How do I photograph the Punk aesthetic?+
DIY forever xerox cuts, ransom-note truth, and the radical act of making your own thing. Use a disposable camera or a point-and-shoot with on-camera flash for at least part of the shoot the visual syntax of punk photography was created by those cameras and their limitations are constitutive, not incidental
What shots should I get for a Punk photo shoot?+
Capture: High-contrast portrait against a fly-posted wall, the subject part of the visual noise of the street; Close portrait with safety pins, DIY patches, and hand-inked skin visible as material detail; Flat-lay of a zine in production: cut-outs, rubber stamps, photocopied images, Pritt Stick; Action shot at a small venue, direct flash, no finesse, the image as document not art; Wide street shot with a subject holding a hand-lettered placard or banner, urban context behind.
What lighting works for Punk photography?+
Direct on-camera flash, no diffusion, no bounce the flash-lit portrait is a punk document; it is not trying to be beautiful, it is trying to be true
Where should I shoot Punk photography?+
Good locations include: Punk record shop or zine fair, Small venue back room or loading bay, Urban street with political postering, Squat or artist-run community space.
What wardrobe works for Punk photography?+
Ripped clothing, DIY patches, safety pins, band shirts of bands the subject actually listens to, boots that have been worn through
