I've been in a few bands since I started playing guitar and one of the most awkward things to get right is the band photo. For bands who want to MAKE IT it's a very important promo device. Some bands feel you need to dress a certain way to get certain fans (pretty true with da punx and m3talheadz) and that's before you decide on a location (gritty wall with graffiti, ruins, forest or big grassy field, lol). Then you need to figure out if it's going to be a 'fun' or 'srs' photo and you have to try really hard to make sure it doesn't look like you're trying really hard to be fun or srs. So you have to pose in a natural way.
Because to some extent I've been there, done that it's always fun to see band photos where something has gone terribly wrong. Or are just lol for whatever reason. I'm starting this series with an easy one, from the showband era. It doesn't require any further comment from me and shows how this issue has been a minefield for decades!
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