I received a text from my friend Justin via another friend Durrell asking if I was down to photograph 2 Chainz in Atlanta. Completely out of nowhere! The production house was looking for an entertainment photographer. So, I was put in touch with the right people and was headed to ATL a few days later.
The photo shoot was ultimately for Amazon Music. 2 Chainz was the host of an Amazon Music Live concert series that aired after every NFL Thursday Night Football game the past season. The show featured live, never-before-seen performances from currently trending artists.
2 Chainz started freestyling in the middle of our shoot… 🤯 I never know what to expect when I work with musicians and actors! They’re either cool, not cool or simply trying to get through the day… 2 Chainz was cool to work with. We didn’t talk much beyond what was necessary for the work but he seemed to like what he saw on the screen of my camera.
I was sitting at The Pub in Tifton, GA when I saw the commercial for the show for the first time. You can view the which aired on national TV HERE.
The project required me to be at the production studio all day. I had two separate sessions with 2 Chainz. One portion of the shoot we used a giant LED wall with brilliant colors. The other on my white seamless paper backdrop. Here are some of the images I captured:
