{"id":1561,"date":"2020-04-15T16:51:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2020-04-15T16:51:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:51:27","slug":"music-photography-with-bassist-lorna-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/music-photography-with-bassist-lorna-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Music photography with bassist Lorna Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I always ask people I photograph if they have a location in mind, especially for environmental portraits. The location is telling the viewer of the photograph something about the personality of the subject, which most of the time I don\u2019t know at all. It is therefore best to let the client pick a suitable location.<\/p>\n

Lorna settled on an abandoned hospital in East Lothian. Somehow derelict locations tend to appeal to musicians. I like them too from a photographic standpoint, since these locations are typically rich with textures.<\/p>\n

\"Lorna
The red painted heart really jumped to our attention. We just had to take some photos there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To warm up, I like to start with simple compositions. It is easier to get a nice shot quickly to build rapport with the subject. We both liked the red painted heart on the wall, and it turned out I could use the door to create a classic frame within a frame composition. The room behind Lorna was very dark and didn\u2019t provide enough contrast with her black outfit, so I put a flash with a red gel in the room to add colour and depth to the image. Lorna and her signature Ida Nielsen Sandberg bass were inseparable during the shoot.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Once I’m all set up, I like to take as many photos as possible to capture different expressions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lorna
This is my favourite of the series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We next moved to another heart graffiti down the building and I worked on a couple of different compositions.<\/p>\n

\"Lorna
First set up. OK but I felt I needed to work a different angle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At some stage, a slight ray of sunlight appeared leading the viewer to Lorna\u2019s face. It only lasted a few seconds, and I was lucky to capture the photo below, which is my favourite of the shoot.<\/p>\n

\"Lorna
I like this angle better than the previous one, and of course, the little ray of sunshine makes this shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I couldn\u2019t pass up another opportunity for a frame in a frame composition, using leading lines this time to guide the viewer to Lorna.<\/p>\n

\"Lorna
For the remainder of the shoot we went with the hoodie look. Classic leading lines and frames within a frame composition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, as time was winding down, some wider shots were in order, to give Lorna a good variety of photographs to chose from.<\/p>\n

\"Lorna
With the shafts of light in the background, I decided to go for a symmetric composition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lorna
Always a good idea to shoot a vertical composition after a horizontal or vice-versa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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