Portraits: Molly Anne Coogan
I had the pleasure of doing a series of natural light portraits with the lovely and talented Molly Anne Coogan. Molly is a New York based actor, writer and a singer and musician with the Rooftops band. All of these photos were taken with the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II at between f/2.8 and f/4.0. [...]
Aug 21, 2010 | Categories: Portrait Photography | 4 Comments »
Portraits: Deluka
When Todd and I work a promotional shoot for a band, we typically take turns shooting while the other keeps an eye on the overall composition and makes sure we get everything we can out of the band and the setup. Occasionally, one of us will leave to prep the next look while the other [...]
Aug 17, 2010 | Categories: Portrait Photography | 14 Comments »
Behind the scenes with DELUKA
Just a quick behind the scenes look at my brother, professional music photographer Todd Owyoung during his recent photoshoot with U.K. electro rockers DELUKA. His shot was lit by a 90cm octabox camera-left and a large reflector camera-right for fill. Todd can be seen shooting with the Nikon D3 and 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. If you’re [...]
Jun 28, 2010 | Categories: Portrait Photography | 9 Comments »
Photoshoot, behind the scenes
Behind the scenes at a recent album cover photo shoot for some new music clients.
Jun 01, 2010 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Join the discussion »
Band Portraits: My Silent Bravery
I had the honor of spending the day with the guys from My Silent Bravery in their home town of Worcester, Massachusetts. Despite freezing temperatures, we executed a 5 hour shoot to create the imagery needed to support the band’s new album Are You Prepared? which is set for release in Boston on March 27. Here [...]
Mar 19, 2010 | Categories: Portrait Photography | 4 Comments »
DIY Beauty Dish Portrait example
Here is a quick studio portrait (view larger) lit by my new “Chinatown Special” DIY beauty dish and taken with the Nikon D3 and the new Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII (my review). The “Chinatown Special” is a new DIY speedlight beauty dish design by Todd Owyoung. As you can guess from the name, the majority [...]
Feb 13, 2010 | Categories: Portrait Photography | 4 Comments »
Breaking Benjamin
What better way to kick off 2010 than shooting a feature with Benjamin Burnley and Aaron Fink of the multi-platinum selling rock outfit Breaking Benjamin. I caught up with Ben and Aaron on-location in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for the January cover of Guitar Edge magazine. More photos from the article and all of the the how-to [...]
Jan 03, 2010 | Categories: Portrait Photography, Published Work | 16 Comments »
Wedding Band Portraits
The overwhelming urge to shoot band portraits can strike anywhere at any time; even at a friend’s wedding in Canadian farm-country. I caught up with Chris Culgin and Benj Rowland (a.k.a. Tin Can Chris and Banjo Benj) in the small town of Millbrook an hour east of Toronto. The duo was playing old country and [...]
Oct 07, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography, Portrait Photography | 7 Comments »
Band Portrait: August Burns Red
Hot off our series of band portraits at Vans Warped Tour, Todd and I caught up with metalcore savants August Burns Red for a quick shoot on-location. Shooting notes after the jump.
Aug 18, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography, Portrait Photography | Tags: 2009, august burns red, band photography, cls, Music Photography, nikon, Portrait Photography | 2 Comments »
Warped Tour 2009 – Individual Portraits
One of my favorite aspects of music photography is photographing individual artists. Don’t get me wrong, photographing entire bands is awesome, but whether you’re trying to properly position the founding members of the group or make sure to photograph the drummer from his good side, band shoots often governed by rules and roles to play. [...]
Aug 18, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography, Portrait Photography | Tags: 2009, Music Photography, Portrait Photography, promos, warped tour | 7 Comments »
Warped Tour 2009 – Band Portraits
So you’re standing backstage at an all day music festival with a bucket full of Nikon speedlights, a brother who happens to be one of the premier music photographers in the world and a few hours to kill – what would you do? If you answered correctly, you’d shoot the hell out of whatever band [...]
Aug 14, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography, Portrait Photography | Tags: 2009, Music Photography, Portrait Photography, warped tour | 17 Comments »
Joanna Levine
June 10, 2009 – Brooklyn singer/songwriter Joanna Levine commissioned me to shoot a series of portraits for her new promotional materials. Her shoot is a perfect example of the variety I try to achieve in my band photography sessions.
Jun 10, 2009 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Tags: band photography, brooklyn, clients, d3, headshots, new york, nikon, nyc, Portrait Photography | 10 Comments »
The Energy
March 28, 2009 – Last month, The Owyoung Brothers caught up with the guys from The Energy for a run-and-gun portrait session right before their sold-out show at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza. Here are some of the shots.
May 01, 2009 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Tags: 2009, cls, d3, how-to, Lastolite EZYbox, Music Photography, nikon, Portrait Photography, speedlight, the energy, tutorial | 17 Comments »
Preview: Joanna Levine
I caught up with Brooklyn singer/songwriter Joanna Levine to create a series of images for her band’s new press kit. The shoot was completed over a period of two days and featured a variety of looks and different locations in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Stay tuned for the full set with extensive shooting notes.
Mar 31, 2009 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Join the discussion »
Arthur Lewis
When I’m not furiously editing live shots from last night’s gig, I’m eating, sleeping and setting up promotional shoots for sickeningly talented individuals like Arthur Lewis.
Aug 13, 2008 | Categories: Portrait Photography | 6 Comments »
Chris Owyoung is a New York City based music photographer specializing in concert photography and band portraits. 