So when Femi aka Flow asked me to come shoot his band, BOC, I was a little nervous. I had never shot a group of guys before and any photographer will tell you that the dynamics of shooting a group of men is very different to shooting a guy and his girl or a guy on his own. It's a delicate balance of the individual personalities versus the cohesiveness of the group. But never one to turn down a challenge, I said "Sure - I would love to!" .
Well I needn't have worried because BOC - Emphacy, Shacy, Fatt Beatz, Izeal and Mr Flow himself - are an awesome group of guys. Good looking, funny and most importantly showmen. You know how I love anyone who can work the camera and these fellas sure did. So I simply asked them to do their thing and I did mine ;-).
We worked in three locations including the studio and got a lot of different looks, which I am very pleased with. More importantly, the guys loved their images and much to my delight after seeing the finished product, Flow had the following status update on his Facebook page a couple of hours later:
"Wani Olatunde (Olajiga) is the "baddest" photographer in gidi.... Tell dem Flow says so and it is authentic!" on Saturday"
Now how's that for an endorsement!
Just wanted to say a big thank you to the guys for letting me shoot you. For all you fans out there, BOC's single "Mo Ya To" will be released next Friday - so keep a look out. And as always here are some of my favourite images from the session.
Take care
Wani
xxx
Wani Olatunde Photography
Beautiful Emotive Images To Capture Your Moments
(For photogs: Canon 5D Mk II, 16-35mm, 85mm, DLite Studio Lights)
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nice shots wanie ! you re da bomb !
Haha - thanks Femi 🙂
Well done Wani, Always excited to see your pics
Oh, these are the "Nipa Ife Olugbala" guys! Love that song! For a first time shot for a group of men, I must say you captured their personalities quite well. I had more than a few favorite shots too. Two thumbs up!
Thanks - actually everytime I see these images, I hear the song in my head cause it was playing all through the shoot. It was a fun session for sure.