Why Band Photography Still Matters in 2024

Marcus from Kevin Moan and the Howling | San Francisco 

Yeah, everyone’s obsessed with short-form content and TikTok scrolls, but let’s get real—your band photos matter more now than ever. You think just because people are glued to their screens that you can half-ass your image? Wrong. If anything, the digital hellscape has upped the ante. People judge you faster, and they judge you harder. Your photos are the first thing they’ll see. If those don’t hit, why should anyone care enough to press play on your music?

Professional photography is the first test of whether you’re a serious band or just another SoundCloud casualty. Look around—everyone is trying to look cool, but it’s the ones who get their visual identity right that actually stand out. You want to be remembered? You need photos that burn into people’s minds. Something that cuts through the noise and says, “We’re here, and we don’t care if you can’t handle it.”

Listen, your band’s visual identity is part of the music. If your photos don’t have the same energy as your sound, you’re dead on arrival. No one’s going to take your music seriously if it looks like you shot your press pics in someone’s garage with a phone from 2015. You can call it DIY, but people will call it lazy.

Here’s the truth: you need to look like you give a damn. You need to look like you’re in this for real, and that takes more than just showing up. You’ve got to have photos that say, “We are the band. This is our scene.” And you don’t do that with bad lighting and awkward poses.

Ready to ditch the amateur hour? Book a consultation and let’s make sure your band looks like it’s ready to take over the world: Book here.