Mato Nanji
Guitarist for the Native American blues-rock band, Indigenous
Scottsdale, AZ ~ 6:00 PM on 2.13.2002

Hilary Wallace, Art Director for Native Peoples Magazine wanted an interesting environmental portrait of the Native American blues-rock band Indigenous as well as a portrait of their amazing guitarist, Mato Nanji.

The band was playing a local gig at The Cajun House, in Scottsdale, AZ, which looks like an outdoor street, but it's really inside.

We did the group shot of the band Indigenous and then the portrait of their guitarist Mato Nanji.

Lighting: Dynalite Main light: bare strobe up high above the roof to create the shadows coming down.
20 degree grid lighting the subject's face, to put catch light in the eyes.
Medium Chimera, camera right for fill.

Hasselblad 150mm lens.
Exposure: 250th sec. @ f/5.6
Film: Fuji RDP 100
Photoshop: minimal.
Photo assistant: Lyle Moultrie

"Indigenous" is one of the hottest rising blues acts in the country.
Check out their music at: www.indigenousrocks.com or on itunes