How do you ring in your 200th post? With the Bad Ass Maidens of Metal, Jaded!
I was introduced to Hillary the drummer of Jaded from a co-worker at the MathWorks. He asked me last Friday if I’ve ever shot band pictures. I answered, well no not yet but, I’m game. What’s the gig? He said that his cousin was in a metal band and was performing at the Hard Rock in Boston on Saturday night. I paused…. He said, they dress up in leather and chains. I replied, yeah, sounds like fun! Hillary and I connected squared away the 411 and I arrived Saturday night with some ambition and excitement. I was introduced to the rest of the band and I immediately scoped a location to shoot a group shot. I had like 5 minutes to pick my spot and make it work. I shot the group portrait and decided to stay to catch the show. They were opening up for LA Guns, a 80′s rock band as in a big hair band. I was stoked to see the ladies really knew how to bring the power of metal. Oh and did they! I shot some images while they were performing with the my rockin 5d. I used no flash and relied on the trusty 6400iso for all my shoots. I even captured a quick clip of video with the 5d and posted it to youtube. Here’s some of my favorite shots. Additionally, we setup a time to shoot next week to have a bit more time for a group portrait that will bring my creativity together with some seriously smokin performers. Stay tuned for the results!
Also, I shot some images of LA Guns. This was the first time I’ve seen them and though I remember them from high school, I can’t really say I knew a hell of a lot about them but, seriously, these guys rocked! I’ll post their images in the next week or so.
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