Well, I’ll break it down to give you the basics but there is no way I’m going to be able to write creatively on this one.

Who; For the Weekend (Pop-Punk Band, from Calgary, Click for their Myspace)
What; Well, dudes in a bathtub, promo photoshoot
When; Less than 24 hours before i went in for knee surgery
Where; Band Member’s house
Why; I’ve been wondering for a long time, if anyone finds out let me know.

Given the restriction that the guys were to be standing in a line for the group shot, I couldn’t do much in the way of making a story or narrative because they won’t be interacting with each other or the location. So I had to do all the theming with location and lighting.
The location we ended up picking is in the middle of a city park, just a group of trees which are generally nondescript. However when the trees are backlit the warped crooked nature of the trees is really highlighted.

Light setup;
First I setup two lights which illuminate the trees behind them. they are located behind Garret and Brady’s heads (2nd and 4th in the line).
The third light is a shoot thru umbrella about 2 feet above my camera.

Light test;

To avoid having the umbrella illuminate the trees too much the band is positioned quite far away from the trees, and quite close to the umbrella.

Individuals;