I did a portrait shoot with the band We Came As Romans recently in the Detroit suburb of Troy for Kerrang Magazine. We found a location in the woods outside of a prep school near the band members’ homes.
The guys were normal and mild-mannered. That is, until we came across a shallow pit and I suggested that they act as if they were clawing their way out of hell. Then I got this:
(Nikon D3, 24-70, ISO 400, 1/250, f/8)
I’m using all Nikon SB-800 and SB-900 strobes. I placed two in the front on each side, two are on the sides a bit behind them for side/rim light (you can see a flare from the back left), and two are in the hole in the ground with warming gels to simulate fire (although you can’t see much of that light in this particular frame).
Everything is fired with Pocket Wizards and I used Nik’s Color Efex Pro inside Aperture for the post-processing.
These Romans could teach the Greeks a few things about conquering Troy.