Every once in a while its nice to be able to organize a creative shoot just for the portfolio, no clients involved. It allows no restrictions and no pressure. I was fortunate enough to meet Jaime Halliday while photographing the fashion show held to raise money for WE CANADA (for more info, check out the earlier bog on WE CANADA)

Jaime mentioned that she used to kick box which then got my creative juices flowing and after a few coffee meeting found ourselves in Ironworks studio in downtown Vancouver. Not your average white walled studio this is bare brick and fenced window but was exactly the look i was after.

The team consisted or Jaime Halliday, Cloe Johnston (makeup artist extraordinaire), my trusty assistant Brodie and myself.

With a clear image in my head of exactly what i wanted to get out of this shoot we hit the ground running. A few moody shots, action photos and managing to get covered in climbing chalk was all part of the days work.

Geek Section: This is a bit of a hard one as the lighting changed a lot during the shoot. The camera setting stayed pretty much the same though. I was shooting at around f11 trying to give me a large depth of field, ISO 100, shutter speed 200. Flashes were 2 Alien Bee B800 and an Alien Bee B1600. Light modifiers were a beauty dish and two soft boxes. Although a lot of bare flash was used for harsh lighting and dark shadows.

One of the things i am looking to getting into is covering the days antics with video media giving the client an option of seeing the days shoot in action and show potential clients how myself and my team work.  Here is what we came up with:

Recently I’ve had the honor of having Patrick Camblin stay in my humble abode in Vancouver.  The founder of Tribe Riders a clothing company with a group of people that love whitewater kayaking. Their mandate is to create awareness of whitewater kayaking, to showcase it as best they can, and to help increase it’s visibility and participation worldwide.

On a mission to get more people playing on the amazing rivers that the world has to offer. The waterways are the lifeblood of our world and with each waterway severed by dams, the health of our ecosystem decreases. One of the many battles they have to keep this awesome sport alive.

Personally from a designers point of view they have one of my favorite logos of not just a clothes brand but ever in my folder of inspiration. With it printed on many different t-shirt designs i wouldn’t think twice before chucking one on!

If you have a spare few minutes you have to check out this video and their others.

Also check out there website @ www.triberiders.ca

Epic Mountain Video started by Peter Bailey is a video solution and consulting company operating out of Whistler and Vancouver BC. High quality cinematography for a huge range of clients. Peter Bailey has a great understanding of what the client looks for and with passion and skill in editing produces some awesome results. Epic Life Video is a tv series designed to bridge the gap between action sports and mainstream tv. It combines wildlife, extreme sports and outdoor adventure tv utilizing his unique abilities of skiing with the camera and jumping with the camera (his day job is skiing backwards in powder filming clients for whistlerblackcomb ). In all of his shots he is trying to bring the audience into the action in a way that will make them feel as if they are there , hitting that jump , making that turn and chilling with their buddies afterwards

Check out the link below for a little teaser of the Epic Life Season.

need more info: peterb@epicmountainvideo.com