Nina Bradlin Photoshoot with Alex

Photo Courtesy of Nina Bradlin Facebook page - Photo by Pierre Pallez 

This past weekend a few members of  PhotoWalk:Michigan accompanied Alex Alexander on his shoot with international singer Nina Bradlin. We were able to see Alex work first hand and take notes on how to direct and model and shoot them. 

The shoot took a little longer to prepare as the time kept getting pushed back. There were little difficulties with waiting on the makeup artist. Once they arrived, The crew met them at the River walk Downtown Detroit between the nature preserve and Chene Park. From there we all met Nina and Alex on top of the hill. From there, some of us assisted Alex with what ever he needed help with to get the shot. After about 20 minutes or so we changed locations to just up the street to an abandon business building with graffiti on it. The spot was a heavy traffic location, cars and people were in consent rotation. Alex was able to get the shots we was looking for, and after he was finish we allowed us to take a few shots of our own. There was a bit of confusion as there was a third location that concluded near the Tigers stadium.

I was able to few behind the scene shots (BTS) from the shoot itself that shows Alex at work. This Wednesday (8-5-15) Nina will be performing at the Motor City Wine and some of us will be there to show our support.

Nina and Maurice

"The Firing Squad" - Left to Right - Alex, Maurice, George and Dedan

Nina taking a picture with a random kid

Dino adjusting Nina's dress

Dino helping out again

Dedan holding the reflector

Alex at work

Alex and Nina

Nina and the GM building 

Return of Acapella

Last year Acapella decided to take a step back from performing and focus more on further developing his craft. In doing so he pushes his abilities pass what they were capable of before. By taking time away from the stage, Acapella has been able to focus more on the music aspect of performing. 

Unlike many "artist" in Detroit Acapella separates himself from the rest. He isn't in the category of being a rapper, but more of an hip-hop artist. The music he produces isn't just one note. Much of his music are pieces of his inner being. He brings you into his world, more about fact rather than fiction. What really separate him even more in his music is the layers puts into his music.

This year when he returned to the stage, he really thought about his performance and how it will flow. Instead of just performing song after song under a set time limit, he changed it up this time. He performed as he's giving a show. He gave snippets of his best songs with a verse and chorus then flows right into next, only to finish with most recent single "U've Changed". With all the hard work Acapella puts into his work and craft, I can see him making waves in the city and other states. The main obstacle that he must cross is the un-supportiveness that this city shows to those who produce quality music with those who produce below average music.

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Photoshoot - Acapella

My bro Acapella finally set a date for his One Shot Kill (OSK) promo shoot. He wanted something different something away from the city. So, I told him I have the perfect spot for him. The area I chose was completely isolated that very few people even knows about or possibly stumble upon while wondering. 

When we were done here we relocated to another area no far from there but a little less isolated from society. It was near a school and a small neighborhood. Right at the end of the shoot I had my little brush with danger, almost falling into the river with camera in hand.