Spickles' Photoblog

GOLD

2010-10-01T17:31:00.000-07:00

Check out this video I shot with Shun Kinoshita of GOLD for his new website, GOLDMMVIII.com, which will be up October 21st.

GOLD MMVIII "INTRO" from GOLD MMVIII on Vimeo.

I'll do a follow up post with some photos from the shoot, as well as info on the making of.

Thanks

Night Shots

2010-09-25T17:28:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since my last post because, for awhile, I couldn't think of a reason for having a blog as well as a facebook page but I found one. Instead of just showcasing shots, which I can do through facebook, I will use it to explain the thought process, intention and technical details of certain shots.

Towards the end of summer, Jeremy, Andrew and I were hanging out at McGirr school. A hangout session became a photoshoot when we discovered that the field was full of deer. Since it was too dark to do anything else, I decided to use a tripod and experiment with long exposures

For this shot I tried to compose the deer as best I could using the rule of thirds, with my subjects (Andrew and Jeremy) between them. Since this is a 30 second exposure my subjects had to stand stock still to avoid motion blur. The deer were also rather statuesque, moving, only slightly, to find a new patch of grass.I didn't expect the street lamp to turn out like it did but it was a fortunate surprise

After that we moved onto more moving shots. For this one, my subjects (Andrew, Jeremy and I) moved every few seconds,in an attempt to create ghost images of ourselves. It worked fairly well, although the background lights obscured the image a bit

This shot was the same principle but my subjects moved only once, in a predetermined path. I really like how it turned out

These are only works in progress. My ISO was way too high,creating unsightly grain and there were a few other technical flaws but I plan to revisit these ideas at a later date.

you can find the rest of the photos from this shoot here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=229624&id=318967046598&saved#!/album.php?aid=229624&id=318967046598&ref=mf

if you have any questions about any other pictures (either from this shoot or others) post them in the comments or email me at: spickles@interchange.ubc.ca

Vancity

2010-07-21T22:47:00.000-07:00

First post in awhile. Here are a few experimental pics from my weekend in van, plus one from a recent trip to ammonite falls. more to come

Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival

2010-07-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I posted something but I just got a new camera so expect a lot of upcoming shots. Here are some pictures of my Mom racing in the recent dragon boat festival in Nanaimo:

Misc

2010-06-09T18:09:00.000-07:00

A few random shots

Nanaimo by air

2010-06-09T17:57:00.000-07:00

Went up in a small plane and took some pictures. more on my facebook

The Jump

2010-05-31T13:16:00.001-07:00

Jorgen built a new jump and decided to bust it out at Brannen Lake

Tofino

2010-05-31T13:13:00.001-07:00

Went for a nice camping trip with my friends this weekend to Tofino. The weather was on and off but it was still a crazy time:

Signal Tower

2010-05-22T11:39:00.001-07:00

Yvonne and I went for a hike up to a signal tower recently. The view of Nanaimo is amazing

My Job

2010-05-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

I am working for Student Paintworks over the summer and the latest job is at an amazing house out in Nanoose. Thanks to the owner, John Mcleavy, for all his hospitality. This is the view from the backyard:

tea time:

More Blueback

2010-05-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

As always, the rest can be found on my facebook fan page and Tydlemag.com

Sunset Skim

2010-05-09T14:21:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the long time away but things have been really busy. Since I've been back in Nanaimo I've been taking a lot of skimming shots. Check them out:

Randoms

2010-03-23T17:30:00.000-07:00

I've been re-editing some old pics lately, in anticipation of the warm weather and my lens being fixed. look forward to a set of pictures of Fraser Read featuring a high quality bat.

For Avneet

2010-03-22T16:55:00.001-07:00

Lifestyles

2010-03-05T13:59:00.000-08:00

Winter in BC

2010-02-07T17:36:00.001-08:00

Re-edits

2009-12-14T18:19:00.000-08:00

Had some extra time on the ferry, heading home for christmas, and decided to edit some old pics.

Rec

2009-12-04T21:00:00.000-08:00

Some recent picsp I took around UBC campus, mostly at rec beach

Nanaimo

2009-12-03T01:09:00.001-08:00

Here are some old pics of my home town

The waterfront:

My grad campout:

UBC

2009-12-03T01:06:00.000-08:00

I haven't had a ton of time for photo taking here at UBC but here are a few of my favourites.

Blueback

2009-12-03T01:00:00.000-08:00

In honour of my inclusion on the community page of http://www.bluebackapparel.com/ I thought I would upload some urban skim photos I recently took of my good friend Jamie Rhodes, member of the blueback skim team. Thank you Brett, Max and all the boys at Blueback for your support.

Rugby

2009-12-03T00:54:00.000-08:00

I took some pictures of the varsity rugby game for my good friend Tyler Thibault (#14)

Trip to the Cliffs

2009-12-02T22:28:00.000-08:00

One of the last nice days of the year so we decided to go to the cliffs and watch the sunset. Might be the last photos with this lens for awhile as its jammed and I need to return it for servicing