Jason Maris Photography

I photographed the band Withered for Prosthetic Records last week.  They were in need of promotional photography for the release of their new album, Dualitas. We are in the process of retouching images here at the studio, so more to come soon.

However, while you wait, here is a single portrait of the bass guitar player Mike Longoria that I took using a Profoto ring light. Click to experience.

As promised, more. Below is a group shot of Withered, retouched by my partner at method3, Brad Kaye.

After we sat down and discussed concepts during a pre-production meeting with Withered, we decided to maintain some continuity between the new paintings for the record art, and the promo photography that they commissioned me to shoot. I felt the best way to achieve the desired look was through multiple exposures. Using various organic objects, and layering them with the band members portraits we were able to achieve the feel of the original art work by Paul Romano without copying him stylistically. We also opted for negative space in this group shot so that the image is capable of being cropped in various ways depending on the desired use. The result is extremely METAL. Click to experience.

This is some footage from a short that I started shooting here in Atlanta. Brad Kaye, my partner at Method 3 edited this together for Puddles Pity Party to use on his website.

I was asked to be the director of photography by Keith Roberts a budding local director. We are shooting in several locations around Atlanta, and working with some real talented people. Big Mike Geier has a starring role, as does the ever talented Michael Laurino. Both gentleman are true professionals that are a pleasure to work with on set. We have shot for 3 days, so more to come in the near future.

This entire spot was shot on the Canon 5D MK II. I love this camera, it so great to be able to shoot full HD with a camera that is so familiar. The 5D MK II has become a real asset commercially because it allows me  to photograph for print, and seamlessly move to shooting digital film spots with the same equipment and same set up. The HDSLR is really revolutionizing the industry, and it is here to stay.