Photo Shoot Location

MacFly · Oct 22, 2008

hello.

i am looking for an edgey, graffitti filled walls & buildings for a calendar photo shoot for my car. does anyone know such a location in the LA or Orange County area?

thanks in advance.

chrisburke · Oct 22, 2008

you might have better luck asking here http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.groupProfile&groupID=101208294

Dionysus · Oct 22, 2008

most of the neighborhoods in l.a. i grew up around w/ graffiti are places you wouldnt want to be seen w/ that car, and an expensive camera around LOL

chrisburke · Oct 22, 2008

I'm not from LA but knowing graffiti culture (i'm a youth culture specialist) I can say +1 to that

MacFly · Oct 22, 2008

thanks for the advice guys! i have the same reservations. we're looking to do a shoot early AM, hopefully the thugs are fast asleep!lol

chrisburke · Oct 22, 2008

haha good stuff.. and a great time of the day to do the shoot to... might be cool to go even a bit earlier than your thinking... just before i sun comes up.. get a few strobes and do some sweet lighting... I love graffiti and even though it isnt the main subject of your picture, you could really make it pop with some good lighting.

Dionysus · Oct 22, 2008

ya early a.m...the taggers should be asleep still. sorry i can't help you. i love graffiti art now, but back in the day i didnt really store any cool murals in my mind, because the popular thought was taggers were just kids not hard enough to be gangsters

MacFly · Oct 22, 2008

yeah, i figured the graffiti would be a great back drop for my cars color scheme.

Dionysus - how you likin' your "nifty fifty" Canon 50mm? several ppl suggest that, since i'm a huge fan of portraits with DOF..but i eventually returned it since i found the lens to be very restrictive. i was able to get the same shot with my 18-55mm.

Dionysus · Oct 22, 2008

i love it...it has its use..and i dont like it on 24/7, but its an awesome lens. images come out sharper, and more crisp. it's awesome at f/1.8 for that special dof, but it shines at smaller openings as well, for details.