Last Friday, I got an invite to see Gavin Magnus - a musician and viral content creator (he’s big on TikTok and Instagram as well as YouTube - where he’s been making videos for over six years!) perform at The Noise Nest. The Noise Nest is a recording studio located in Hollywood - and I can never pass up a chance to nerd out at a recording studio!
The Noise Nest was hosting a UFC viewing event, and Gavin was performing. It was his first performance since signing to Big Noise Music Group. I arrived just after 7pm, where I met up with Gavin and his manager to take a few portraits.
I started off by having him pose in front of this wall - I was digging the greenery and how it contrasted with the color of the wall itself. We took a few photos horizontal - but I ended up switching to vertical pretty quickly.
I love these vertical shots. It’s no surprise considering his history creating content and entertaining people - but Gavin was great at working the camera.
Adjacent to the first wall was… this wall with the Big Noise logo! I couldn’t miss this photo op.
I didn’t even think about this till I was editing later - but Gavin was wearing a black shirt, posing against a black background. I had brought my flash and even set it up - but didn’t end up using it. I’m not really sure why? I really like how the colors in these photos ended up though so I think it worked as-is!
When it came to editing these, I flipped through some old pre-sets I’d created - settling on one I’d used for an indoor portrait shoot a few years ago, and adjusting slightly. I did have to change the settings a bit when it came to the photos in front of the Big Noise logo; I decided I’d rather have my images look consistent, than stick to having the settings be consistent.
Gavin put on a short-but-sweet, highly energetic performance - including a new song that’ll be coming out soon. He’s definitely an artist to keep your eye on. I’m pretty excited to hear what he does next - and hope to shoot with him again soon!