I’ve done a few band portrait shoots recently and really enjoy pushing myself to get something which will help bands stand out from the pack and help labels take them seriously. I use simple lighting set-ups, sometimes just natural light, and then spend time giving them the look I’m after in Photoshop.
The editing techniques I use for these shoots are quite different to what I’d use on weddings and other portraits but bands often suit something more dramatic so I think it works well.
Detralate describe themselves as “a melodic death metal band (inspired by bands like In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Lamb of God etc.) and have been together over 5 years. They’re just about to start promoting their debut album, so needed some new images to go along with the new album.
All these photos were taken within a few hundred yards of our studio in central Birmingham…
awesome pics lads, 106 fav closely followed by 123, radical
Great pics we look forward to seeing finished cd
brill photos, some good cd covers there.