Family photos

Its not a normality for me to shoot traditional portraits but lately I've been doing a few things that are outside of my realm of expertise (thats ironic because i don't really consider myself an expert at anything.............yet). I know its said that we as artists or photographers should specialize and not be jacks of all trades, but there's something to be said about learning in the early stages of our career. Learning could be us figuring out that we don't like to do some things or don't have the desire to, or it could be a lightbulb moment after we do a shoot that we wouldn't necessarily take if we had a choice. 

To tell you the truth, I don't think its a bad thing to take work thats outside of your realm of understanding. I read somewhere that Joe Mcnally jumps at jobs that he's not confident with, why can't you or I think like that? This isn't a rant to tell people to not specialize, more to not turn down opportunities early on in your career. You never know, you might turn out to like it or if anything you might learn something for what you do intend on doing. 

Learn learn learn.

Anyways here's a couple shots from a family shoot i did where I shot both the whole family as well as independent shots. 

-j

Been a whole hot minute since I posted but i just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and all that. Its a great time of year, not for skateboarding, but hockey is in full swing and I'm down with the nucks. Here's a shot of my friend and fellow photographer Matt Neumann (http://phrozenphoto.com) enjoying some juice whilst watching our favorite team kick some but. Wich begs the question: Are you drinking the Canucks cool aid?

little lighting diagram.

-j

cody's kickflip

I've been pretty busy lately but was able to squeeze a few minutes in to process this photo I took last week. Here you go cody, lets get out again soon.

-j

Color magazine issue 8.5

Here's an image of mine that ran in the new color magazine. I want to say that its no biggie for me to get this image run but in actuality its a pretty big deal for me. Its my first skate image thats been in print to date and i am really excited! Thanks to Dylan Doubt for using it and I can't wait to get many more in the near future. Also thanks to Rob Rickaby for putting up with me bugging him to get this done (oh yah and shredding this spot up).

The printed version.

This is the image before print. 

-j

old but new

I just got to go back to school and scan some film ive been holding on to for a bit. I've been shooting a bit of film lately and hope to get some more developed soon. Enjoy?

Ferry dock

Derek Epp just after a good fall.

   Chess board near my house

Scott J's lower half.

My wifes legs, too hot.

A little test with my 87c filter and some old tmax 100

vlad at strath

-jay

Leeside Halloween shoot for sbc magazine

Just this last weekend SBC magazine asked me to shoot a halloween event down at leeside. The pics are up on their website now. All the shots were takin with one flash just off camera. I had to keep moving so i had no chance to really set anything up. It was crazy busy and lots of fireworks. Thanks for lookin.

-j

http://www.sbcskateboard.com/

Found a frame that i shot of rob rickaby that was a little late, but in the end we eventually got the rite shot. I kept this one cause it just seemed surreal. Hope you enjoy.

New website?

I'm just in the process of gathering all my current and new images for a new website but also there's a new creative im working on as well that looks to be a doozy. Here's an old image with some new flare just to tickle your senses. More to come very soon folks.

a quick trip to a flat bar

Went to a few spots this weekend to try and get something done, but alas nothing went down. Here's a little tilt shift fake i did of scott johnston smithing a really high flatbar. More to come soon.

-j

Hey again, been on a posting frenzy lately (2 in a row :p) but here's a few artsy shots I got ive taken while skating. One was at Vic west on a sunny thanksgiving afternoon and the other a reflection i saw of my board on the way home. Let me know what you think.

coffee time

Been meeting with a friend of mine for morning coffee's for the last couple weeks, here's a shot of him with his pup hiding in his shirt. Just thought it was a little to funny to not do anything with.

Mitch Kittell's back 180

So here's a shot of mitch k blasting a huge back 180 in north van. The lighting is a basic three light setup with the main being camera right a small fill camera left and a bit of rim from the top of the stairs on the ground. My only regret is that I didn't think to flag off the light a bit so as to not hit the tree as much.  Hope you like it, cause mitch busted his ass for this one.

