By Ellis | Feb 16, 2010
As I pile through the past few weeks of projects, I notice I have some food photographs in the mix. Take these few as a stop-gap until I do some real blog posts.
These were just for fun and out of convenience. I leave the real pro food shooting to the likes of Lara Hata.
Work of Art Catering
By Ellis | Jan 24, 2010
Friday marked the first competition for the Touchstone Rope Series 4 held at Great Western Power Company in Oakland. I was there to capture the action.
By Ellis | Jan 11, 2010
Foggy Sunrise
So much for posting one image a week. It’s a new year, and I have a whole crapload of backlog to work through from 2009, and already some for 2010. It’s like the photo above…the cargo ship, coming in from the distance, while the sun is rising. BUT…it’s foggy. Damn. In any case, here are some teasers:
Kaitlin
Bishop
Annnnnnnd….one more that I can’t show anything of, yet.
Happy New Year!
By Ellis | Dec 7, 2009
The London Eye
Of the five images that I entered, this was the only one that was selected to be display in the APA Something Personal Exhibition of 2009. I must say I was a little puzzled why this was chosen.
By Ellis | Oct 14, 2009
First stop, just outside Disher Sound
This past Saturday, October 10, was yet another Propville Dog and Pony Bus Tour. This time, Teri and gang set destinations around San Francisco-based production-related businesses. (more after the jump)
By Ellis | Sep 25, 2009
Nikon D200 28mm 5.0s @ f/7.1
How about some street photography?
This is in Paris, August of 2008.
On one of my last nights there, I make my way to the Montmartre, hoping to get one of those cool fine art photos of the long stairways. While I do have a few of those attempts at fine art, I found this image to be the coolest. I mean, how often do you see a firedancer just down the steps of the Sacré Cœur? For all I knew, he might have been there every night. Hmm…but, this was fresh and exciting to me! In any case, I plopped my camera on a beanbag-like camera support called The Pod (since I didn’t bring a real tripod), and draaagged the shutter.
By Ellis | Sep 23, 2009
Hasselblad H3DII-31 1/320s f/11, filled with Hensel Porty with softbox
I’ve been procrastinating on images I shot on Memorial Day weekend. Yes, May. And this is one of many.
As you know, I was experimenting with the Hasselblad on Memorial Day weekend. This was the second shoot that I scheduled. I was hoping to tell the story of Brandon and his adventures as an urban bicycle commuter. I had big plans of rolling/tracking shots, and perhaps some stunts. Well, first off, the Hasselblad’s tracking focus isn’t very good, and the shutter lag basically made it nearly impossible. Well, and I didn’t want to break Brandon’s neck. So, after a revision of plans, and lunch at Perry’s, I had Brandon strike a pose around various spots along the Embarcadero.
The day was actually overcast, so we had really soft light all around. Cloud cover did change throughout the day, which had me switching settings up and down and around. I had a Hensel Porty 1200 pack with a Chimera XS soft box just for a bit of pop on Brandon. I probably would’ve needed it more if I was trying to balance for bright skies. To tell you the truth, it was dialed down quite a bit. I have no idea if it did anything.
Big ups to Brandon, Quin, and Van that made this shoot possible.
By Ellis | Sep 16, 2009
Chase Jarvis talks about a cycle of Create=>Share=>Sustain in this talk to the Art Director’s Club of Denver. I’m not going to get into the details of his talk too much, you have the video for that. How it relates to me, however, I feel I create and sustain a fair amount, though I don’t share very much. Why did I seek to become a photographer in the first place? To take cool pictures, sure. But, also to *connect* to others through imagery.
And, why do I have this blog? Sure, Photoshelter would say it’s an SEO machine. Ultimately, it’s an outlet for me to share whatever’s going on creatively, technically, or whatever. A recent criticism from my brother pointed out that he wanted to see more of my work. That was the subtle wakeup call I needed. So, I’m going to start making an effort here by starting small: One image, twice a week. Today I share an image I took when I was out and about in San Francisco a few weeks ago. No story, just a photo of my coffee.
Blue Bottle Coffee Gibraltars @ Piccino
By Ellis | Jul 27, 2009
The enticed audience
I had a fantastic Saturday at Propville’s Dog and Pony Show @ Sandbox Studios. No, this was not a canine and equestrian show. Rather, this was to discuss video as a technology that is converging with still photography, and to play with some HD video cameras as well as DSLRs that shoot video.
By Ellis | May 27, 2009
Catchy, huh?
So, I haven’t posted in a while, but it doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. If you’ve been following my Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably seen the updates regarding my test shoots. And now, here’s a download.
Memorial Day weekend, I decide to take out a Hasselblad H3DII-31mp camera just for kicks. I got a free rental from Calumet after demo-ing the camera with Bob Tamura back in April. Instead of just taking the camera out and about, I had the crazy idea for something bigger and badder. So, I call up friends, scour Model Mayhem, book some equipment with Pro Camera, and spec out a few locations. Without further ado, here are some quick teasers/proofs and production shots from the weekend.
