21st Century Jones

I just had a shoot with another band last week, the 21st Century Jones. They were a fun group. The main man, Tom, had a lot of personality and made things interesting. You can tell which one he is in the photos. I'll leave it up to you to find.

I had to shoot at a diagonal (stand on chair, looking down) in order to reduce or eliminate all of the glare in the photos. We were shooting (for the most part) in front of a wall made from glass bricks.. and as you know glass and mirrors are photographers worst enemies (besides maybe the FBI or or some other nonsense) Anyway, I had to be creative in order to A. keep my reflections out of the photos and B. stop the umbrellas from showing up C. Stop the lights from leaving strange circles and fading the image, I think we
were successful! Awesome shoot I had a lot of fun.

This is my favorite shot of the group. I think it really expresses who they are. I toned it a little bit using some fun photoshop action. Basic light setup. Main shoot through on a 580EX. Fill/Rim light stage right(430ex) Unfortunately my new flash didn't come in in time so no Rim Stage Left. :( But still a cool effect.

This is my favorite individual photo. Tom gives us a great look and has his classy sunglasses on. He may not be in his 20's but he still has the rockstar vibe. Some people have it, a lot of people don't. Cool group, thanks guys. More pictures here.