Shooting skate

Just recently i shot with a local skater at a secret location and had a friend publish a little edit of the shoot. It was a tough spot both to shoot and to skate. We didn't get the shot but here's a little bit of what I go through to get something. If you can, look at the video with an eye for what's actually going on cause it doesn't tell fully the story of what im doing. First off the video shows where im sitting and some of the equipment being used. Allow me to elaborate what i was thinking and give you an overview. This spot is a door way in between two embankments that have a tranny paved up them so you can do a trick on the wall. Rob (the skater) was attempting to go over the door (he came so close it was sick) and I was trying to capture the best angle to show how steep the bank was and how high he had to go. So I chose my 50mm lens (would have used a bit wider say a 35mm if i had one) and shot from the left side so as to show the bank and the door in the shot. The framing turned out fairly well but there's always something that afterwards you wish you can change (thats life though). Now lets talk about what you see in the lighting. Not to far from camera left I had an alien bee high above(full power)  and a vivtar (1/4) below on the same stand to capture and fill what the bee misses. Camera right i had a small speed light facing the door and pretty close to the wall. Ideally I would have liked to have another flash hidden in the doorway and another waaaay off camera right giving a bit of rim light. We have to go back so with a little more thought and time i think we can nail an amazing frame. Click on the link to see the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puV6nFll25k

Here's a frame, let me know what you think and maybe what i can do to make it better.

odds and ends

Here are some pics of my wife kat on her way back from the dahlia festival (there are sooo many flowers on her bike). The other is from some street hockey i played at an old set of nets near by. All are shot with available light and both were fun just to shoot with no intention other than to show the viewer a glimpse of what i see. Hope you enjoy.

old but nuhic

Here's a shot of Luna Nuhic from the band "Muscles" (go check em out) that I shot a while back and thought id share it with you. She actually came in to help me with a shoot that i was setting up for a large group of people in where they would be under exposed and one person in her position would be proper. The light was a snooted photogenic high and above camera right. In an ideal world i wanted the light to be softer for the shoot but for luna I think it turned out nice and contrasty. Its funny how when you go in to a shoot with one thing in mind but come out with something completely different. Thats life...............and im pumped on it!

Luke Tanner

Here's a little composition of a session Luke Tanner and I shot together. The end result is a fakie varial flip over the barrier but the rest is the story of what it took to get it. From getting there to him hurting himself to dealing with a lot of distraction. The lighting was simple but the timing was hard. Hope you enjoy.

linhoff

Got my hands on a 4x5 for the first time in a while and man was i pumped to shoot with it. Its not the easiest and for this shot id have liked to get up a bit higher but im still stoked on it. enjoy.

polaroid

Found some old polaroids I shot as tests. If any of you know where i could find some more at a resonable price (4x5 polaroids) please let me know.

Toy camera = fun

Here are some images I shot with my holga and some 35mm film. The great thing about the holga is that there is no real thinking involved (well not a lot). Also if any of you get the chance to shoot 35 on a medium format camera, its really fun because it exposes the whole film including the edges. I love it and hope you all do too!

ambient noise

just developed an old roll of 220 and found some snap shots i took around the hood. Here's two shots of just landscapy things. Also ill throw in a couple portrait shots that i found in the same roll.

Hope you enjoy...........j

josh ross posed for a portrait for my portfolio (thanks josh)
Luke tanner riding home on his bike
main and broadway sign
moon and cloud (but what does it mean? :p)

The next generation?

Im not one to usually post work other than my own but this one caught my eye as a definite wake up call. How can anyone believe that this is a good idea? I am speachless but my good friend scotty is not so i'll let you read his words cause they are better than mine. I hope you can read between the lines on this one cause its filled with scathing sarcasm.

http://push.ca/blogs/scottysk/archive/2010/06/15/become-a-skate-photographer-for-only-415.aspx

oldies but goodies

Its been a minute since I posted but there's been a bunch of work and hopefully lots more shooting on the horizon. Here are two images that i shot around a year ago that never really got to see the light of day (other than the inside of my file folder). This is derek epp (watch out sask) and hippie rob showing me around a bit of surrey's sights. I had a good time shooting with these guys and hope to show more from at least rob in the near future. MTC....

Derek, come home so we can shoot again :(

Some Randomness for your Ears?

So I was going through some old film and fell upon these little ditties that I thought I would share with you.

This is my brother in-law showin off some off his hockey prowess

And this is a 4x5 shot I took on the Victoria Ferry a few months ago

Thanks for the peek.

skate club reppin hard!!

Went to 33rd and willow the other day to meet up with Dean Dahl and the skatelife skate club crew to shoot some photos. The action was ferocious and I was all over the place trying to get shots from a few different angles. The results were that a bunch of sick tricks went down and a bunch of close calls happened, but all in all I was really impressed with these guys and how sick they are. Keep killing it guys and I hope you enjoy the shots!! Oh and a few of you need to go back there with me (or somewhere else if you like).