I recently met Alex at an open mic night and he was interested in a shoot to promote himself.
He was based in Reading so we shot at the Oakford Social Club (thanks Ria!) in Blagrave Street.
The Oakford has a fantastic interior with lots of backgrounds to use including some red columns that had tiny drawings on them-being done on the other side by the artist as we shot, so Alex in his stripped T Shirt really stood out, all lit with one Quadra through an umbrella. the top image has Alex to one side of the frame-this is for two reasons, firstly the image is easier on the eye to have the subject to one side and secondly the image can be cropped square for a CD cover or flyer etc, something I always think of when shooting and artist.
We later shot some images in the seating area with Alex sitting on the floor with his guitar to change the look of the shots so he had plenty of choice in the final images.
Clothing choice is very important when shooting as you can see in the top image Alex's top really stands out against the red column and in the bottom image his brown leather jacket matches the tones of the seating and wood floor to make the whole image more harmonious in colour and mood.
I usually ask whoever i'm shooting to bring a range of clothes so they can be used against different backgrounds.
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