Today was "Global No Pants Subway Ride" day. The weather in San Francisco was very pleasant today which I'm sure was very much welcomed by all the participants here.
Viewing prints digitally on a screen can be enjoyable but viewing a physical print adds to the experience. And when that's the case, sometimes bigger is better. I have a whole range of prints that I currently print onto canvas and have them available for sale. I’ve also been receiving order for larger format prints. My largest so far included 2 prints that are 9 feet by 3.5 feet each in size. These larger canvases were for 2 bedrooms in a resort. The majority of my work is currently Belize based. The canvas prints are printed for me in Belize City and the wooden frames are made to custom sizes by Kelvin Baizar in Belmopan. (Kelvin is also an accomplished artist so check out his work). Finally I mount and stretch the canvases myself. I have a searchable collection of my Belize photography and you can see my photos here . If you'd like to see my range of photography subjects and styles, browse here .
Emma called me, "Hey, I have this really cool idea for a shot for May the 4th. I'm dressed in motorcycle gear but I'm riding an Eopie ". Well it sounded a little off the wall so how could I not say yes! Emma owns and runs Motorbike Rentals & Alternative Adventures - Hopkins, Belize , and I often collaborate with her on photoshoots. Emma would be the model — not a problem. The shoot would be on a beach location — not a problem. And we need a full-sized Eopie from Star Wars — hmm. After scouring the inter-webs we found that good old eBay had a supply of the creatures, but they were only 3 inches tall. If you've worked with me on anything creative you'll know immediately that size really doesn't matter. What was concerning though was getting the Eopie delivered to Belize in time for me to shoot it and have the image ready to go live on May 4th. Again, Emma reached out through her business connections and found someone who would be in Belize on May 1st, a
How we got the shot. First of all, this shot only exists because of the pass that we get for posting prank images on the morning of April 1st. Which means that the posted image is what is commonly known as an April Fool’s Day prank. I regularly collaborate with @dualsport_emma and her business, Motorbike Rentals & Alternate Adventures - Hopkins, Belize . Emma is well known for her willingness to push the envelope in all that she does so a shot of her performing an x-games type motorcycle stunt would not really be too unexpected. The only issue with getting the shot is that she isn't able to do these types of stunts, at least — not yet! But on April 1st, anything goes so we set out to do the shoot. Emma came up with the props and equipment. At first we were going to use an A frame ladder as part of the set up but after doing some trials Emma found that a safer way of providing the support she would need meant constructing something to be used specifically for this shoot.
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