Red Dirt Rangers: Urban Tulsa Weekly Cover
Writer Mike Easterling takes a look at the 20-year career of one of Oklahoma’s most beloved bands, the Red Dirt Rangers, pioneers of the now popular genre called Red Dirt…
June 12th, 2009 | Published in Assignment, Bands, Photography | 2 Comments
Writer Mike Easterling takes a look at the 20-year career of one of Oklahoma’s most beloved bands, the Red Dirt Rangers, pioneers of the now popular genre called Red Dirt music. Read the article at http://www.urbantulsa.com/
I’ve gotten to know the Red Dirt Rangers over the past few years. Great guys, and one of the hardest working bands around. I especially respect their dedication to their roots and their state – Oklahoma. Although they have been known as a “Red Dirt” band, their influences are far more diverse than the country-leaning acts Cross Canadian Ragweed and Jason Boland and the Stragglers.
The shot above is my favorite. I scouted ahead of time and found Post Oak Lodge up in the Osage Hills near Tulsa to be a great spot that reinforced the vibe of their music. It wasn’t the greatest time of day for photos (it rarely works out that way) so we set up in the shade of a tree to help me control the light with a strobe and minimize squinting eyes.
I had a problem though. It was super windy and I had no assistance, which made the use of a softbox, umbrella, or the like impossible. So I popped in a wider grid spot which did the trick. By the way, those clouds aren’t real. The sky was blank, so I added them in post and I think it helped greatly.
What do you think?
June 12th, 2009at 12:25 pm ( # )
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July 22nd, 2009at 2:04 am ( # )
nice picture