Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio is photographed performing on electric bass guitar, wearing glasses and a dark green printed shirt

. Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio is photographed performing on electric bass guitar, wearing glasses and a dark green printed shirt. Green stage illumination highlights the musician at a microphone in The Sugarmill. Donald Johnson wears glasses and a dark green T-shirt with a bold circular printed motif. His electric bass is held diagonally across the body, and a microphone on a stand is positioned at his mouth. Greenish stage light and the background equipment frame his performance. This image is particularly suited to bassist portraits, live bass performance and the instrumental contribution of A Certain Ratio. The bassist is photographed in profile with a multicoloured electric bass across his torso and a microphone directly in front of him, under green and amber stage lighting. The bass guitar’s curved body, shiny finish and long neck are prominent against the green shirt. The hand positions and angled strap convey active playing, while the microphone indicates the possibility of live vocal contribution during the set. The glasses, closely cropped head, facial expression and green stage illumination are useful distinctions from the separate monochrome frame of Donald Johnson. The green shirt carries a large graphic motif; spectacles, a closely cropped head and the microphone stand are clearly defined. The electric bass extends from the lower left into the centre, with the neck tilted upwards. Yellow-green light falls on the singer’s face and hand. The portrait records the simultaneous demands of bass playing and singing, with the player’s gaze directed towards the mic during the photographed moment. Donald Johnson faces left towards the microphone with a blue electric bass angled across his torso. His close-cropped hair and glasses are visible, while the green stage light picks up the guitar body, his forearm and the graphics on his dark T-shirt. The microphone head is close to the mouth and the bass strap runs diagonally across the dark T-shirt.