SmokeScreen Publicity Shot
…. well, it wasn’t that cold, but it was dark, and I found myself in a field, near a gig venue, with a band, and a working light that, well, wasn’t. I’ve gotta be be honest, I put on a confident face, and hopefully none of the guys realised how difficult it is to work in the dark whilst trying to setup shots, so my thanks go out to Smokescreen, for being so patient with this particular photographer.
The shot itself was relatively simple and like many, many works, the idea was an adaptation of something that’s been used for bands before to give a look of mystery, and perhaps even impending doom. Most notably I tip my hat to Mick Rock who was the photographer for the cover of the album Queen II, with the most obvious difference being that he lit the band from above, to give the iconic contrasty image that is known throughout the rock world.
My image was a composite of five individual images, all lit at a 90 degree angle from the side (imagine shooting a light directly into the subjects ear) using a narrow grid to reduce spill.
Hope you like it.
