First Shoot With Strangers!

[RealityCaptured]

I've only recently began to take photography more serious and work towards shooting more than just cars at the local car show, so I took a journey to Craigslist. I came across an ad looking for someone to shoot a two person band, and after talking for what turned out to be a month we met up.

Since we spoke for so long it made it a little less awkward, but for me I was nervous since I've never worked with strangers before.

Lighting was 2 cowboy studio hot lights with 100w 65k lights, shot through white umbrellas, with white and black muslins as the backdrops.

C&C is always welcomed and greatly appreciated.

The band is a local (to me) band in Providence, RI called The Alarming Sound. More on them here:
The Alarming Sound | Coming Soon

Alas, here are some of the shots. The full set can be found on my Flickr:
The Alarming Sound - a set on Flickr

1. - I know, he's a little soft :er:

Alarming-1 by Reality, Captured., on Flickr

2.

Alarming-4 by Reality, Captured., on Flickr

3.

Alarming-9 by Reality, Captured., on Flickr

4.

Alarming-19 by Reality, Captured., on Flickr

5.

Alarming-24 by Reality, Captured., on Flickr

 

[LuckySe7en]

not bad at all. #2 would have been great if she were looking away too. but #5 is my fav

 

[fsquare]

Like them all

#1 - That crop (girls feet and blowhorn) just doesn't look right.

 

[bigtwinky]

Nice series.

The one thing that strikes me is the images with the darker background. Try adding in a light that would seperate them a bit from the background. As you have them there, the dark hair or dark clothes just mesh into the background.

 

[RealityCaptured]

Thanks for the input and compliments guys.

I'll have to add in another light next time. On my laptop where I edit I brought the black up so the backdrop was dark, and their hair wasn't lost, but close. Now that I'm looking on a different monitor I see how it all blends together :/

 

[sobolik]

I would like all of them better if they were complete. By that I mean they are shots to promote the band (assumption) I applaud you providing the "canvas" blank space where these promotional remarks can be inserted. I would like to see the finished ones with promotional lettering.

I like them but I might try a look at #1 with the left edge cropped off. Her 1/2 shoes and calf are an unneeded distraction to me.

 

[bigtwinky]

Thanks for the input and compliments guys.

I'll have to add in another light next time. On my laptop where I edit I brought the black up so the backdrop was dark, and their hair wasn't lost, but close. Now that I'm looking on a different monitor I see how it all blends together :/

Could be a monitor calibration thing... mine at work totally sucks.

So as long as you are editing on a calibrated monitor, then you are good to go. If not, then your work will be seen differently on different outputs

 

[gsgary]

Not too bad but none are saying band shots to me, the black background nead a light from behind for separation

 

[RealityCaptured]

I would like all of them better if they were complete. By that I mean they are shots to promote the band (assumption) I applaud you providing the "canvas" blank space where these promotional remarks can be inserted. I would like to see the finished ones with promotional lettering.

Not too bad but none are saying band shots to me, the black background nead a light from behind for separation

I left promotion to them, these were shots of them as a TFP deal.

Here's what he did:

I've never done any type of graphic design, except for my business card but I kept that super simple. I'll give it a shot with some of my shots, couldn't hurt to practice and maybe they'll like 'em.

 

[Photogger]

Five is my favorite, liking the umbrella reflection in her glasses!