Shoot 14: Sarah Costa @ Granville Island

What: 2 hour fun shoot

Where: Granville Island Google Maps Location

Who: Sarah Costa

Why: Fun shots

Sarah and I headed on over to Granville Island, because my first shoot there didn't cover nearly enough of the area. This time I focused more on the entrance of the island, and the south portion near the creek. It was an awesome sunny day as you can tell in most of the shots. The sun was too high in the sky for me to have any fun with it (unless I wanted to take shots pointing straight up into the air) so I focused more on trying to find some interesting bounce lights. In some of the shots the color of the light filled the image with drastically different colors (even without post applied to them) and it was an interesting introduction to indirect lighting for me. As usual, I didn't know what I wanted until I saw it, but luckily Sarah is an awesome sport and let me play around while she stood there looking all cool like.

What did I learn?

Afternoon sun casts shadows on people and make them look like old wizards. Women don't necessarily like looking like old wizards.

Hair does interesting things in different lighting. Darkened hair looks rich & supple, lit hair looks crisp & dry.

Ruffles, unbuttoned shirts, and loose overcoats make people look frumpy. T-shirts henseforth will be the order of the day.

Sarah Costa's life is easy because she is ridiculously good looking.

Fun Fact: When I was three I went to Sarah's birthday party when she turned four and it was fucking awesome.

Shoot 11 (Part 1): Brennan @ Granville Island

What: 1 hour fun shoot

Where: Granville Island

Who: Brennan Massicotte

Why: Male portrait shots

Brennan and I headed on over to Granville Island to have some of the best fish available in the city and figured we might as well take some photos. It seems that in spite of the hard work put into the highly manufactured storefronts, the best part of the island seems to be in the alleyways and out of sight areas. The in between spaces and nooks and crannies (the alcoves, if that is the word, alcoves?) of this place are full of interesting spaces; spaces that can be easily and freely explored. The island and surround area feels extremely safe and open; and we were able to take photos without anyone getting in the way or botching the shots. It might be hard to find direct sunlight when exploring the middle of the island, but I think that the interesting locations makes up for that.

What did I learn?

I love taking photos in parking garages. They are filled with interesting lighting and sometimes have some ridiculous architecture to take advantage of. I will be taking more photos in parking garages.

It is often more interesting to explore spaces that are not meant for the general public. That is usually where the un-manicured and thus more "real" part of the world can be found.

Brennan is good looking, which is why his life is so easy.