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Jen
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That's true. Makes them look more HARDCORE.
Without knowing the style of music they play or anything, I'll give some ideas that I've been thinking about while browsing all of this. It's already been said that if you need to have the final image in B&W, then you should shoot it in B&W instead of converting it later. It's also been said that greater control over what the band is allowed to wear should be followed, and it sounds like you are already doing this.
If you don't know whether the 8x10 needs to be in B&W or color by the next photo shoot, then do both. With the shots I've seen so far, the band tends to fade into the background instead of being a more crisp shot. Most likely the band will wear blue jeans, so get them into a scenario that doesn't have much blue. This will require staying away from skies that aren't multicolored from either a sunrise or sunset. I would also reccomend looking at a color wheel. Choosing complimentary colors to whatever they're wearing will probably turn up better results. Stay away from sunlight, unless you're going for a special effect with it, like light filtered through a tree onto the band. Whatever scenery is in the background should be less interesting than looking at the band. If this is in color, then the band needs to be shot in a setting where your camera will bring more warmth of color into their bodies. Right now they look rather cold in most of the pictures you took.
If the picture you're taking is in black and white, then look for light whitish values, a midtone grey, and dark, blackish values. If you get all three of these working correctly in a black and white shot, then they may seem to have some color in them even though they have none.
There are some B&W photographers that have done remarkable work in their field. I would reccomend looking at Dorthea Lange's work, especially Migrant Mother, the work of Ansel Adams, and the Zone System that Adams developed.
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