U2 items...

I had some inspiration over the weekend and snapped a couple semi-quick setup photo of some U2 items I had re-found after a two year interruption. (they were put in a box I had forgotten about)

The first item was the very first U2 item I ever received. It was either 1985 or 1986. My sister gave me a copy of U2 Boy on cassette. I was amazed they had the same album on both sides! I played that little tape a bunch.
I broke out my very rarely used home made light box, setup on the floor, and found a couple shots I liked. I was down to two images- one more vertical, one more hortizinal. Both were solid in terms of technical... however, one worked better than the other in terms of spacing.





The other images were taken from a blog post I saw about using glass. Not lenses, but rather a sheet of glass. Oddly, we had a couple pieces of glass left in the house when we moved in. Whatever, never used them for anything. I took it and tried to simulate the style from the post. My piece of glass was just not big enough to make it really work. (After I broke everything down, I found a piece twice as big- dangit)
I had to use two lights to get the front of the disc/case lit properly.... not sure it pulls off the effect I was hoping for- but it is was fun to try.

Here is the end result of the U2- Unforgettable Fire. (signed by Bono)