ABOUT THE SHOOT: The venue was a New York City spot named Ace of Clubs. We were dealing with an extremely dark room with some white flood lights accompanied by blue- and red-colored fill lights throughout the performance. Given the layout and the lack of usable shooting space, this quickly became a challenging assignment.
The keys here were creativity and drama. One of my main goals was to present and communicate the feeling of movement throughout the riffs, strums, rolls,...
more »ABOUT THE SHOOT: The venue was a New York City spot named Ace of Clubs. We were dealing with an extremely dark room with some white flood lights accompanied by blue- and red-colored fill lights throughout the performance. Given the layout and the lack of usable shooting space, this quickly became a challenging assignment.
The keys here were creativity and drama. One of my main goals was to present and communicate the feeling of movement throughout the riffs, strums, rolls, and beats. Each band member came ready to play with tremendous inspirational chords and key strokes, firing off pure energy.
In order to create the desired effects, decisions were quickly made to shut down the flash, aggressively increase the ISO, and slow down the shutter. To me, this shoot wasn't really about sharp, crisp environmental portraiture. It was more about motion blurring; intense, dark lighting and shadowing; deliberate grain; wide-angle, full-blown views; close-up instrumental detail; and well-documented rock n' roll, baby!
I really wanted myself and my viewing audience to get to know the band members: their energy, passion, desire, and ability to deliver their style of musical perfection. I'd say, mission accomplished! These guys had the place going strong, and by the second song, there were moments when my camera trigger was firing in perfect harmony to the beat!
Come out to Matchless in Brooklyn on Thursday night, October 22, 2009, to hear A Family Plot and see Marino Photography in action - click here for the event details - you are invited! The band will be singing songs from its just-released EP, now available for purchase on iTunes. I will once again be behind the camera and shedding my viewpoint on the band and their fanfare.
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