Blog for Vancouver Photographer Steven Errico

tourism richmond part deux

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:28:00 +0000

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As promised here is some more imagery from the Tourism Richmond - Steveston shoot.
Click here to view.

ixxi surfer

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:21:00 +0000

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The ixxi print of my Cold Water surfer shot arrived in the post the other day. We assembled the panels in no time flat and now have it hanging above our bed. Thanks ixxi for creating a fun, unique way to display artwork. Check out ixxi here.

tourism richmond

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:17:00 +0000

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Just completed a 2 day shoot for Tourism Richmond. Great fun. Thanks to Sarah, Amy and all involved. More pics to come.

cold water

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:01:00 +0000

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Some imagery from my series "cold water", shot recently on the west coast of Vancouver Island. View more here.

"i created a time machine"

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:25:00 +0000

In an era of point-and-shoot instant gratification, Ian Ruhter's dedication to his artform and is sheer determination is inspirational.

the inverted bike shop

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:47:00 +0000

A beautifully shot little video by Show Love with a great message about doing and connecting…..and building bikes.

moonrise kingdom

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:43:00 +0000

This could be the most Wes Andersony Wes Anderson yet. I can't wait.

new site

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:59:00 +0000

My new site is up!
Much simpler than the previous version. Minimal.....kind of like this post.
Enjoy.

cef 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:10:00 +0000

The Compassionate Eye Foundation is a wonderful charity that I am proud to say I have been involved with since its inception in 2005. We just completed our 2011 shoot for them - the revenues from which will help support CEF's many worthwhile initiatives.

Thanks so much to all the people who donated their time and talents to make this year's shoot a success. This includes the fine folks at the West Coast Express railway system and The Marine Mill Bistro in Coal Harbour for providing location support. As well as a great group of talented individuals: Fiona Watson (art director), Patricia Lagmay (stylist), LucyAnne Botham (hair and make-up), Sean Best (camera assistant), Darla Taylor (model), Ruby Ahn (model), Bobby Armstrong (model), and Jesse Martyn (model), .

An especially big "thank you" to Shea Pollard and Ola Cholewa whose efforts behind the scenes made this shoot possible.

the dude

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:44:00 +0000

I recently discovered a great website called SimpleDesktops.com. The site has so many simple and creative wallpaper graphics that I have become a little obsessive, changing up my desktop image every few days. It is the computer equivalent of having a drawer full of graphic t-shirts.

Right now I am rocking "The Dude" by artist Eduardo Satoshi Shiraihi. So good.

stag

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:54:00 +0000

RJ Sauer is an amazing director who is looking to Kickstart a new short film project entitled STAG. The screenplay is by the multi-talented artist Micheal Boland, so you know it is going to be twisted and great. I encourage everyone with a little extra jingle in their jeans to check out the project and contribute if you can.

bc rugby in print

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:24:00 +0000

We just received a copy of the new BC Rugby brochure featuring my imagery. I was super pleased with the quality of the end product. Thanks again to all the great folks at BC Rugby for the opportunity.

carving the mountains

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:32:00 +0000

While I am more into "flatland" skateboarding, I do admire longboard cruising for its simplicity and purity. So I was stoked when I came across this beautifully shot video of a group of girl longboarders enjoying the sublime exhilaration of their sport.
This is so going to be my daughter in another 12 years, I can tell already.

promo shots: RJ

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:34:00 +0000

framed*

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:27:00 +0000

For a while now I have been shooting ambient videos and then displaying them on our flatscreen TV at home as a motion art project. During a recent stay at Hotel 1000 in Seattle I noticed that they provided a similar type of soothing visual/audio art which guests can have playing in the background. Now tha ltd. , a company out of Japan has come out with a very cool product called FRAMED*. FRAMED* is a large format screen designed to display digital art and motion graphics. The 40" Samsung LED Full HD screen is wrapped in a matte-black frame and powered by an Intel Core i5 processor. The accompanying iPhone app allows the digital artwork to be changed and in some cases manipulated via your phone.

What is really intriguing about this new venture is the fact that it provides digital artist with a new model of distribution. Artist's will have the ability to upload their work to the FRAMED* store which will then be available for purchase by owners of the digital frame.

rugby and the rain

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:39:00 +0000

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I recently finished shooting stills on a cross-media campaign (HD video and photography) for BC Rugby. The crew at Brudder organized the 2 day shoot and produced all the video content.

