SOB: Bloodflood - Alt-J
It's not everyday I can convince 6 people to come out and model for me. In fact, it's not every day I can convince even one person to come out and model for me. I think people are usually afraid of being in front of a lens, or maybe more afraid about what I might make them do. (AKA swim in a puddle, climb over a fence into a restricted area, walk around Vancouver without shoes on, take a milk bath etc) So before I even start this blog, I would like to thank all my pals that came out and took that risk to be in front of my lens. Two fellow photographers of mine also came along of the shoot, JDC & Max. (Shout out for helping me organize 6 models and telling me what the hell cropped and full frame is, also for the snazzy 30mm lens, also for being my lighting man with my handy dandy iPhone flashlight)
The day started off when I rolled up to the quay fashionably late. We all jumped on the sea bus and came up on the other side after chatting about a magician that fell of the face of the earth and a couple of bulls on a hill. I really had no idea where I wanted to shoot, so I did what I usually do. "Yeah lets just take a walk and I'll see if anything tickles my fancy" (Something tickeled my fancy, apparently.)
When we arrived at Waterfront my pal Max and I were talking about the technical side of photography and film. (AKA he was talking about it and I had no idea what he was saying.) It quickly became apparent that I am not the most technical of photographers. (Yikes) After this revelation, the crew and I started walking around gas town. We found some cool alley ways, and a homeless man fell in love with Zoe. (I can't blame him, who wouldn't?) The sun started setting and we decided to head over to the Yaletown area to find some "cool lights". We trained over, and I snuck in without a compass pass like the true badass that I am. #punklyfe. We finished the night back at Steamworks sitting on the patio in our soaking wet chairs while it was pouring rain. Aint nothing a little beer can't fix. Am I right?
I got home and I was still thinking/laughing about the conversation Max and I were having about "technique".
I take a picture, if its too bright, I fix it. If I don't like the pose, I fix it. I work with whatever I have, and hope for the best. Im messy, I like grain and motion in my photographs. I really have no idea what shutter speed I'm supposed to be at, and I'm still working on not shooting at 3000000 ISO. I'm really terrible at making a series blend together, because every one of my photographs looks completely different. I'm always after the mood in my photos, instead of what the photo actually looks like. I like when photos aren't always in focus. I like obnoxious colors and no color at all. Im kind of all over the place with my art and photography. Similarly to the way I am in life. Im smiling like a fool now thinking about how amazing it is that you all trust me to make something out of my sometimes sketchy and questionable photography skills.
I'm sure I'm part of the small 0.007 percentage of humanity that is lucky enough to have friends that are willing to blindly trust whatever I dream up,
but hey, ill keep those odds.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Happy Saturday,
Ab
It's not everyday I can convince 6 people to come out and model for me. In fact, it's not every day I can convince even one person to come out and model for me. I think people are usually afraid of being in front of a lens, or maybe more afraid about what I might make them do. (AKA swim in a puddle, climb over a fence into a restricted area, walk around Vancouver without shoes on, take a milk bath etc) So before I even start this blog, I would like to thank all my pals that came out and took that risk to be in front of my lens. Two fellow photographers of mine also came along of the shoot, JDC & Max. (Shout out for helping me organize 6 models and telling me what the hell cropped and full frame is, also for the snazzy 30mm lens, also for being my lighting man with my handy dandy iPhone flashlight)
The day started off when I rolled up to the quay fashionably late. We all jumped on the sea bus and came up on the other side after chatting about a magician that fell of the face of the earth and a couple of bulls on a hill. I really had no idea where I wanted to shoot, so I did what I usually do. "Yeah lets just take a walk and I'll see if anything tickles my fancy" (Something tickeled my fancy, apparently.)
When we arrived at Waterfront my pal Max and I were talking about the technical side of photography and film. (AKA he was talking about it and I had no idea what he was saying.) It quickly became apparent that I am not the most technical of photographers. (Yikes) After this revelation, the crew and I started walking around gas town. We found some cool alley ways, and a homeless man fell in love with Zoe. (I can't blame him, who wouldn't?) The sun started setting and we decided to head over to the Yaletown area to find some "cool lights". We trained over, and I snuck in without a compass pass like the true badass that I am. #punklyfe. We finished the night back at Steamworks sitting on the patio in our soaking wet chairs while it was pouring rain. Aint nothing a little beer can't fix. Am I right?
I got home and I was still thinking/laughing about the conversation Max and I were having about "technique".
I take a picture, if its too bright, I fix it. If I don't like the pose, I fix it. I work with whatever I have, and hope for the best. Im messy, I like grain and motion in my photographs. I really have no idea what shutter speed I'm supposed to be at, and I'm still working on not shooting at 3000000 ISO. I'm really terrible at making a series blend together, because every one of my photographs looks completely different. I'm always after the mood in my photos, instead of what the photo actually looks like. I like when photos aren't always in focus. I like obnoxious colors and no color at all. Im kind of all over the place with my art and photography. Similarly to the way I am in life. Im smiling like a fool now thinking about how amazing it is that you all trust me to make something out of my sometimes sketchy and questionable photography skills.
I'm sure I'm part of the small 0.007 percentage of humanity that is lucky enough to have friends that are willing to blindly trust whatever I dream up,
but hey, ill keep those odds.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Happy Saturday,
Ab