Member Exclusive – Oneka Look 3

For Oneka’s third look, things got off to a somewhat painful start. As I was turning over the set from the previous green setup to our new burgundy concept, I removed an A-clamp from the backdrop and absentmindedly set it on top of a ladder. About five minutes later, after I had completely forgotten it […]

Member Exclusive: Oneka Look 2

For the second look, I switched the background to green in order to match Oneka’s dress and continue exploring monochromatic color harmony through styling and set design. Much like the first setup, the goal was to create a cohesive color story where the wardrobe and background worked together as a unified visual element. The lighting […]

Member Exclusive – Oneka Look 1

For Oneka’s first look, I wanted to create a monochromatic color story using a blue paper backdrop with her draped with matching blue fabric. If we think only about the set and the styling, this is a monochromatic color harmony because nearly everything in the frame shares the same hue. Once we introduce Oneka’s skin […]

Member Exclusive – Gael Look 3

For Gael’s third look, I wanted to demonstrate how dramatically color can change the mood of an image. We started with a 100cm Elinchrom Deep Octabox and a light blue background, first without a gel, so we had a clean daylight-balanced starting point. Then we added a double CTB gel to shift the entire image […]

Music marketing photography Chicago

Searching for Music marketing photography Chicago often begins with a simple need: an artist requires photographs that make people stop scrolling. However, effective music marketing photography in Chicago should do much more than create one attractive portrait. It should communicate the artist’s sound, personality, style, and performance energy before anyone presses play. For this session with […]