Family Visit 2008

So I've been shooting more bikes for Veloforma and working on the guide book for Carver Bouldering and I've also recently been to NC and back visiting family.

Below are some shot from that trip. I didn't get to shoot what I wanted, because we were stuck in the house while it proceeded to rain over 2 inches in 2 days. So I did the "gold chair shoot" in the living room at my Dad's house and a small group shot outside at my Mom's.








The next photo is the set-up for the "Gold Chair Shoot." Canon 580ex reflected out of a closed down umbrella and a Vivitar 285hv behind the chair hitting on the curtain for background separation. Various family members took turns holding the white t-shirt to add a little bounce fill.

OK...I've been real busy.

1st thing - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!!!

Since last we spoke, I've done two photo shoots at work, been on vacation, did a product shoot for Veloforma and I've also done a ton of layout/design work for them as they were getting ready for Interbike. Not to mention my day job and working with Becky, who is awesome, on our group's intranet site redesign project.

First up was a shoot for an Aqua Exercise class for work. This was three flashes with one in the water on a stand (thanks to Dan for making sure it didn't fall over or get wet). 2 Vivitar 285HVs coming in at the sholders/back (wrapped in plastic bags) and the 3rd on a stand with homemade beauty dish (Canon 580EX).

The room underneath Chris (guy in photo) was used for text (finished sized was 2ft x 3ft).

The next photo is for a Flu Shot Promo still in production. The models are my boss's boss, Woody, and the nurse is Charlie.

I personally think it was too hot on Woody's shoulder, but he was in a hurry and just had to roll with it.

The next three are of two bike frames and one complete bike. I shot these last Thursday at around 8pm. Did the post, laid-out the postcards the photos went on and burned a disk at the bar for Duff, the owner. We were there until about 12:15am.




The bikes are really nice and I was really glad Duff asked me to shoot them. He was a little nervous about the complete bike, the Mille R, falling over while I was shooting it. But it was being solidly held-up by some chunks of PVC pipe and duct tape. The Mille R is a completely custom carbon fiber bike made with T1000 grade carbon (almost exclusively used for the military and aerospace). Please check them out if you are looking for a really sweet ride: Veloforma.

Last Week was the Kids Triathlon at work

I spent most of my time at the finish line taking photos. The range of emotions on the kids' faces was what one would expect from adults after finishing a full length Triathlon.

Staying Busy

I went to Zack Arias's One Light workshop two weeks ago and learned a lot of stuff about off camera flash. Thanks Zack.

THat is Zack on the left talking about how the light was going to hit Shannon.


Below are some other photos I took during the class of Shannon (from above) and Parrish.

Playing Photo Shoot

I'm working on learning off camera flash things and I finally have the ability to fire two flashes, with a third flash in the wings waiting for a remote.

Since learning requires experimentation, my dear readers, you will probably see a lot of pictures of me. This post you get two of me. The first is a self-portrait using the camera's remote.


The second one Kim took in the backyard and we have titled the claw. It was her favorite.


My favorite from last night was this one of Kim in her hoodie.



Spencer out