Vertigo Peep Show

Welcome to 2010 and may it be a successful and joyful year for all.

To bring in the new year I have recently added a new series which I am very excited about as it brings another dimension to my existing body of work.

Captured on a extended break to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I found myself drawn to the beach for inspiration and lo and behold I found it in the form of a deconstructed beach house. The geometric shapes of the decaying foundations and supports worked so well as did the vision of the world through the wooden slates acting as a private peep hole to the outside world.

Vertigo

Once I started playing with digital boarders to secure the images within a visual space, I found myself being drawn in closer and closer by the addition of the frames I had created and in doing so was pleased to find this in fact added to the power of the image as a whole.

Please visit my Fine Art collection site at to view more.

enjoy

Tom

Hasselblad in da House

Yeah baby,

I am so excited to be adding another hi-end partner to our team.

Ok, I know it's a camera system, but hey you know this system is going to take us to yet another level in our image capture quality and delivery to our clients. For some time now I have thought of investing in a hi-end digital capture system and after working on site with the H3DII on my last shoot for our new client VIETRI, I was sold.

Previously I have shot with all the various medium format digital backs and was never really happy with the flow, now that I have had my own hands on experience with the Blad there is no going back. Also with the addition of the HTS tilt & shift adaptor to allow me the freedom to express my vision as if shooting with my 4x5 while at the same time allowing my client to view what I am seeing at the sametime without sweating under a black cloth or waiting on my assistant pulling a pola, it's a win win for all.

This is bringing it all to another level, let me show you.

Results coming soon to my website.

Fine Art Site

For sometime now I have toyed with the idea of setting up an online gallery to provide the opportunity for people to purchase prints from my Fine Art Collections.

Now is the time and I am happy to announce that a selection of Ltd Edition prints are available. All prints are of archival quality and are shipped to the buyer flat to ensure the integrity of the print. Along with this all prints come with a signed registered certificate of authenticity.

New work on a regular basis also being offered on this site is the ability for art buyers and designers to download images for use in more commercial purposes.

Please take the time out to visit our site and feel free to pass on to your friends and other lovers of Fine Art photography.

Fine Art Prints

iPhone 3Gs - Device for budget filmmakers

iPhone Go Gadget

hey guys

In the past I have really resisted the crackberry Iphone thing as I'm not a gadget guy for the sake of gadgets. But when my T-Mobile cell phone contract came up at the same time of the release of the new iPhone I thought what the hell. ( also for the fact that when shooting in California and Utah no reception wsoever arrhh )Part of the attraction for me was not so much the camera or movie capture thing as I already have a slew of devices for that. It was the fact that this thing had the added feature of the sound recorder which I find so handy in taking down my ideas that come at random times and I find it so much easier just to tape them and replay later to then ascertain whether they really make sense..
Filmmakers Rejoice
The camera is cool and being able to capture a 9mb file is amazing. While we are on the subject I came across this new add on being sold out of Japan for a real budget minded filmmaker. It allows you to attach a series of different focal length lenses..now that's' cool.I'm sure the dorm room will never be quite the same with those super wide add on's ;)

Only Billboards Bleed

After a recent road trip down to the Keys riding through Florida we were struck by flash thunderstorms with short bursts of extreme rain. Over a 3 hr period we came across 6 incidents whereby drivers took no notice of the change in driving conditions and proceeded to spin out of control. As I rode by up to 3 separate incidents of cars sitting on their roofs, one stuck hanging balancing on top of the dividing concrete wall dividing the traffic lanes I just shook my head and wondered what the hell were these people thinking.

Maybe this type of billboard currently being laid out in New Zealand could help to bring the speed of these drivers down or at least maybe get them to put their headlights on duh "it's not night time , why should I put my lights on" well duh!!!!

The billboard above release a back underlining red image (blood) when it rains. This is truly clever interactive advertising with a very strong message.

Client: Papakura District Council NZ
Agency: Colenso BBDO

Don't take my Kodachrome away....too late

Well it had to happen sooner than later, Kodak has finally decided it is time to retire it's oldest film stock launched some 74 yrs ago. It was a revolutionary film that was known best for it's true rendition of color.You just have to flip through some old copies of National Geo to view amazing images captured on this beautiful stock which was so durable in the extremes of heat & freezing cold.

Yes digital has claimed yet scalp!

I remember using Kodachrome when going through college back in the early 90's and was so amazed when I found out the emulsion makeup of the film was actually a blk & wht film base which through the (secret kodak)color process, color was added via the chemical reaction attraction of color couplers to exposed silver halides.

Yep still remember quite a lot from those wonderful 3 yrs back in my home town of Perth. Good times as every photo related process was so new to me and to this day I am still amazed and excited everytime I process a roll of film or watch a beautiful photographic print blk & wht or color come to life.

Nothing lasts for ever, although 74 yrs isn't too bad in my book.

check out this blast from the past

Tom Hangs with Wakeology Star Rob Absher

hey Guys

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to spend some quality time speeding around Falls Lake in North Carolina with team boarder Rob Absher on behalf of Wakeology Wake Boards. We arrived to early morning pristine conditions out on Falls Lake.

After a couple of practice warm up runs to brush off the cobwebs Rob began to kick off some serious moves. Hanging with me in the boat was Robs brother and pilot Hugh Absher, these guys make an awesome team and were able to give us just what we wanted time and time again.

Currently Rob is in LA working on some contacts to launch a revolutionary new training apparatus for Wake Boarders. When he returns next week we shall be out on the water again for another shoot this time shooting some HD video of Rob and a few other members of the team,we plan to capture some real extreme moves.

Shooting from 3 different forms of water craft including a jet ski. I think this one may call for that underwater housing I've been longing for.

Stay tuned for the download.

In the meantime checkout Wakeology Boards

cheers

Tom

Don't ya just love Summer yahoooooooooo!!!