One of the members of Throckmore asked if I could do another quick photoshoot at Area 15 in Las Vegas for a new up and coming band: The 48 (name still in progress). Before heading out to the location I did a little more research and got a good shot list together of poses and props that I thought would make some great shots.
Bringing a spare Guitar is always good
Area 15 is an amazing location with lots of interesting background and environments. The biggest boon to the site was the colors so I really wanted to focus on them and make the photos pop. We shot primarily in the Emporium Arcade which was a dream with all the games, tables, and murals. Knowing this going in helped a ton.
Skee-Ball as a stage? Sure, why not.
The 48 is a fairly new band in the Las Vegas area focusing on original rock songs. The three members were great to work with and came in with their own ideas for things they were looking for. We went over my shot list and compared notes to incorporate everyone’s ideas. The end result came out fantastic!
The Hover Guitar (don’t worry, the guitar is fine)
Click the below image to view the Gallery on Flickr for all the photos from the shoot:
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* The band is still working on an official name, so this may change.
Since moving to Vegas we have managed to stay pretty busy. The usual house stuff and random projects in what is my normal life. One of the things I have been looking forward to in this area was getting out and doing more photography gigs for local artists. We have a few friends that perform around town and in between fixing house stuff and normal work I did manage to get out and take some shots. One of those friends, SJ, posted about some of my photos on a Las Vegas Musicians group a few months ago and it was cool!
Not Throckmore… This is Sarah Jessica Rhodes
Flash forward a few months and I got a totally random message about a local band that had scheduled a photoshoot but their photographer canceled on them at the last minute. They wondered if I would be available (the next day). I thought, “Sure, why not?”
I spent the next few hours looking up the location we were meeting at on Google Maps, and checking out where there might be a few good places to shoot nearby. Since I didn’t know the band, or that side of town, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Things that would be good to know going into this would be… Are we shooting indoors? Is there a good backdrop? Should I set up lights? Not knowing any of this, I packed up all my gear, including my pop up backdrop and lighting.
In talking with the lead guitarist, who set up the session, I learned that they are a Rock/Metal cover band named Throckmore (https://throckmore.com/) (working on their own stuff too) and they are still fairly new to the scene. We agreed on a general look to the photos and the rest was completely improvised. We met at a dive bar in East Las Vegas and I had the quick chance to walk around and find some good locations nearby. The manager of the bar said we could use the alleyway behind the place and we set up shop.
The chain-link fence and stone wall worked great for some grungy backdrop as well as some used kegs that the bar let us borrow.
From there I talked them in to a quick drive to a desert area. The sun was just settling into the golden hour and we had some great clouds.
It was great to get to know the band and they were all super cool with the last minute change and making stuff up as we went along. They all were fantastic to work with and I highly suggest that if you are in Las Vegas, you should look them up and attend a show!
After all the photos were done we even managed to do a quick flyover with the new drone and got some video that they may use for future stuff.
Shot with DJI Mini 3
Overall, it was a great, last minute, experience! Enjoy the rest of the photos!
This weekend we managed to pry ourselves out of the house and get out to accomplish things! First was taking a long walk to make sure we got some extra steps on our FitBit’s. 2.6 miles of walking out for lunch, and errands netted us quite the step count. After that it was off to Old town Alexandria to meet up with Sarah’s Sister and Brother-In-Law. You see, it was Josh’s Birthday and because he loves music, the plan was to go out and hear some live. The place that was picked….Tiffany Tavern.
When I heard “Tavern” I was all set to see a pub-like atmosphere with some fish and chips and Shepard’s pie. (although, I a a bit spoiled when it comes to Shepard’s Pie) Unfortunately, when we arrived I noticed that it was a lot more “Dineric” and less “Pubish” The food was ok, and the service was great, that is, until the band started playing. After that we rarely saw a waitress. (Maybe they were groupies that were fawning over the band members) I wouldn’t say that you shouldn’t go there, but it was not the greatest place. I give it a good solid “Meh”
So, how was the band? The band was actually great! Fun fact, as a kid I grew up around Bluegrass music so I am no stranger to it, and for the most part, really do enjoy it. The technique that goes into it is outstanding and it’s one of the forms of music that comes from a very deep rooted story based culture. Satyr Hill came with 6 band members (although I believe that a few of them were just visiting) and a rocken good time! You can see pictures from the set here at my Flickr page, and enjoy the slideshow below.
Wanted to toss up a quick “What I am playing” Since I haven’t done one in a long while. My gaming has been a lot sporadic and varied over the last few months. With the new job I, of course, lost a little bit of free time with the commute and new taskings so I have had to modify the gaming schedule to fit. Because of this, my iPad has become very valuable to me as a gaming platform. So I will break it down via platform….
iPad:
Angry Birds Seasons – Who doesn’t play this, really.
Carcassone – This is a great little board style game that we love playing while waiting for food at a restaurant or wherever. The scoring being done by the system is a huge plus.
Catan HD – Same as above, we recently wanted to try playing Settlers of Catan and I found the iPad version. It’s a great translation, but could use some updates.
Zombie Dice – It’s an iPad Version of Steve Jackson’s dice game about Zombies! what’s not to like! If you enjoy dice games, and playing with statistics, you should check it out.
Words With Friends – It’s Scrabble. Sarah loves playing and keeps getting mad at me because I am beating her.
Galactic Empires – GE is a iOS port of the classing O-Game which is a Space Based conquest game. It’s kind of addicting and fun in a weird project management kind of way. You get a planet and you mine for resources, but the tasks can take hours to complete. The draw is the investment that you put into it and climbing the ladders to research the best ships and build a great fleet. The downside is that it’s kind of an MMO. All of the other planets in the game are other players and they all can either help you…..or attack you. As with John Gabriel’s “Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory”, there are internet assholes everywhere. If you can get past that, it’s a fun game.
Next up, XBOX 360!
Dead Space 2 – This is currently in the Tray and being played. It’s creepy as heck and I am still just starting. So far…. Love it!
Rock Band 3 – Picked this up at launch (of course) and managed to get teh MIDI adapter for the drum kit with it. No more swapping of cables, my drum brain is wired into the 360 now for real feel of rocking!
Kinect, Your Shape Fitness – So when my schedule got re-arranged, I kind of lost my workout time as well. I get down to use the Your Shape every now and then, When I do, I feel great, but I need to do it more.
Android Phone
CyanogenMod – ok, so it’s not a game so much as ROM replacement on my phone. I recently upgraded my rooted Droid to the latest CyanogenMod running Android’s Gingerbread. At first I was having all sorts of sluggish problems, then realized that I had some redundancy with SetCPU running. It was bogging my phone down a lot. After un-installing it, the phone runs amazingly now.
Lastly, PC.
StarCraft II – Working my way slowly through the campaign. I love the SC games, but only the Single player side of it. As a friend proved when we teamed up in a match, I suck at Multiplayer.
Civilization V – I haven’t really played many of the Civ games but I picked this one up as a fun game to start on my new laptop. I was so sucked into the first match that I think I lost a full weekend.
World Of Warcraft – Yeah yeah, I guess a lot of people could have seen this one coming. I have re-joined the collective and re-activated my WoW account. A number of my friends went back for Cataclysm and I caved to the peer pressure. I have been impressed in many of the changes. I like the phasing that happens on some of the quests too. It really makes you feel like you are doing something in the game and not just grinding out an area.
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