Saturday, 19 November 2011

Shit Disco - Band Shoot .... or is it?




5 November 2011

 Normally waking up to cold, dull and overcast morning on a location shoot day would fill me with dread.  But on this particular Saturday that didn’t matter, as I needed grunge for the shoot I had in mind.

Today was an opportunity to work once again with a couple of models I have had assignments with in the past – Mistress Nightshade (Kat) from Grantham and Chloe from Derby. 

I know Kat well as I worked with her on a wide variety of shoots from February to August, covering such diverse topics from horror gore to Catherine of Aragon via sexy pirate on a sailing ship – Kat is no stranger to getting dressed up and acting out a role!  Chloe is a new model and I had the pleasure of undertaking her debut shoot as recently as September.


Kat and Chloe requested the shoot on a rock chick theme; to make it more interesting I thought that by shooting it as if it were an actual girl band having promo pictures made would give it a theme and sense of direction.  Rock chick means grunge, and I had a lovely location lined up on the outskirts of Lincoln that I have been eager to get my lens on for a while now.  It consists of an old WW2 control tower, similar to the one I have used before at Twyford, but larger with an additional floor.  It lies just off a road, so being accessible makes it an ideal hangout for druggies, parties and general getting up to no good at night!  During the day it is deserted so looked perfect for this theme.

One feature about the exterior is the large brick wall that has been decorated by the local graffiti artists. Emblazoned across this wall for no particular reason is the slogan ‘Shit Disco’ – and in an instant I had a name for the band!


Shooting took place outside with the two girls, and then we moved inside where the guitars came out and another highly colourful wall made an ideal backdrop.  We ended up on the roof, bringing the short and cold shoot to an end – although we had achieved what we set out to create which was the main thing.  Kat and Chloe certainly looked the part as band members eager to hit the next stage of X-Factor – I didn’t ask them to sing or play so cannot say if they sound as great as they look!


See the full gallery Shit Disco here.


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