Midnight Reveille | Band Rehearsal Shoot

MichaelHenson · Jan 26, 2015

So, I had an opportunity to go to a buddy's band's (he's the drummer) rehearsal and get some shots for them...I didn't charge as it was mainly a practice/portfolio building exercise.

Rehearsal ended up being in a basement with music stuff everywhere, pin-up calendars and white boards lining a wall made of moving blankets and a Budweiser beach towel nailed to the studs. Space was tight, lighting wasn't good, etc. and I didn't want to interfere with their practice so I worked with their setup and didn't ask for any moves, changes, etc....just went with the flow.

These are my results. C&C is appreciated!
(These are just some that I randomly picked, click the link to see the whole set on Flickr.)

RehearsalShoot - 1.24.15-34 by mhenson1104, on Flickr

RehearsalShoot - 1.24.15-23 by mhenson1104, on Flickr

RehearsalShoot - 1.24.15-14 by mhenson1104, on Flickr

RehearsalShoot - 1.24.15-5 by mhenson1104, on Flickr

They ended up being really happy with them...I'm keeping some of them in my "portfolio" so any processing critique, etc. is appreciated.

Thanks!

MichaelHenson · Jan 27, 2015

Tuesday morning bumpage...for the morning crowd!

MichaelHenson · Jan 27, 2015

Last bump before I let it die.

Nettles · Jan 28, 2015

The last one is the stand-out here for me. Nice effect with the movement so you know they're jamming. Not an easy environment for you to shoot in.

Some really good tight head shots in the collection and the B&W looks great for this kind of work, in my opinion.

mmaria · Jan 28, 2015

the last one for me

the rest are to tightly composed

jmo

MichaelHenson · Jan 28, 2015

Nettles said:
The last one is the stand-out here for me. Nice effect with the movement so you know they're jamming. Not an easy environment for you to shoot in.

Some really good tight head shots in the collection and the B&W looks great for this kind of work, in my opinion.

Thanks! The longer exposure with the flash ended up working out well.

mmaria said:
the last one for me

the rest are to tightly composed

jmo

"Too tightly composed..." = My most common critique.

I guess I like tighter crops...

In this case, my options were pretty limited and the space wasn't the greatest for "letting the photos breathe." If I wanted any separation between the band members I had to compose that tightly (they were nearly killing each other with guitars if they would turn or move too much because the space was so small), otherwise, I'd get a random guitar neck in the background or some unsightly piece of basement...

Glad you like the last one though!

Thanks for the comments!