Archive for the ‘photoshoots’ Category
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Racers, an additional 400 images from Brockit’s Emily Allen are now live on the site! All images are in chronological order which provides a unique perspective on the race. Nice job again everyone. Thanks for all the compliments on the shots – glad they are being enjoyed!
A quick update to all you anxious, copperman competitors:
PHOTOS ARE UP! check them out!
Our 4-person crew covered the race well and we’ve got a TON of images for competitors. the weather was amazing, and everyone was their usual photogenic self. Thanks to the ATV drivers and to Terry for the shirts and the opportunity for us to provide all the imagery! I personally love doing this job every year, and I know you all love racing it; well… maybe not the swim so much.
Please feel free to browse through the galleries which are in chronological order from start to finish. Swim at the front, and awards at the end. Watermarks disappear on order of digital copy or prints of course – both of which are offered in a variety of sizes, finishes, and resolutions, including files big enough to make a billboard out of – if you’re into really showing off your sweaty, dirty, exhausted looking selves…
There are approximately 900 images up, with more on the way from Brockit Intern, Emily.
Images were shot RAW (I mean – of course…), with flash used quite a bit to shoot into the morning sun, to get some motion blur on the road course by the lake, and back in the woods to make that sweat really glisten. Some of my favorites were shot whilst strapped to the back of an ATV (seems like I’m strapping myself to a vehicle every few weeks here) and shot with the lens that goes under my pillow every night.
Seriously, nice job racers; extremely inspiring!
More work for one of our favorite clients – this time the full-circle turnaround on shots for the commercial. Refer back to the ‘sweat shots’ post to see the evolution. Video guy Todd Brassard ran around like a madman with the Canon shooting the video that we are simply complimenting. Go Jessie & Ashlee for holding the reflectors in the high wind! My own backyard is the backdrop for the other shot, and thanks to the photogenic mother who let us shoot her day-old baby as part of another set of shots recently. Bounced an SB-800 off the right wall for that one…
I’m not sure how to describe this one. When we shoot races, I like to throw an index card into the stuff-bags to let everyone know where to pickup their shots. While intern Ashlee did a great job with the flying bike below (I shot this as a ChainDrive technical shot a couple years ago) I wanted something a little more unique for the upcoming CopperMan Triathlon. On a caffeine buzz one morning I thought why not make a literal ‘copper man?’ I mean, we’ve got latex body paint just sitting in the studio, and I was sure we could get some willing volunteers. It was a good challenge, and the whole team helped here. Emily & Meghan tested the paint and got the mix just right, and Brent & Jessie volunteered as models (they’re both racing anyway). We found a sunny afternoon, painted them up, hit their gold-glitter bodies with a reflector, and that was that. Photoshop turned the gold to copper and the text & graphics followed. Final proofs are below. Thanks models. Sorry it was so hard to get off; next time we’ll use more base layer, or Brent, maybe you just should have taken my advice and shaved your torso! Go team!
Racers, we’ll see you all up in the Harbor for the big race. Check back here for the link (client area) to the shots. Woo hooo!
Can I just say that I love opera singers? I love opera singers. Every time I get a chance to work with musicians I love it, and I especially love these folks: artistic, photogenic, confident, and so so easy in front of a camera. While it will be almost impossible to top the shots of New York’s Arielle Doneson (girl, why are these not up on your site?!) and Julie Baron, we came pretty close with this charismatic crew. All outdoor shots are natural light – with Emily holding a gold & silver reflector – and the studio shots were done with a single softbox and occasional rear fill from a second strobe. Wonderful job everyone – this was our pleasure. Check the gallery for your shots!
The Towles family and I go back a while now in terms of portrait and wedding photography and the most recent shots were a treat as well. Emily, Ashlee and I headed out to their place on the lake and shot a good collection of candid photos in between two other shoots on a Sunday afternoon. The two below are my initial favorites, and the one on the stairs was aided by Emily with a circular diffuser panel. Nice job everyone – always excellent to work with your family!
