Native Lights
The band Native Lights, a supergroup of sorts featuring Johnathon Ford of Unwed Sailor, Bryce Chambers of Ester Drang, Aaron Hamby of Callupsie, and Nathan Price of Hero Factor (not…
May 13th, 2009 | Published in Bands, Photography | 3 Comments
The band Native Lights, a supergroup of sorts featuring Johnathon Ford of Unwed Sailor, Bryce Chambers of Ester Drang, Aaron Hamby of Callupsie, and Nathan Price of Hero Factor (not pictured). It was an honor to work with musicians of such caliber, and I knew their photography had to match.
In my opinion, photography is about ideas, not the technical stuff. Every once in a while I get a big idea. Whether I know how to technically accomplish it is an afterthought. Luckily, with the help of my friend Joe, we came up with the concept of the Light belt. I needed a light to emanate from the torso, stay securely attached, and not restrict movement. So we attached a strobe to one of my old belts with wire and tape, and incorporated a plastic globe to distribute the light evenly.
The idea was to portray them as spirit beings, as supernatural. We set out late at night for the shores of Lake Keystone. They got naked. Totally naked. Fortunately we had plenty of Off on hand.
Although this isn’t the best shot possible, we only had enough time for this one setup. Nathan Price wasn’t able to make it, and it was getting late. Stay tuned for a series of these shots for Native Lights album art.
Here is a test shot with Joe, and my daughter Lily experiencing the Light belt:
May 13th, 2009at 11:31 am ( # )
really creative use of what you have to pull off a great idea. I’d be interested to see what it’d look like to make the light belt with a strobe in the front and the back so you could kill the leg shadows.
May 24th, 2009at 1:10 pm ( # )
the light belt is a great idea man. the shots look amazing. i just may (will) have to rip this off for a show someday. It kinda trumps the s out of the LED belt I had..
July 22nd, 2009at 11:05 am ( # )
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