TriCoast Photography boasts worldwide and editorial fashion photographers with a very different approach to their work. Their unique style provides clients with a "one-of-a-kind" attitude that is very apparent in their final product. TriCoast was also named Eastman Kodak's Photographers To Watch 2008. An honor only bestowed upon two photography studios per year.
Monday, August 11, 2008
TriCoast and Rangefinder Magazine - A great new article...
In the new August Issue of Rangefinder Magazine - Senior POWER - TriCoast has an article called "TriCoast Photos - Super Senior Success"
A couple months ago we were contacted by Alice Miller a great person and writer for Rangefinder and other magazines. We talked a lot via email and well after some time of joking around and laughing and of course talking about our Senior Business a great new article came out in Rangefinder this month.
You can find the entire article on the Rangefinder website or you can just CLICK HERE to download it
TriCoast would also like to thank our wonderful sponsors such as Collages.net and Denny's Mfg and Miller's Lab for without these guys supporting us, creating such amazing products and taking care of us when needed, well I really do not think we could be where we are without their support! So thank you to our fans, our clients, our viewers, our sponsors and even those who dislike us, we truly feel without each and every one of you all we simply could not see our dreams come true.
Well Cody and I along with Suzy Roberts headed down to The GREAT TEXAS SKEETER FESTIVAL in Clute, Texas to enjoy a little food, fun, drinks and Texas Country Music. Needless to say Suzy was a little, how should I say this, ok SCARED being her first true and honest Texas Redneck event. I mean sure there are Redneck everywhere in the world but if you have ever experienced a Texans Redneck event its just something different about it.
And boy did She experience it....
So we started off having to get seriously the world best Lemonade I have ever had, and it better had been for $5 bucks a cup! The guy hand made it, meaning no machine to squeeze the juice, no machine to shake all the sugarary goodness together, only his hands, and for some reason he had this weird statue outside his stand that Suzy just had to get a photo with.
So thinking I was in heaven already with this amazing goodness of sugar delight in my mouth, I turned around and saw Steak on a Stick and knew yes knew Heaven awaited just a few steps away!
After some tasty goodness of steak and lemonade we had to show Suzy just what Texas is made of so of course that meant getting FREE Smokeless Tobacco just by signing some paperwork, Suzy was quite impressed to say the least - I mean just look at her free gifts, ain't the cancer causing tobacco companies nice in giving away such healthy treats!
Of course I failed to meantion the entire time we are doing all of this, Suzy is admiring all the trashy women walking around in to short skirts and other too tight clothing on women who should never be wearing that sort of thing.
"Picture Removed to spare the eyes of the viewer of this blog, TriCoast loves ya so we simply could not show it" :)
So onward we went, absorbing every ounce of what the Great Texas Skeeter Festival had to offer us Trio of photography artists. Onward and onward until we spotted this amazing sign that simply stopped us in our tracks:
Of course Suzy just had to try it, I mean come on as one young lady said in the line just in front of me, "They sell it right, it has to be gooooood for ya" (say it in your deepest Texas slang to get the full effect of that statement). So Suzy got one and I must admit it was GOOOOOOD GOOOOOOD GOOOOOOOD
I mean just look at my girl go, lovin' every ounce of that amazing treat that only the food Gods of the universe could give such amazing nectar to us Texans as this Mighty fine Festival!!
Suzy enjoying it so much she has the "Deer in the headlight look"
The final result of the Fried P&J
So now that we had our bellies full of Homemade $5 Lemonade, Steak on a Stick (sounds like Jeff Dunham don't it) and Fried P&J it was time to head over to the convert venue for a little Kevin Fowler, Texas Country Rock Star!
Of course there was Cody showing off his Straw trick abilities, actually I am not sure what in the heck Cody was doing but I had to take a picture of it right, I mean that is what we do for a living!
And then there is Cody with his new short hair and no chop look, making him look about 18 and the lead singer for either Panic of the Disco or better yet the heart throb Jonas Brothers (you let me know which one you think since Disney should be calling any day now)
FINALLY after all of this amazing Redneckness (is that a word) we got to enjoy the main reason we came - Kevin Fowler sponsored by Belgium Owned Budweiser Beer (figure that one out)and the best country radio station in Houston Texas KILT
(Professional Photographer Notice) All photos taken with our Canon S70 Point in Shoot since we wanted to enjoy the night and not just photograph it so roughly what I am trying to say these photos are horrible but fun none the less
A few shots from the most redneck show in Suzy's life
And for the final part of the pretty much meanenless blog entry (just my style ain't it) a video, captured with the S70 by Suzy Roberts of well Kevin Fowler, I hope you enjoy it and please let Suzy know what you think by leaving a message.
