Photoshoot ideas in limited space

mehfesto

Right, so I've been asked on short notice to take a shoot with a band in Dublin City Centre tomorrow night. I'm still awaiting the finer details, but they seem want it done in an apartment. They're a really, really lively band and the general stand there look here idea wouldn't really sum them up in a picture.

Now, while my ideas for my band series so far involve people hanging one-armed from goalposts, stuffed in a phonebox filled with balloons, etc. I'm drawing a blank finding inspiration in a cramped flat. Doesn't seem to be much there to play with. Am i wrong?

Weather permitting I can get them outside and hope for the best with ambient light/flash combos, but if it's a stinker, what can I do in a flat that isn't just four lads looking into a camera.

dazftw

Friend of mine did this with a band. Looks great.

magicbastarder

bit of a cliche - get them standing around a camera with a wide lens placed on the floor pointing up?

PCPhoto

get them on the stairwell inside the apartment block, shoot from above ....
or......

in the corridor of apartment block ... get them to stand in a straight line and make themselves gradually visible.

mehfesto

magicbastarder wrote: »

bit of a cliche - get them standing around a camera with a wide lens placed on the floor pointing up?

That was one of two ideas I'd had. They're pretty trendy looking guys, so I might get away with it...

I like the top image here too - the tv one. Kinda outside the box.


Was thinking of getting them smashing up cds mid air. They smash relatively easy, so if they toss them up and hit them with a hanger or something it could be cool if timed correctly.

But Im liking the help on here tonight!

Thanks guys!

Scamp-

Put them in the bath ala The Mamas and the papas.

TinyExplosions

Scamp- wrote: »

Put them in the bath ala The Mamas and the papas.

That was my first thought too, or all in a row on the couch, kinda like the simpsons, or in the kitchen... pack em in a tiny area and you should get something interesting

Thecageyone

First thought I had was get them all stuffing their faces with more food than they can handle! Pizza, chips, cheese, crisps, popcorn, the works! Make a right mess! One strobe should do the trick, get them all in close, making a mess, maybe around something corny like a lava lamp and ancient tv.

Just another play on other suggestions here. Get dirty!

OldGoat

Sitting around the kitchen drinking mugs of tea and each something reading different.
The types of reading material give you scope to put in whatever influences the band want to portray. A broadsheet to indicate highbrow, a tabloid for the common denominator, a novel - anything from Proust to Douglas Adams, an academic textbook, a copy of HotPress or NME, a biography of a musical giant they like, a copy of Guitar for Dummies, the Beano...

mehfesto

Went fairly standard in the end to be honest:


Had a rough time with equipment, so I just went simple. Think it worked okay. Hopefully it's not "too kooky"

Trigger76

Not bad at all, but .... ya know.... Mr half face only has half his face in the shot also Id crop to centre them. just a little bit more....I realise you wanted to centre the front guy but it feels a little unbalanced to me... hope Im not being over critical.

magicbastarder

the guy at the back is mega stoned.

PCPhoto

magicbastarder wrote: »

the guy at the back is mega stoned.

and dare I say it ... looks like David Platt in Corry !!

mehfesto

Yeah, I thought that about half a face guy. Will change it soon - have another one where he's grand, but the guy at the front isn't as animated. Might be a fair bit of PP - But could pay off.

Trigger76

You could try angling the shot 45 degrees for effect too? Perhaps a bit cheesy but it looks like your going for a light hearted type of shot.