We were asked by JmS to do a pre-reveal / teaser shoot for his debut videos. Being a debut, he wanted to be in shadow to leave his audience with a sense of mystery.
No problem.
Originally, we lit the shoot with a lot more lights than we ended up going with. It was clean, but a bit boring and sterile. We killed some of the lights and when we took a look at the screen, we knew instantly that we nailed it. The result is a really moody feel that is reminiscent of those masterful portraits of jazz players, on stage in smoke filled clubs. Man, what I wouldn’t give to shoot in those days.
Do check out his YouTube channel and take a look — his videos are really quite well done.


