Portraits: Matt Gencarella

The not-so classic thinker. This is my friend Matt, who is definitely not a stranger to this blog. Lately I have been shooting with a home-made lighting set up. This shot is the latest addition to the experiment... And I like it. And yes... He really does take himself this seriously.

Black And White

The portrait here is a shot of my friend Cameron. I wanted to try a nice side-lit portrait with lots of contrast. I think this really captured his more serious side, so I was pretty happy with the way that it turned out.

The other photo was really a joy to shoot. I just set out the other day "thinking in black and white" and looking for a shot. I saw the setting and knew I had to compose a frame.

It's always nice when things work out that naturally.

A Couple More Portraits

Portraits

So here are some portraits that i've shot lately with my ghetto lighting. They've been fun to shoot. I've been shooting a ton lately, but I haven't taken the time to post any photos lately. But more will be coming, I promise. The self portrait at the bottom is a joke. Ha. I was showing off some new poses.

Trampoline.

This is my friend Matt Gencarella. He's pretty intense. Don't believe me? Check out this kid on a trampoline. He's a rogue gymnast with a taste for adrenaline and aspirations of becoming a flying squirrel. All in all, these were pretty fun to shoot.

Sea Kayaking- Johnstone Strait, B.C.

These photos are from my recent adventure in British Colombia. As you might or might not know from previous postings, I spent the last couple weeks traveling all over Vancouver Island, cycling with my mom. For the final portion of our trip together, we embarked on a sea kayaking expedition following pods of Orca whales along the strait. It was an incredible experience to say the least. These pics don't actually contain any orca shots. Those will come later, so check again later.

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Campbell River- B.C.

Overlooking the bay.

"Sea Breeze" in the harbour.

Lots o' graffiti on this rock.

I made a new discovery today. Apparently in Canada you get a complimentary biscuit on top of your cheese pizza. How thoughtful.

Today we drove from Qualicum to Campbell River, farther north on Vancouver Island. Our original plan was to do a ride out of Qualicum, but it was rainy in the morning. So we decided to drive North to avoid the rain. We ended up  having a great ride along the bay, pretty decent mileage, about 52 total. We missed out on lunch, so by the time we were done riding we were starving. Cheese pizza never tasted so good.