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EMO COUPLES

Posted by sarahalisonstargir • 2/11/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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I'm doing an emo couple photo-shoot. I'm an amateur photographer with good ideas, but i'm wondering what you've got... any good ideas?
he's black/pacific islander, and she's blonde.
I need ideas asap... i'll post the pictures on my blog when im done if its cool with them.
just describe the pic to me?

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2/11/09

busylizzy

What is EMO? I googled it but I don't feel enlightened...

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2/11/09

sarahalisonstargir

EMO. it's a scene thing.. image013.mylivepage.com/chunk13/873538/582/emo%20couple6.jpg
they're the kids who have black hair and skinny jeans. this couple isn't the super-depressed/cutting kind, they're just fun scene-kids.

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2/11/09

busylizzy

Looks like the current version of goth to me...

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2/11/09

Anok

Ah, my husband and I are punk, not emo.

Oh, you want ideas for another couple! Well, I mean, are they Emo? DO they have their own clothes and makeup? Will you only provide the backdrop and photography, and perhaps props?

How old is the couple?

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1. 2/11/09
  
  sarahalisonstargir
  
  AWESOME!!! they aren't hardcore emo... i think they're trying though. haha. they've got their own clothes'n'stuffs. I'm doing what i can for them, including imagery, props, and ideas. i've got some theme's in mind, but for the posing/awesome cool stuff i need a couple ideas.
2. 2/11/09
  
  Anok
  
  Well, what about something ala Sweeney Todd?
  
  Say, set up a picnic like scene, with dreary (but beautiful) clouds, sparsely leaved trees, and some cool lighting (ambient backlighting?), paired with a black or gray blanket, some starkly contrasting clothes (contrasting to the backdrop) with hard lines - maybe striped tights (big bold stripes somewhere, anyway).
  
  If the scene is organic, make their poses mechanical, and vice versa. Don't line them up direct center, either. You need to create some drama, perhaps an open composition.
  
  And don't forget to play with the makeup, and add a splash of color somewhere.
  
  Or, you could do a greyscale photo, and tint certain items with color - and play with your photography lenses, soft versus harsh edges, use Vaseline to create effects, etc...
  
  Edit, you could create the backdrop using a semi-sheer cloth, and paint the clouds and background on it. That will allow you to light it from behind.
2/11/09

sarahalisonstargir

it is the current version of goth, except it involves more color and good music. haha.

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