Recently, a local photographer asked if he could do some 'promo' photos for the band I play in from time to time called Felix. He made and Lucy go to the park and sit under a tree with a picnic basket and fake cakes (I think the picnic was Lucy's idea). It quickly deteriorated into suggestions like "could you gaze up at him more?" and other weird, awkward shit that maybe he thought we thought would be good but it was really making me want to eat my own head.
Finally he suggested Lucy lay down in front of me, to which she said "there is no fucking way that is happening".
We did a bad job of being 'into it'. Lucy got sent the photos and destroyed them without ever showing them to me on the grounds that I might have killed myself with the embarassment. They're out there somewhere though, I am sure of it.
Moral: do your own band photos, or use a mate at least. Or better still, get some of your mates to pretend to be you.

alex maiolo wrote:Karen, the most elegant of all of us, threw a ghetto pose which was completely unexpected.

Here's the one our label likes and uses:

-A

that's a genuinely good looking band right there! I think I might have a crush on you guys. more so, the lovely ladies...

Here's me, lying in a church yard near to my house. This was used on the front cover of one of my cds. I like it because you can't really see me.

stuffy wrote:A common theme in most of our band's live shots; "Where's the fackin' audience".

making ghosts:












pegboy:

dontfeartheringo wrote:

stuffy wrote:A common theme in most of our band's live shots; "Where's the fackin' audience".

thats a cool shot.

stuffy wrote:A common theme in most of our band's live shots; "Where's the fackin' audience".

Our audience: The woman flailing wildly in front of the mains that our former bass player (pictured) referred to over the PA as "Scary Lady".


It is impossible to get a decent picture with all of us in it.

mike thompson wrote:

dontfeartheringo wrote:

stuffy wrote:A common theme in most of our band's live shots; "Where's the fackin' audience".

thats a cool shot.

That photo is the handiwork of Mr. Rich Merritt, who is one of two world class rock and roll photographers in Athens.

He also shot this at the same show:



The other guy is Mike White, who shot this:




Mike White's site.

Oddly, Rich doesn't have a site...

This pic isn't for my band, it's for a couple of friends band called That Fucking Tank, but I was present the moment it was taken and for the moment, 15 seconds later when "Evil Santa" wet his pants. A dark day. But maybe my favourite band photo...



Here he is later accosting everyone's favourite stand-up Doktor Cocacolamcdonalds



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