Another week, another hilarious shoot with members of the Let's Play family. I love how ridiculous and funny each group is in their own way. Recently we had Cow Chop in town and I was excited to shoot with them and get them in their newest merch.
If you haven't seen already, their new merch has a very Jackass vibe to it. Very fitting for the kind of content they put out.
Jackass logo:
I totally dig this design approach for them. I especially love the design of the cow skull and how realistic it looks. Shout out to our design team who has been working long hours to bring some super solid merch to all of the Let's Play family.
As for the actual shoot, this is one of those rare occasions where I was given a block of time with total creative control. If you follow my recent work then you might have noticed that I'm currently inspired by the quirkiness of Tyler, the Creator's 2017 'Flower Boy' style. In fact, the way this interview shoot is stylized really inspired the way I colored my shoot with Cow Chop.
I had a vision of how I wanted to decorate the set and I enlisted the help of the RT Art Department to help me achieve it. I asked them to "imagine you're at your grandma's house, but your grandma is a huge Rooster Teeth fan." Along with @AshlynF and @travise77, we listed out and picked some of the pieces for the set, including a cow print loveseat from RTX, a quilted blanket and some creepy porcelain figurines. The backdrop is one of the wood paneled walls in Stage 2 where Master & Apprentice was shot.
Rooster Teeth's Consumer Products Marketing Manager Nathan Isherwood (@coolnathan) aka the best boi
Getting cleared artwork to put on the wall was an issue we encountered while decorating the set. We have some awesome paintings on hand, but unfortunately they aren't our work so we can't include them in merch photos. I quickly (and roughly) printed off some photos I've taken that I thought were appropriate, like the portrait of Burnie on his bus, a random cow from my trip to Hawaii in 2016, and this ridiculous photo of Elyse from Funhaus.
Finally we got everything set up and ready to go. Now we just had to wait for the Cow Chop boys to land in Texas and show up at the studio. Once they arrived, and after I assured the Art Department that they wouldn't burn down Stage 2, we got to work. Here are a handful of my favorites from the shoot. Be sure to shop their new merch here!
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robrob ramen enthusiast
10 months ago
I just wanted to take a moment to say how fucking amazing your photography is! It honestly inspired me to pursue a bit as well since it is a beautiful art form and you manage to show it off so well. Especially the 2001 shoot you did with Barbara those are some of my favorite pictures in existence!
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