The creative called for lots of rain and mud, and did the weather Gods ever cooperate. We had a rain machine set-up but by day 2 it became pretty irrelevant. So hat's off to all the athletes who braved the wet and the cold without a single complaint.

remember summer

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:14:00 +0000

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It's been gray and rainy for too long. And the long-term forecast is calling for more gray and more rain. Recently, a client's request for additional imagery had me revisiting a shoot we did with the Assembly crew last August in a sun drenched Vermont. Ah, those balmy summer evenings, how I wish you were near.
Happy daylight savings, and don't forget to turn your clocks ahead.

the nature of inspiration

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:10:00 +0000

Here is an inspiring talk by photographer and filmmaker Andrew Zuckerman about creativity, the nature of inspiration and the process behind it. Brought to you by the folks at Creative Mornings.

scenes from the suburbs

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:31:00 +0000

Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire collaborating on a short film…….yeah that's probably going to suck. Yes, I'm being sarcastic. The film entitled "Scenes from the Suburbs", co-written by the band's Win and Will Butler and directed by Jonze, will be premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival on Feburary 12.

Until its North American debut we can always enjoy the AF video "The Suburbs" which contains scenes from the film.

lost

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:36:00 +0000

I remember finding a lost Polaroid picture floating in a street puddle when I was 7 years old. The picture wasn't anything remarkable: just a family having fun at a birthday party. I remember looking at the photo and even at that young age, feeling like I was a voyeur in these peoples lives. I couldn't put the picture down.

That is probably why I find this story so compelling. Some think it is fake. The 7 year old inside me hopes it is not.

kodachrome away

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:36:00 +0000

I was/am more of a Porta NC guy myself (I guess just Portra now), but it is nonetheless a sad day for anyone still shooting some analog.

From Gizmodo: The Last Roll of Kodachrome Film Ever Will Be Developed

From the BBC: Kodachrome last remaining film roll developed in Kansas

empty

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:31:00 +0000

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A while back I came across Matt Logue's photo series "Empty LA". The eerily beautiful images depict areas of Los Angeles completely devoid of people. The photos were made over a period of 4 years, in a variety of locations around LA. I am drawn to empty spaces both in imagery and in the real world, so needless to say, I found this project very compelling.

Then recently a friend forwarded me the video "Running on Empty" by Ross Ching. Inspired by Logue's work Ching constructed a time-lapse piece which combines stills and video to create his own empty L.A. . Ching also provides an interesting mini-tutorial on how it was all done. Interesting stuff.

hedge tag

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:01:00 +0000

I saw this the other day.
Not too sure how I feel about it. I mean you have to give the person credit, he/she is pretty resourceful. But come on, who tags a hedge?

burtynsky's OIL

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:28:00 +0000

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This weekend I finally got a chance to flip through the incredible new photobook by Edward Burtynsky - one of the worlds most important and well respected contemporary photographers. The book entitled OIL was recently announced as the winner of the And/or Book Award 2010 for photography . It is the culmination of a 10 year photographic exploration on the subject of oil and the massive effect it has had on all our lives and on the planet. Burtynsky has the rare ability to produce imagery that is beautiful and at the sometime unnerving. I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy of this book. It is a monumental work.

View a sample of these beautiful and very powerful images here.

Also view Burtynsky's short talk about the work on TED.

help a Brüdder out

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Errico) — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:44:00 +0000

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I recently spend sometime in a freezing cold meat locker photographing a filmmaker friend and colleague of mine for a fund-raising promotion. RJ Sauer from Brüdder Productions is looking for a little help getting to the Arctic. Why? To shoot his short film entitled "Anirniq", which is set in the remote Arctic tundra along the ice floes off Baffin Island. And as anyone who has ever traveled to the far north knows, transportation to this remote location is insanely expensive.

However RJ is not looking for a simple handout (though he will take those as well). In cooperation with The Assembly Collective, Brüdder Productions is offering to provide its high-end HD video and photography services for 50% off. The funds generated will then go to help get his film made.

Brüdder does fantastic work and has an impressive client list which includes Starbucks, Microsoft, Nivea, EA Sports and Price Waterhouse Coopers. So participants will not only receive a great deal on a top quality video and still production, they will also have the unique opportunity to be "intimately involved in an exciting film project and adventure from start to finish".

Visit the Baffin Bound website to learn more about this great project and the fund-raising promotion.

www.brudder.ca/baffinbound