How do I photograph the Punk Grunge aesthetic?+
Angry and exhausted simultaneously the DIY spirit worn down to its beautiful irreducible core. Brief the subject to bring their own personal artifacts their actual patches, the real setlist from a show they played, their own beaten guitar because authenticity in punk grunge is object-specific, and props read as props
What shots should I get for a Punk Grunge photo shoot?+
Capture: Portrait with torn and hand-altered clothing against a concrete surface, direct flash, honest and hard; Environmental shot in a space that is simultaneously a home and a venue living room show aesthetics; Close portrait with inked-on patches, smudged eyeliner, and several days of sleeplessness visible in the face; Wide shot of a street scene after a show people outside a small venue, the performance spilled out onto the pavement; Flat-lay of a band's touring kit: merch, setlist, picks, a battered notebook, and a busted cassette.
What lighting works for Punk Grunge photography?+
One practical tungsten lamp throwing hard light from the side in a domestic setting, everything else in natural ambient; reject any supplementary lighting entirely
Where should I shoot Punk Grunge photography?+
Good locations include: Living room show space, Independent venue loading dock, Thrift shop or record shop, Urban back alley after a performance.
What wardrobe works for Punk Grunge photography?+
The DIY aesthetic of punk combined with the worn-in quality of grunge: something hand-altered and something genuinely worn out, occupying the same garment
