This was done a while back and I am currently finishing a project for a musician named Rick Kurek. I have been a follower of his music since 2001 when he was the lead guitarist for a Celtic indie band called Brother. The summer of 2001 was a fabulous time seeing them perform throughout California while I was pregnant with my youngest. Rick went back to doing his own independent work a few years ago and I continued to enjoy his music. He even did a house concert at our home in 2004 with about 40 people in my backyard one September evening. We had such a great time even though the police were called around 8 pm because of the noise level! Rick was up visiting the Bay Area a few weeks ago and we did a little location shooting in the city. Some were natural light, some were shot with off camera flash (Vivatar 285) and a Wescott Apollo 28 x 28 softbox on a lightstand. Because Rick is an artist/musician I knew he would let me play with lighting and effects and go for some more dramatic looks. You can also hear some of his music on his myspace page.
April 20th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Oooh, all of these could be a CD cover! Fabulous job!
April 22nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
How neat that you could photograph someone that you have been following like that! These are great!
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
These are all really great shots. The first one is perfect!
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
umm, wow! and love his music!!!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Great captures!
That first one screams cd cover to me! Love the lighting in it and how he looks comfortable even amongst a pile of tires!
April 24th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I totally dig the 1st shot - the tires and his look are killer ..
April 29th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
love the first shot for sure! Great work here…