“HE WASHED ME / HE TOUCHED ME”

Jonathan Solomon is a worship leader (King’s Cross Church) and songwriter living in Greensboro, NC. He recently recorded an album called “Now That I’ve Seen” and has just released a single from that album entitled “He Washed Me / He Touched Me”, which you can watch below! We were able to shoot the entire album, so you can watch those videos once the rest of the album is released.

GEAR SETUP

Our setup for this shoot consisted of several lights and four cameras. I ran the main angle camera (5D Mark IV) on a shoulder rig, Nathan Funderburg captured close-ups with his 5D Mark IV on a monopod, Max Wilmot stayed with the drumset with his handheld Blackmagic camera (as well as getting a few shots from the back of the set), and a 1DX Mark II sat on a tripod fixed on Jonathan.

ASPECT RATIO

I ended up using a 2:1 aspect ratio, which I felt best fits this particular project. It gives a bit of a wide cinematic look without having to sacrifice too much vertical space. (Watch this if you are interested in aspect ratios.)

COLOR GRADE

The color grade took a while for me to get to a place where I felt like it fit with the style of the songs. A few of the colors in the room (blue, pink, and green) were distracting, so I brought down their saturation and brightness so that our eyes stay on Jonathan, the red keyboard and other instruments, and the other faces in the room.

BTS PHOTOS

Get the single here: https://www.linktr.ee/js.meetsworld. Keep an eye out for the rest of the album! Connect with Jonathan on Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok! Thanks for reading, listening, and watching!

Lyrics:

VERSE 1
My crimson stain has been replaced
By the river from his veins
Praise Jesus

VERSE 2
It flows til only he remains
Now I'll never be the same
Praise Jesus

CHORUS
It was
The blood of Christ
It was
His sacrifice
Oh how
Beautiful
My Jesus has washed me

BRIDGE
Now that I've seen
Now that I've heard
Now that I've changed
My plea is he washed me

Written by Jonathan Solomon
Singers: Kenesha Blandford and Nia Lewis
Drums: BT Burke
Keyboard: Jonathan Solomon
Organ: William Wright

Recorded at the Darst Residence