hot metal studio » bands

you the symphony

coopers — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:55:02 +0000

You The Symphony

is a great band out of the Pittsburgh area.

We took Luke and the boys around town to shoot a few pics

in anticipation of their new CD release

Empty Room Philosophies – Jonathan

a little eye trickery for your viewing pleasure if you will. -tif

ha ha, we call this one happy little heads.

there was actually a blind man behind us who had with him a narrator.

Hearing him describe what we were doing was hilarious! -tif

i wish i had someone narrating my entire life!

Unless it was something like the narrator in Stranger Than Fiction.

that would be a little unnerving. – Jonathan

more heads. -tif

amazing Tiffany! – Jonathan

thanks guys, we had a great time getting kicked out of places with you.

good luck, and happy birthday Luke! -coopers

PS. Don’t forget to check out these guys myspace page!

You The Symphony

iwrestledabearonce @ diesel

coopers — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:43:14 +0000

I followed around friend and writer for noisecreep, jay dinitto at the iwrestledabearonce show at club diesel last week.

while we were waiting for Steve, we hung out beside the dumpster,

ha ha Mr. bigs. -tif

Its funny cause your not!- jonathan

jay dinnito is my favorite.

even though he took my wife to see iwrestledabearonce and not me.

…and is that a life in your way shirt your representing?

i remember you being in that band!- jonathan

Krysta Cameron,vocalist, and Steven Bradley, guitarist, picked us up at the diesel dumpster,

and we headed to the bands van for the interview. -tif

i feel particularly attached to this photo, yet nothing really to say about it?- jonathan

is it me? or does the top half of this picture look like a grey big eyed alien?- jonathan

after jay’s interview, we went inside for the show. -tif

wow.. she seems pretty hardcore.

its been a long time since i saw a girl scream like this.

or wait.. i mean scream like this at a show.

i’m pretty sure this is what you look like when your mad at me.

just kidding :)

I love you tiff- jonathan

i’m not so sure about that. (the yelling part) -tif

the devil wears prada

coopers — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:54:55 +0000

The Devil Wears Prada!

That was about all the excitement my old heart could take in one day! – jonathan

Jay, you look so rock and roll tough here.

tiff thinks that i have some sort of man crush on you.

i think thats ok. – jonathan

a bald mans’ love goes far…

jay’s the only guy who thinks your as cute as i do! -tif

Jay Dinnito was represting for Noisecreep.

Go there now! read the article!!

hey, i just now noticed i was in this shot! – jonathan

looks like your cuddling with producer danny yourd. -tif

we’ve been in plenty of woman’s restrooms for make-up (mostly for weddings)

but this was by far the most interesting.

….and what’s that hanging on the stall door?… it’s a cannon.-tif

The Devil Wears Prada is a killer band!

I wish i had a little more time to get to know them.

I have seen some intereviews of them and they are definatly some people to look up to.

not to mention that they know how to rock! – Jonathan

this is amazing for an action shot, jonathan.

i was having alot of trouble getting a still shot here, he never stood still! -tif

haha! yeah. i think at one point he almost bashed his head on his keys.

he said it was just his hoodie- jonathan

i love this picture tiff!

i think he was sitting on his hand here to keep warm.

It was really cold inside of mogul mind studios ,and if you didnt notice by now,

really really dark! – jonathan

great picture! who took it? – jonathan

ha, it’s mine. thanks ;)-tif

just look at it! look!

RED Camera! in all of its glory!

my heart skips a beat just looking at it! – jonathan

you are such a geek -tif

these are both yours though,

they’re grrrrrreat! -tif

I believe the HVX was used to capture some behind the scenes footage as well.- jonathan

look at the sweet point of view from the red camera with a 25mm prime positioned overhead.- jonathan

i know, i can’t wait to see the video. -tif

there had to be at least a dozen cameras on this shoot!

most of them canon! one panasonic hvx and lets not forget the red cam!!!

There were at least 2 photogs from Tribune Review.

Sam Hodges from Moth Light Creative was also shooting some stop motion for the video on the canons.

Shoot us an email sometime Sam, i’d love to get luch or coffee with you.

Cory Morton and his mad photo skills were also present.

I believe he was able to get a shot for Alternative Press magazine while he was there.

I cant wait to see it Cory- jonathan

i look so much better when you cant see my face at all :) – jonathan

I took these pictures in the ladies room ;) – jonahtan

they still creep me out…. -tif

I was like a kid in a candy store. I got to meet so many amazing and talented people.
i really hope to cross paths with some of these folks in the future. it was realy a great time!

Thanks again to Noisecreep, it was really such a privledge to be working for them on this one.

i cant wait to see the completed video from The Devil Wears Prada

from what i gather, it is supposed to be “shocking” – jonathan

i’ll have to say that it was colder in the studio than outside, but we still had an amazing time. -tif

Lauren Cypher, cd shoot

coopers — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:07:52 +0000

lauren is super awesome! the entire time we shot, it was sprinkling.

but she put up with it, with a huge smile on her face. -tif

Lauren is working on her cd release click the pic to get to know her more.- jonathan

this was so hard, lauren can’t stop smiling..really -tif

she was giggling all day,

she would giggle,

then i would giggle,

then she would giggle,

then i would have to yell at her for giggling.

…repeat for two hours. -tif

i love this face. -tif

i like this picture- jonathan

at this point, she was actually sinking in a bog!

so i only made her stand there for a few pics. -tif

the cd is a few years in the making and

we’re really looking forward to our copy (hint, hint) -tif

sweet pic. poloroid is making a comeback. I hope that will bring the film down in price.

right now it is $2.50 a snap!- jonathan

Brittney Behr, cd shoot1

coopers — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:17:47 +0000

we shot these in the north hills, but were short with time. keep an eye out for more of brit, we are planning on another shoot soon!

sometimes people don’t like their picture taken….. and they shoot you with flowers. who knew?!

recession at smalls

coopers — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:53:31 +0000

this is jonathan’s shoot, and babe i love the use of stage light and the emotion you were able to capture. -tif

the color in these is just beautiful, it feels like a muggy show.