“Bad Day” was a spontaneous photoshoot with Ms. Stryker after she’d had a rough day. We went into it with no theme or plan, just to see what we could create. The location was my apartment, starting with the balcony. Unfortunately, the lighting out there was terrible—just one small light, enough to see in the dark but far from ideal for photos. At first, I thought it was a mistake, and if Ms. Stryker had asked to check the shots, she probably would’ve called it off.
Thankfully, the indoor lighting was much better. I used Nanoleaf Light Panels set to full brightness, and I highly recommend them. I’ll definitely be getting more for future shoots. In the end, we captured some great photos—far more than I expected. Even the balcony shots were salvageable with some effort, thanks to artificial lighting and a mix of editing tools like Photoshop, Lightroom, Darkroom, Affinity Photo, and Pixelmator Photo for the iPad.
Brian Yegge: Photographer, Editor, Publisher
MegAnne Stryker: Model
Principal Photography: July 10, 2021
Released: September 14, 2021 on Angershade.com
“Bad Day” & “The DISASTERP1ECE” were billed out unofficially as yeggestryker productions as they were attempts at revitalizing the efforts inspired by the creation of Sonancy.
© 2021 Brian Yegge & MegAnne Stryker | Bad Day is a YeggeStryker Production