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Killer 360degree ski video
I’ve seen the future and it’s all around us. Here’s a bit of Friday afternoon eye candy for you that I just stumbled upon. The Ski Resort of Laax in Switzerland have released this video, but this aint no ordinary … Continue reading
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Tagged 360, 360degree, motion capture, panorama, panoramic, ski, skier, skiing, snow, snowboard, technology, video, yellowbird
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On axis fill for Bill.
Good friend of mine and owner of the award winning BikeYard, Billy Cheetham (pictured above) asked me to shoot some rider profile photos for his 4X race team at the weekend. They’ve just been sponsored by Nukeproof and the bikes … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the scenes, General
Tagged bikes, elinchrom, mountain bikes, MTB, nukeproof, octa, on axis fill, quadra
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Back lit boarders
I recently undertook a personal project spurred on by a tweet from Jeremy Cowart about a social media movement called Be Remedy. The idea is that you head out in to your community to find a need – anything from … Continue reading
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Adam Swords BTS: // Eibach Sirocco
This video is from a recent shoot for Eibach Suspension in Germany which involved flying out to the Eibach factory to photograph a number of cars and then driving the new Eibach pimped Volkswagen Sirocco back to the UK. This … Continue reading
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Gear check // Lowepro Flipside 500 AW
I’ve been lucky enough to be approached by a number of brands within the industry with offers of using their gear, this is a wonderful position to be in and something I’m hugely grateful for. But right from the get-go … Continue reading
Cymone and the rain.
What do you do when it’s p*ssing it down on the day of your shoot? Cancel? Shoot indoors? Do the ‘go-away-rain’ dance? Well if you’re working with a champ of a model like Cymone, then you go for a rainy … Continue reading
A month of madness…
This month I had the time consuming (but rewarding) task of finding, decorating and moving in to a new, bigger office. I’ve always run the business from home and it got to the stage where I was running out of … Continue reading
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Do it your own way…
I’m a big mountain bike and BMX fan and I consume a lot of these edits that the riders put together and upload to the usual video sharing sites - I just came across this video and I thought it compared … Continue reading
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Adam Swords: BTS // Audi R8
This was a real fun shoot, done as personal work to add to my portfolio. It’s also the first proper BTS (behind the scenes) video I’ve done and I enjoyed it a lot so intend to do more on other … Continue reading
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Pocketwizard Mini TT1 and the Canon 5D Mark II
I’ve had my TT1 trigger by Pocketwizard for about twelve months now and in that time I’ve probably used it three times. Mainly because I keep forgetting to turn the bloody thing off after I’ve used it and the battery … Continue reading
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Tagged 5D Mark II, 5D Mk2, Canon 5D Mark II, Flash, High Speed Sync, Mini TT1, Nikon SB24, Pocketwizard, Speedlight, strobe, strobes, strobist
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