A friend of mine in the states was in need of some brand development, and while I don’t do design on the regular, I do like to dabble. I worked with him to create a new entity, and gave it a face. Black Dog Consulting
Simple, minimal business card, social media header/background design.
I always take looks through my modest archive when I get comments on really old photos on good ol’ deviantART or facebook, and I figured since I don’t really have any of the fashion journalism I shot back in the day up anywhere, I should put together a blog.
A moment between model and camera during the opening of Vancouver’s Billabong store.
I’m currently out of film. I dug around at the bottom of the fridge this weekend and pulled out my last two rolls. A 36exp roll of Efke 25iso, and A 24exp roll of Ilford FP4+. I was definitely hoping for a nice bright day last saturday to shoot them, and thankfully I was rewarded with a nice and bright, yet slightly foggy (good for reflected light, I suppose) day in Vancouver
For me there is something about people smoking, and people looking at maps. I got the best of both here ; )
It has already been a little bit of a slow year for concert photography. For me at least. When I took over as Editor of ABORT Magazine I knew that I would be spending the majority of my time behind the scenes, as my staff are deserving of most every show, and while I have wanted to shoot some recent ones, I know it’s not in my best interest to snag all the good stuff for myself. That isn’t to say I won’t be looking at alternate arrangements to get back out there shooting, but for now – It will be the few shows that I really really want.
Starting off the night was Vancouver local (in fact the whole tour was locals) Cityreal. Cityreal has an uncanny ability to open a show to a packed floor. I have honestly never seen loyalty to an up and coming act that I have from his fans, on two occasions now.
I’ve had the darkroom gear that I have needed to do my own processing at home for over a year now, but I never really gave it much of a thought until just last week when I finally picked up some chemicals and decided I would do it myself. Realistically, once you get over the fear that you’re going to mess up your images, its as simple as can be.
Beyond simple actually. Just a little measuring and mixing and you’re gold. I figure I will share a few frames from the first three test rolls I shot and processed.
I quite honestly haven’t been shooting street a lot late fall into winter, so my last full roll was exposed last Rememberance Day, Nov 11th 2012. I scanned it last night, and wanted to share some of my favourite frames.
The streets were basically dead, but those few businesses who were open early had a steady stream of customers.
With NHL hockey finally getting back together, it seems like a good time for a nice hockey related blog, but free from all the whines and bothers of modern hockey, I figure I should share some images of players who made quite a bit less than one tenth what the athletes today make. I’ve worked with Pastime Sports quite extensively over the past few months, and a little in the past, however these last few months have been some of the best for shooting I’ve had. I have the opportunity to meet and photograph some of the best hockey players who ever lived. As of the writing of this post, the most recent was Hall of Famer Henri ‘Pocket Rocket’ Richard, the younger brother of Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard. Henri, at age 76 is as full of life as anyone I have ever met.
Henri Richard signing a scale model Stanley Cup with the dates he won it. Henri holds the record for more cups than any other player, earning them all with the Montreal Canadiens. The total stands at 11, and won’t likely be a record soon broken.
I’ve known Natalie for almost a decade, and in all that time, I’ve come to recognize one of the defining points of her personality. The will to be successful. She’s gotten quite good at it, and is a definite role model of mine, even though she is still a number of years younger than I am… From her photography to crafts of all sorts, Natalie puts it all out there, and really throws her soul into her work. I am happy to know her, and was honored when she asked me to make some business portraits of her late this last fall.
Vancouver’s own Chin Injeti will at least be clearing space for two new Grammy nomination medals over the Christmas season, anticipating February 10th’s Staple Center awards night. Having previously shared the much coveted Grammy for Eminem’s “Recovery”, Chin is again primed to take first prize for his work on Pink’s Billboard hit “Truth about Love” which is up for Best Pop Vocal album of the year, and Christian rap artist Lecrae and his latest album “Gravity”, which is set to take on the best Gospel album of the year category.
Way back in late 2007, or perhaps early 2008, I had the fortune of meeting a group of Newfie musicians who had recently traded their far-reaches east coast home for a rainy west coast metropolis. I met Roger, Matt and Aaron at a show at the now defunct Club 340, which was well known for its grungy exterior that matched some of the music played there. The fact it’s now just a pseudo hipster joint is no huge loss, but shows a willingness to grow their brand, which Magnus Rising has also been doing in the last 5 years.
