieszka wrote:

I agree with Idlewild, I think 2 & 5 are my favorites. I love the location in #7, but I think a lower perspective might have been more interesting (maybe?) I think you did well, you should be happy! I REALLY love the texture of the wall in #5, ads something to the photo! very cool

Great suggestion about the lower perspective. I definitely didn't change that up as much as I coulda woulda shoulda. Thanks for the encouraging words! They guys are thrilled with them and have already whipped up a new site using them, I'm so glad they are happy! www.bearison.com

Thanks as always for your comments!