Doing a photo shoot for a band couldn’t really be further away from shooting gigs, as an exercise. For starters you’re in control of the lighting (which is nice), but you don’t have the natural energy and dynamism that a live performance (or a decent one at least) soars along on – instead you have to rely on the subject engaging with the viewer on a much more personal level, and communicating that with the band members can be difficult…

Fortunately no such trouble with the guys from Full Scream Ahead – established members Justin and Will, and new boy Chas – who are always fun to work with. A new line-up demands a new set of photos, and that was the order of the day the other week when they drove up from Bristol to see me.

The last time I shot the band (in their previous guise) we decided to go for large-scale environmental shots with moody strobist lighting. This time we opted, in collaboration, for a simpler approach – with just a white background and straight forward lighting. Sometimes simple is best, leave the personalities and the music to speak for themselves.