The Buckles are (l-r) Pete Wolfe, Willard Bethje, Rusty Blake, and Harley James.
Portland, Oregon band The Buckles brand their music as Bakersfield-Liverpool, performing hard-core twang right out of the playbooks of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.
I was asked by my friend and steel player of The Buckles, Mr. Harley James (yes, that’s his real name…) to take some band photos. I had been to his house before and fell in love with his music room! Stepping into that room is like going through a time-warp… A mid-century modern lovers dream!
Basically I took shots of 3 different setups, working the subjects to get expressions, good composition and pose. No fancy lighting either. Just a strobe bounced off the ceiling and adjusting the throw accordingly.
Michael Winter 