Snowboarding at Heavenly in Lake Tahoe

Finally got a chance to get out of town for some much needed recreation.  I ended up working, sort of. I have wanted to get some new action photos for a while now and have been dying to see what my new shooting rid is capable of with fast action.

 

I had some friends flying up from San Diego to ride in Tahoe for a few days and the timing was impeccable.  Conditions were pretty fun with about a foot of fresh snow and mild temps.

 

We rode Heavenly, which is one of the larger mountains in the area with a lot of tree riding.  I was hoping for big open runs with lake views but didn’t get any this time.  Again, lots of tree riding and a little bit in the terrain parks. 

 

The Canon 7D performed awesome. I enjoyed shooting bursts during the peak action then later choosing the very best one.  I kept it protected safely in a backpack wrapped in a waterproof shirt and a few puffy beanies. 

 

I’m looking forward to getting back up to Tahoe with some other athletes to get some different looks at the surrounding terrain and more importantly, ride some deep snow.   

ACTION!

A while back I had an opportunity to work with a couple very talented individuals, Peter Dixon, and Mary Haines.  

Peter has amazing circus like abilities in a number of disciplines and I'm not at all surpirsed to find out that he is actually joining a Circus.  

Mary is awesome to work with.  She has an unmatched enthusiasm for the task at hand.  She is graceful and tough.  

I had so many great shots from these two shoots that I wasn't sure what to do with them.  One day this idea popped in my head while driving to a job.  

I liked the idea of slamming all these different still shots together to see what they would create.  With a little tweaking, the end result is an idea of how the entire shoot went in about thirty seconds.  

January 2010 update

Thank you all for the opportunity to make my passion for photography such a rewarding career. Without your support my business would not be growing the way it has been over this past year.

 

In 2010, I have decided to expand my business in any and every way possible. I’m going after bigger clients, faster athletes, and more travel.  So I am proud to announce that I now have my landscapes for sale at:

 http://kevinfiscus.redbubble.com

 

This site allows you to purchase my work in the form of greeting cards, mounted prints, matted prints, canvases, as well as framed work. RedBubble handles everything from printing and shipping, allowing quick and easy access to my best work.

If there are any images on this site that you like, but you do not care for the options in sizes or you want a signed piece, please feel free to contact me via email and I will handle it personally. Please note that the canvas prints on this site do not wrap all the way around, leaving the sides white. I am able to have large canvases stretched all the way around, which makes beautiful art that requires no framing.  

 

My goal in 2010 is to allow my clients access to all of my best work, whether it be art for your home or capturing an important event that will create lasting memories for you and your family. I hope this site is a catalyst to realize my sizeable goals. Again, thank your support in the past year. I look forward to another great year in 2010.

 

 

Good Day Sacramento - Got Milk Recreation

A little while back, I had an opportunity to go on Good Day Sacramento to showcase a Got Milk ad campaign I'm working on with Lori Llanillo.  She is a talented designer who I have worked with in the past. www.heylori.com

              

We met up with Mark S Allen for a segment he was doing in downtown Sacramento.  We had Mark jumping off his desk.

Next, Lori and I set up a shot for Tina Macuha where we tossed her Thoughts of the Day" around her while she stayed cool, calm, and collected.  

Finally, Julissa Ortiz is glamorous and alert in the morning when she has her milk with breakfast.

This is a collaborative project that will be included in a Second Saturday show at Beatnik Studios, located in on 17th street between X and Broadway.  The show opens on Saturday 9th at 6pm. 

Art Restoration with Canon 7D

A client asked if there was any way to restore a painting that had been "damaged."

I said sure I can reproduce, and clean up artwork that is old, discolored, or damaged.  I found out this painting had been in the family for a long time and had been used for a target at some point. The person who used it as a target was a good shot too, seems to have one shot in the forehead. 

I set it up outside in bright open shade, took a meter reading and adjusted exposure and white balance. 

 Using the new Canon 7D and it's live view shooting mode I was able to zoom in and adjust critical focus to pick up the texture in the original painting. 

After capture, in Photoshop,  I enjoyed the challenge of restoring the look of this painting while keeping the texture as well as the brush strokes.   

Richard Avedon at SFMOMA

We had the opportunity to take a day off and decided to go see Richard Avedon's show at SFMOMA. We parked in Berkeley and rode BART into the city. 

I am a huge fan and have a lot of respect for his work, it was great to see it on a larger scale. The show walked you through some early fashion work, to a huge collection of politicians and ended on arguably  his most significant work.  He turned the same straight forward approach for shooting celebrities onto ordinary people he found along his travels, including a bee keeper from Davis.  

After the show we walked the streets for a while passing Macy's as they set up their Christmas tree, and stopped into old hotels.  I enjoyed shooting some pictures with Canon's G10 digital camera.  This thing is great, it offers full creative control in a very compact and tough design. 

 

Portrait Event

We kicked off the Empire Oaks Elementary portrait event today in Folsom.  The weather was perfect this morning, minus a bit of wind.  The early sessions were treated to great light and with the help of Denise we were able to wrap that light around these awesome looking families.  I am looking forward to showing some examples, they are on the way. 

There are open spots available for next Saturday the 24th of October,  if you are thinking about signing up, we'd love to have you.