The boys of metalcore band Novella have been making a splash on the scene, from playing Warped Tour to a public beef with The Devil Wears Prada. In between all the notoriety, I caught up with the guys for a photo shoot downtown at a posh hotel.
Here are a few shots from the session:
After the full group portraits, we did a few individuals just for fun, with one common theme: getting up close and personal at 14mm.
Photographer’s Notes:
Overall, the band went into this shoot with an interest in images with a lighter feel than some of the other shots they’d had done. They were over the dark and dingy look they’d had in the past, and keen on a slightly brighter look
All these shots were made with a simple three-light set up. We used an SB-600 into a 60″ umbrella as the key light, with two bare SB-600s for kicker and fill.
I shot this set with the Nikon D3, Nikon 14-24mm, and Nikon 24-70mm. A Nikon SB-900 was used as the commander unit.
End Notes:
Big shout out to the guys of Novella for being great subjects. Thanks to Dave Mullis for assisting and consulting on this shoot.
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Just posted promo shots from a session with metalcore badasses Novella: http://snurl.com/5veau
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Nice set. I really like 3 and 5. 5 is enjoyable, but 3 lets you see who and what the band looks like.
The first 2 on the 14mm shots are most enjoyable as well.
Hey Chris, thanks, this was a really fun shoot. I did most of the shooting with the 24-70mm, but of course the 14-24mm managed to creep into the mix as well.