Zebra and Giraffe Promo
13 January 2010 – In December I got to work with one of my favourite bands again back in South Africa. Zebra and Giraffe are still quite new in music terms but they really have big potential and I absolutely love the work they are doing.
I have worked with the guys a few times on some amazing projects so it was completely natural and I think we all felt at ease together. The guys are super nice so it was good to get to spend the time with them together. We shot some new portraits at a dam in the blazing sun on one of the hottest days I can remember. The sun was full strength so it was quite a challenge to fight the shadows that were being cast as well as make sure the guys didn’t burn to death. It was really nervous being that deep in the water with my camera but it was all worth it after seeing the guys struggle to stay up after posing and paddling in the water for ages (obviously except for the shots where they are standing).
I shot using both digital (Nikon D3) and film (35mm on my Nikon F90x and 120 on my Yashica 124G). I haven’t received the 120′s back from the lab yet but these are the digital shots and then one of the 35mm shots (last one of the post) but I will try get a few of the 120′s up when I have them. I also shot a few portrait shots of the guys in the rain which was a LOT harder than I thought and I am still working on these so I will get them up in another post later too.
For now, make sure to check out the guys on www.zebraandgiraffe.co.za and keep an ear open because I know we will all be hearing more of them in the future. They are currently working on some new material and I cannot wait for the day that I get to hear more of it.
The day ended off amazingly when Alan decided to go and change while the rest of us finished off. As normal he thought it would be a good idea to strip down naked and give us a little “show” which we always think is funny but was NOT taken in the same light heartedness by the HUGE Afrikaans killer watching with his wife from the distance. He immediately thought we were making a porno or something and ended up swearing at us and threatening to come kick all of our assed which he actually attempted to do by racing up to us in his AMG Mercedes and getting out like HEMAN. I almost burst out laughing at the length of his SHORTs but realized it might not be funny when his eyes turned red followed shortly by veins coming out from everywhere on his body. We did some SERIOUS quick negotiating and explaining and he ended up leaving us, luckily with all our heads in tact. Funny now but CRAZY then.
I was assisted by Ravi Panchia for this shoot and it was good fun working with him. He is also a photographer with some exciting ideas so make sure to check out his work if you have the time.
January 14th, 2010
[...] I was assisted by my buddy Ravi Panchia who’s work is definitely worth checking out and my dad came and joined in to take some behind the scene shots (“Thanks dad”) so I thought I would get a few of these up as well as a photo or two from the shoot. You can see more of these on my music photography blog. [...]
January 14th, 2010
crazy amazing Marcus!
January 14th, 2010
Too awesome!
January 14th, 2010
oh dam
January 14th, 2010
Wow! these came out GOOD! Amazing!!!! i love them alot!
January 15th, 2010
Wat the f8ck. These R amazing. marcus U rule.
January 15th, 2010
These pics are seriously EPIC!! Seriously! Gosh such a good combination, great models, great photographer.
Damn!
January 15th, 2010
I agree with Karmini! Awesome shoot!
January 15th, 2010
ah, someday i might be as awesome a photographer as this. for now, i can only admire. great shots!
January 15th, 2010
such wicked pics
January 15th, 2010
wow wow wee wow! so amazing dude! nice
January 15th, 2010
Damn marky marcus – awesome shots!
January 15th, 2010
Those pics are too cool!
January 15th, 2010
Awesome pics
January 15th, 2010
Awesome pics!!
January 15th, 2010
Awesome pics Greg.. Still prefer the nude shoot for the Marie Claire tho! Bahahaha!
Marcus is sooo good.. wow..
January 22nd, 2010
[...] guys from Profoto were really nice to post a short feature about me using their gear on a recent photo shoot that I had with the guys from Zebra and Giraffe while out in South Africa. You can check out the [...]
February 9th, 2010
Very impressive Marcus, looked like a warm day.
I’m just editing Daytona Lights’ MySpace, love what you did with their work. All the best in the future –
Max Richardson.
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February 22nd, 2010
[...] had a photo shoot with Zebra and Giraffe at the end of November last year and it’s been a really crazy busy [...]
April 21st, 2010
You know I love these
May 17th, 2010
[...] the end of last year I had a photo shoot with the boys of Zebra and Giraffe while I was out in South Africa and it was really good working [...]
May 26th, 2010
[...] To see more of the photographs from the shoot, please check out my music photography blog on http://www.londonbandphotography.co.uk/zebra-and-giraffe-promo/ [...]