Turn the Page
April 10, 2009 by David Bergman
When Steven Page left the Barenaked Ladies to embark on a solo career, one of the first things he needed was new photos.
I recently met him in Syracuse to make a series of portraits. We wanted to keep the shoot fun and loose, so I worked with minimal gear and no assistant over the course of a couple of days.
For this shot, I lit a white bed sheet from behind with a Nikon SB-800. In the front, I had a large Chimera softbox up high with two SB-900’s on my twin-flash speed ring. I did the black and white conversion using Silver Efex Pro in Aperture.
(Nikon D3, 24-70 lens, ISO 800, 1/125 sec, F/2.8)
We got lucky and had a gorgeous sunset at this windmill farm way outside of town.
(Nikon D3, 24-70 lens, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec, F/5.6)
Before we left the area, I made a tight headshot by hand-holding an SB-800 with a Honl 1/8″ speed grid and an amber gel. We faced the opposite direction, so I had the sunset behind him.
(Nikon D3, 24-70 lens, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, F/8)
Awesome work as usual! Steve is a great subject. I love the b&w one, especially, and I could see it being his next album cover.
Great photos. The first one has something of a David Byrne vibe to it. Just made me think of him. Great style.
Incredible! I agree with Lisa, Steve is a great subject for a great photographer. I especially love the windmill shots.
Holy shit the 3rd one, colour. How much weight have you lost? Also, very very excited to see thrill in the eyes. Sultry. Sexy. Great photography!
I love, love, love the first one! I mean, they’re all cool, but that top shot — there’s your album cover, Steven. Working title? “Things Are Looking Up”.
Oooh, Steven has such neat glasses.
Very nice David! And of course you have wonderful subject matter as well! Steven looks fantastic!
I love the third pic in colour as well. Its tells a story of an amazing musician out on the open road, all by himself….But thats OK… because you have the most amazing voice and we love you!!
Hi David,
Love the B&W shot…..could you tell us what power you had the strobes in the softbox set to?
Thanks,
Simon
Great shots! Are his glasses missing the lenses? I don’t see any hint of glass. If I were a celebrity I would probably keep a pair of frames without lenses on hand for photoshoots.
No, those are his normal glasses. If you angle the light correctly, you won’t see any reflections.
Great work. The second one has a real Kodachrome feel to it.