DOD Scooter BW
My friend Scooter of the band Day Old Dozen. Official name is Mayor John Michael Anthony McScrotes.
My friend Scooter of the band Day Old Dozen. Official name is Mayor John Michael Anthony McScrotes.
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Location
This would have been in the music room at the house of the subject, where his band practices and records their music.Time
I think it was later in the evening, don't recall the specific time. We were indoors though, so time of day isn't all that relevant.Lighting
Sure. I definitely had at least one strobe set up with a softbox diffuser, 26" I think. Off camera, triggered remotely. I think it was just the one light.Equipment
Camera - Canon 5DmkIV. Lens - Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art (just, one absolute gem of a lens). Flash - Either a Godox 860 or Flashpoint R2, which are the same flash just one is the flashpoint brand. They are my go to strobe. I also used a Wescott 26" softbox, and triggered the flash off camera with the Flashpoint wireless remote.Inspiration
Well, like a lot of my band photos, the band Day Old Dozen. They are a talented group of guys and I love that I get to sit in on their sessions with my camera gear. As to the lighting, I guess I can thank Annie Leibovitz for being the inspiration for how I light a lot of my scenes.Editing
Yes, I took the photo in color, and used LR to make it a BW, then from their played with the exposure and other individual elements until I got the look I wanted. I don't recall all the little tweaks beyond flipping it to BW. But, I will say that when it comes to BW, what you are looking to do is create a strong contrast between the bright and dark elements of the photo. They should both pop against each other.In my camera bag
Geeze, that is a loaded question! Typically, I carry a large bag, the Lowepro 450AW. This will have at any given time... - At least 2 cameras, and at the time of the photo it would have been the 5DmkIV and the 80D. Now though, I have the Canon R5 and R6, and the 90D in addition to the 5D. I am pretty spoiled in this regard. - Lenses, this is a list. Tamron 24-70mm F2.8 G2 or Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM, Canon EF-S 17-55mm F2.8 IS USM, Canon EF-S 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 IS STM, Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM, Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art, Tamron 35mm F1.4 SP, Samyang 10mm F2.8, Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro. At any given time I could have any combination of these lenses with me, typically at least 5 lenses. - A pair of flashes, either the Godox or Flashpoints I mentioned before, and the remote trigger for them, also a Flashbender reflector - A whole compliment of filters, ND and CPL. - Spare batteries, spare memcards, cleaning supplies, bottled water, maybe a snack. Its just, a lot of stuff.Feedback
Basically, get the room dark, angle the light from above your subject at about 45 degrees, and use a shutter speed fast enough to black out the non-lit areas, while being slow enough to create bright areas where the light hits. 1/200th did it for me here, but I think if I had to do it again I would prefer a bit faster. If I had to guess I forgot to turn on the HSS of the flash and 1/200th is the sync speed.
