Phil Kirchmeier
CD Cover
Pro52 Pro Assignment 8: Create the back and front cover for a string quartet cd. Must convey something about a string quartet and something about the music.
Of the three example movements we were given, two had an eclectic, almost free form jazz feel and one sounded more like the traditional sound most people would associate with strings.
I gravitated towards the latter movement to use as the covers. I wanted the covers to be unified with the front using a playing composition and the back looking like playing was over and the musician had just put the viloin down. I knew too, I wanted to isolate the subjects visually by using a lighting which focused the light and had a quick falloff so all the viewer sees is the subject, yet with enough information to quickly recognize what the subject is doing. Like the music, I used B&W for it's timeless beauty, it's ability to evoke a mood and to isolate the subject quickly without distractions.
Strobist: Both images use a speedlight @1/4 with a Stofen dome, in a 24" softbox directly overhead about 12"-16" from subject with a scrim between to soften the light and shadows even more. A fill card was used at camera right & left position in the left panel violin. No additional fills were used in the right panel.
CD Cover
Pro52 Pro Assignment 8: Create the back and front cover for a string quartet cd. Must convey something about a string quartet and something about the music.
Of the three example movements we were given, two had an eclectic, almost free form jazz feel and one sounded more like the traditional sound most people would associate with strings.
I gravitated towards the latter movement to use as the covers. I wanted the covers to be unified with the front using a playing composition and the back looking like playing was over and the musician had just put the viloin down. I knew too, I wanted to isolate the subjects visually by using a lighting which focused the light and had a quick falloff so all the viewer sees is the subject, yet with enough information to quickly recognize what the subject is doing. Like the music, I used B&W for it's timeless beauty, it's ability to evoke a mood and to isolate the subject quickly without distractions.
Strobist: Both images use a speedlight @1/4 with a Stofen dome, in a 24" softbox directly overhead about 12"-16" from subject with a scrim between to soften the light and shadows even more. A fill card was used at camera right & left position in the left panel violin. No additional fills were used in the right panel.