What time of the day do you need to wake up to see all the beauty of the world? Apparently 4:08am. That’s when i got up to go get the shot for Michael and I’s new song artwork cover. I knew the shot i wanted in my head and I don’t know how it worked out so well but I was able to capture it. My friend Leah and i got to the lake before sunrise and hiked a 1/2 mile to a spot where the water wasn’t too deep and it lined up with the rising sun. It’s always amazing to me how little editing you have to do to pictures when the lighting is right. Spent a good 2 or 3 hours swimming around holding my camera up just taking everything in. I hate mornings… haha I’m a stay up late guy. I’m also a bartender and musician so that’s my lifestyle. But every once in a while sunrise is so worth the lack of sleep. Especially if you get the place to yourself.
The picture I wanted to capture needed to capture calmness and a slight sense of drowning or needing help. The song “Everything” is about offering your help to a friend who doesn’t necessarily want it or is to guarded to take it. Yet you offer yourself anyway. I wanted a shot that had the chill vibes of the song and captured someone who wasn’t on firm ground. Also wanted to do sunrise to symbolize hope. There is always hope.
