tom nesbitt and CX

Meet Tom Nesbitt.  For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting Tom in real life, he's the incredibly talented producer for Chris Gordaneer.  He also has a vast knowledge of bikes, and has helped me out on countless occasions as I needed to upgrade or fix my own ride.

He invited me out to one of his cyclocross races, and so I decided to shoot some apres race portraits.  I don't even know how he could stand, seeing as the course was over an hour long and involved going up and down a ski hill, jumping over obstacles and sprinting past other cyclists...

I got there mid race, so I snapped some shots of Mr. Nesbitt in action.

...there were injuries...

...and a fellow morning glory teammate Kevin Higgins going ridiculously fast.

I've also included some extra snaps for some context about how epic this sport is.

quick snap: peter

I had some free time yesterday, so I decided to bike around with Peter Olson.  He's a fellow assistant/photographer, and he allowed me to quickly photograph him with my 4x5.

I also rode around with a small film cam loaded with some colour neg.  It was a beautiful day with some great light.  

and some "bts" now...

I mounted the small 35mm to my bike for fun.  

I'm trying to decide if this was quick thinking, or lazy thinking.  Here's a shot by Peter of me using my bike, a super clamp, and a tripod head as a tripod for the 4x5.

jason g

This is Jason.  He was an MVP at Ottawa U, is wearing gear from when he used to live in Japan, and is a very nice guy.

He's also the first in a bunch of creatives that will be showing up on the blog soon.  Keep checking back.

the deadly nightshades

Meet the Toronto members of The Deadly Nightshades.  They are an all girl midnight bike gang and design collective.  They do all sorts of awesome stuff in the bike community, including a new film for the Toronto VeloReel.  I was lucky enough to get asked to light/shoot one of their motion ideas.  I snapped some quick portraits as well.

Here are a few key moments from the motion as a taste of what went down...

air show

I went to the air show here in Toronto.

PLANES!

quick shot: claire

This is Claire Foster.  She was nice enough to let me take this portrait of her.

I've been doing more unplanned concepts, and just working on the spot.  I like the spontaneous directions I end up taking; it's a nice change from the super planned out style I usually strive for.

quick shot: storm

I love extreme weather, so I thought I'd share this shot I snapped while biking by the water.  There's something about large bodies of water and high winds that brings out the sailor/windsurfer/kiter in me.

leigh

I'm back!

Life has been crazy busy since the last blog post (in good ways).  There have been a few interesting shoots that I can't wait to blog.

I'm also excited to get back to shooting more creatives/portraits.  I have a whole list written out, so if all goes to plan, I'll start shooting them soon...

...BUT to start things up on the blog again, here are a few quick shots of Leigh H!  She's a super talented model with Ford/really awesome person.