Behind the Scenes at the Acidic Photoshoot.

Good evening folks!

So I've been meaning to show you guys some images of a shoot I did recently with the up and coming band "ACIDIC", and I have finally gotten the chance to do so. It was a long shoot but I think we got some pretty cool shots in the end. After discussing several concepts for the shoot, we agreed on a pretty versatile shoot with a solid white background, but also switched up the lighting scheme a bit towards the end. These guys were GREAT to work with, they were bouncing off the walls with energy. Except for the bassist, Ted, who was feeling ill that day, but he manned up and we got the shots we needed.

Well, without further ado, here are some of the finished selects, some of which will be featured in Acidic's upcoming album titled "Getting Lucky". You can check out their website here, check em out, they're pretty good, especially live.

Mike Gossard, Lead guitar and vocals






















Ted Dubrawski, Bassist























Matt Whitaker, Drummer






















And last, but not least
Michael Thompson, Guitar





















For photographers checking this out, for this setup I used an AB1600 shot through 30" x 60" Paul C. Buff Softbox, camera right for its nice wrap as well as two AB1600's camera left and right behind subject bounced off umbrellas aimed at a 9' white seamless paper. I also added a full cto gelled SB-800 camera left for a subtle rim light, you can see a hint of warm light on the left side of their faces and bodies.

As for post processing, I removed any blemishes or redness, cut them out of the original background for easy compositing later on, adjusted contrast to add a lil more punch to the colors and shadows, and lastly added a high pass layer to sharpen the image up some.

Below is a group shot that pretty much sums up the jovial nature of the band.

Acidic














For the group shot below, I went for a more moody and dramatic look, however, at this point, Ted was DYING mang!!! he was a trooper though.



For this setup I used a AB1600 through a beauty dish on a boom about a foot above the subject, and two full cto gelled AB1600 bounced off umbrellas at opposite sites of the subject about 5 to 6 feet behind subject for some rim light. I also like the way the rim lights also light up the fog, which btw gave us sooooo much trouble, DAM THAT FOG MACHINE.

Another thing I like is the top right image, Mike, because he took a half step forward, shifting the position of the light in relation to him, giving him even more dramatic light.

Below are some of the behind the scenes shots in no particular order provided by the ever so jubilant, Mary Lyon. Thank you very much Mary, and thanks to you for checking out my blog. I got a couple more posts in the works so keep an eye out.

Peace.