location Ideas

As my genre is Punk Rock I needed a setting to refect this. I was looking for a kind of 'rough and ready' back ground for my images, here are some of the places I decided to shoot...

1) The wall
I liked this idea as I have frequently seen bands photographed on a white back ground, so the focus is strictky on them. However as my band are 'Punk Rock' I wanted my own take at this. The wall, instead of being a nice clear white, what it was orignianly painted, due to it being unmaintained is now a mucky white/grey and also as it is old it has peeled. I liked this effect as it has that 'rough and ready' feel I was going for.



 2) The overgrown space
I thought this would be a really good location for my genre as its really overgrown and looks messy and quite grunge which was like the idea I was going for. I wanted to do the opposite of 'Neat' so this messy area was ideal. I also loved the old building in the background this was originally where I wanted to shoot the pictures, against the wall, however due to circumstances we couldn't get close enough

3) The fence
This was not initially an idea of mine to shoot here however we decided to try it and it turned out really good.

I think the bars make a really effective background as its really subtle but its still there and known.

It was useful for me as the bars made the environment lighter as apposed to a wall or colour background and this was useful as it improved the quality of the photo and the colours of their clothing  are really shown and stand out.

4) The sofa
I have seen this idea used many times with bands, where they are all sat on a sofa so I decided I would try it but make it fit for my genre.
I chose a black leather sofa as I thought it most appropriate for my genre because I thought It was quite grungy but stylish just how I wanted the band to be presented.
We tried several camera angles and positions for this particular location however it just didn't seem to look right.

 

 5) The street
I wanted to take a kind of 'Action shot' however it still be within the context of a magazine photo so I liked this idea as it kind of represented the fact  the are 'normal people' and as they didn't know I was taking the photo they were relaxed and just being themselves.
However unfortunately these photographs didn't come out so great as they were a 'action shot' most of them came out fuzzy so they couldn't be used.

6) The bridge
This was my favourite location of them all.
It was perfect as it created an amazing background consisting of the church and the roofs of other buildings.
It allowed all the band to fit perfectly and even added something to the sides.
The colours also matched eg the green bridge matched with the green on her dress.

7)  The arch
this was also an idea that wasn't originally planned but we saw it and thought we would have a go.
I like this idea as its abit different and the arch creates a unique background to the image.
Although It was hard to make this location look like a bands photo-shoot as it didn't allow them to look 'together' like a band should be.




7) The garden
I liked this idea as I thought it could look good with the trees and greenery in the background as it was a contrast to the dark colours that the band are wearing.
However with no obvious background it didn't allow the band to stand out and didn't allow the photographs to look like a magazine photo-shoot.