Another promotional shot for the upcoming Atrax Mantis E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’. Working with makeup/special fx artist Carey Harte. Model: Paddy McQuinn.
You can see all my shots from the Condemned to Hatred shoot here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss37.com Blog.
[...] Dylan held the ladder, “Fuzz” stood on the opposite side of the corridor shining a large heavy-duty torch at a reflector held by Guilly, I told him where to reflect the light to brighten dark areas around Paddy and T’s faces etc, Carey re-did any necessary make-up, the “merchanDykes” supervised, the dust flew around. After initial test shoots with my 18-135mm lens I changed to the 50mm (cheers Ken), which limited my depth of field but meant I could shoot as low as f1.8. We moved around the corridor, I tried out various different angles, shutter-speeds and colour temperatures, the dust continued to fly. Sooner than expected we had a huge collection of usable shots, alternative angles, and the dust had gotten everywhere. [...]
[...] I’ve created a Promotional Section in the KKM Galleries, it’s still very much under construction but so far I’ve uploaded promo shots of The Lions Mane and 2007 Battle of the Bands winners Atrax Mantis. The “foul as fuck” metallers will launch their debut E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’ at the Hype Entertainment Battle of the Bands 2007 Winners Showcase on September 14th in the Zoo Club. [...]
Dude, excellent set-up and an awesome shot.
I prefer the other version of this as your mans facial expression looks sorta fake in this!