Check out this rad new photo set by artists Tanner Almon, Vicki Sayuri & their kids showing off their Ghostie tees!

Tanner Almon/Vicki Sayuri • Feral Family Fashion Shoot • Digital Photos

It always blows my mind to see how amazingly creative our Feral Fam is! Take a look at these awesome photos that two of my best friends in the universe – artist/filmmaker/photographer Tanner Almon @instannergram, artist/teacher Vicki Sayuri @bunkothebrave along with their 2 amazing kids shot for us in their futuristic neon basement set! I asked Tanner a few short questions about their process and inspiration for the photos, here’s what he had to say:

Nick: What kind of camera/lighting equipment did you guys use for these photos?

Tanner: The camera was a Sony A7Siii with the Sony 24-105mm zoom set to right around 50-ish. The lighting was a combo of two flash units (for backlight) and four LED tube lights (for the neon square). Specifically, 2 X Godox AD2000 Pocket Flash Units and 4 X Nanlite PavoTubes. I did my best to dial in the PavoTube colors to match the pink and blue colors of Ghostie’s ice cold slushy, and used pink and blue gels on the flash units.

N: Are there any technical challenges to shooting photos with this sorta LED/neon lighting style?

T: I’ve never mixed flash with continuous lighting so that took me a while to get dialed in. But the tubes worked out great! They are the only things lighting the shirt and the faces, so they pack a punch. The biggest technical issue was our fog machine, which is definitely broken. We spent most of the shoot staring at the fog machine waiting for something to happen. That said, we needed the fog for the shoot to work. Aside from providing that nice thick atmosphere, it’s also hiding a refrigerator and a bunch of kid’s art shelves in the background.

Tanner Almon/Vicki Sayuri • Test Shot from Feral Family Fashion Shoot • Digital Photo — Tanner Almon/Vicki Sayuri • Test Shot *from* Feral Family Fashion Shoot • Digital Photo

N: Yes, fog machines are always a finicky beast! Did the kids have fun modeling their tees?

Tanner: For the most part I “think” the kids had a blast. They loved the shirts and loved sipping on their Extra Large Cherry ICEE’s. The biggest problem was the ICEE’s were way too cold for their hands, so we had to take a lot of breaks. My main man Wyatt couldn’t really hold his after the first few shots, so Vicki’s beautiful hand makes several guest appearances in some of his shots.

N: I love those shots where Vicki’s hand is peeking in with the ICEE assist! How long have you & Vicki been taking photos/making art together?

T: Gosh, I guess it’s been about twenty years now. We’re so old! For better or worse, our creative output more or less hit a standstill since having kids. These days our only semi-consistent output is our annual Christmas/Holiday card, which we usually attempt to put some effort into. A few years back we put a bit of effort into some Edward Christmashands videos that I think turned out pretty funny.

Tanner Almon & Vicki Sayuri • Edward Christmashands | The Complete Boxed Set • Digital Video

N: What's your next big family art idea?

T: For better or worse, I guess it’d be this year's holiday card. Unless Vicki by chance sneaks the kids off to Japan, in which case I’d definitely shoot another Tears for Beers project. That’s hard to explain, but every so often my wife takes the kids to Japan to visit family and I take daily pictures in my basement of myself watching famous-to-me crying scenes in movies while holding big cans of beer (I believe their called tall boys).