May 29

The Man Who Broke His Own Heart – The Artwork Part 3

Glynn Lavender has taken more photos of me than anyone else ever. And for this alone he deserves some kind of special award. I take a lousy photo – I can’t smile when I’m asked, I always look awkward and uncomfortable. I am hell to work with. And yet Glynn still continues to find new ways to get my ugly mug out there. I think he just enjoys the challenge.
Luckily Glynn’s photos are always interesting and effective compositions of background and lighting. He is allowing me to be a part of the photo, rather than taking a photo of me – this is a cool approach and has served us well.
The photo that adorns the inner-sleeve of The Man Who Broke His Own Heart CD is a perfect example of this. His beaten down, doorstep backdrop and lighting spill creates a lone troubador figure on a makeshift performance space – a man with a stage light on him and no stage. This compliments the painted figure on the CD’s front cover.
Almost every promotional photo taken of me will probably have been taken by Glynn. This website is littered with them. And I’ll keep working with him for as long as he’ll have me.
His website isĀ www.creativephotoworkshops.com.au if you’d like to see more of this stuff.
Buy the album, The Man Who Broke His Own HeartĀ HERE.