Sexy Light Workshop - Lafayette, LA - Sept 7-9-2008
JUST ANNOUCED LAST NIGHT at the Lafayette PPA Guild Meeting, TriCoast is proud to announce our 3 day hands on workshop at our great friend and artist Colin Burnum Photography Studio just 15 miles West of Lafayette, LA on I-10 (Exit #87)
Spots are already selling so if your interested in attending please CALL NOW to make sure you get a spot!
We truly hope to see you there and we promise it will be 3 full days of amazing learning, fun and well positive experience for everyone involved!
What a fun 3 days it's been in San Diego. I'm exhausted and waiting for my flight right now. Only 2 more hours... Our host Melissa of Just Hatched Photography and her husband Ed took great care of us and it would not have been possible without their help.
The students were awesome! Seriously a fun crowd and eager to learn and ALWAYS pushing me harder to stay ahead of them.
Also, big thanks to Kevin King of Radiopopper for taking time out of his busy schedule and driving out to San Diego to show us the new toy.
Kevin had asked me if I could do a product shoot for him while he was there. Of course I was more than happy to. But since this was the last day of the SD Workshop, I figured how cool would it be if I turned that honor over to the students.
The image below was shot by James Hays, utilizing e-TTL technology. Basically a 3 light setup. Daniel is holding one light with no diffuser aimed at Kevin. 2nd 580ex was zoomed to 105mm to spot the Radiopopper. 3rd light is the lunchtime sun giving us a backlight
Basically a 3 light setup. Kevin is holding one light with a stofen diffuser aimed at his feet. 2nd 580ex was zoomed to 105mm to spot the Radiopopper. 3rd light is the lunchtime sun giving us a backlight. Here's a link to our Flickr Radiopopper subset.
TriCoast headed up to Dallas for a one day workshop involving, workflow, photoshop, bridge, lightroom, and pickled quail eggs. Our host, Scott Watters was also there to clean up and guard the pickled eggs.
Our day started out around 7:30am. We've just eaten our complimentary continental breatkast at the West End Hotel. Now, the best treat for a full stomach of a complimentary continental breakfast at the West End Hotel, is of course a nice mixture of bleach and hot water...complimentary of Scott Watters.
Our initial attempt at setting up the projector. Of course there were complaints about the display being backwards, but we gave the attendants 3-D glasses, so they were ok with it.
9am rolls around and the zombies rolled in. Cody offers coffee service. Multiple times, in case anyone misses it. And it was damm fine coffee at that. Scott however, sat in a corner and hung on to his de-caf, Macbook and Tiff files.
So, now everyone has had their coffee, with exellent service from Cody. Class begins. Of course, with a wi-fi equipped studio, there will be some slackers. Usually sitting at the back of the class. In the corners. Especially the right corner.
During the afternoon break, Cody gave away one of my favorite camera straps. Here is Cody demonstrating the use of the Black Rapid strap from concealment to taking the shot.
Here's a video shot by Larry McCormick, demonstrating how to shoot, release and relocate. For the faint of heart, please do not watch. Expensive camera equipment being tossed around like a football on Superbowl.
In case you were wondering, that is a Canon 5D with a Canon 70-200 IS L lens attached. And no this is not rehearsed. And hopefully the insurance folks aren't monitoring this...
So, a free strap giveaway. What's the catch? How do we determine who gets one of these Black Rapid straps? If you were paying attention earlier, you'll know what this is.
The strap, my personal Black Rapid strap, will go to the person that could eat the most eggs.
Our buddy Ramblin' Ray ate 5 of these suckers to win the strap. I think we should have raised the egg count...
Congrat's Ray! I'll autograph it for you the next time I see you.
And here's Mike making one more final offer to the class.
Well, thats pretty much it. Special thanks to Rene Kent for the tables and chairs. (FYI, Rene has the funky accent thingy over the last "e" but I haven't figured out how to do that on the keyboard yet) Also thanks to Scott Watters, Greg Daniels and Jeff Medlin for the studio space. Although not advertised, the studio is for rent so give them a call or send them an email if interested.
TriCoast stopped in McKinney for their two day Finding Color workshop. Here are some images worked up from the workshop. Great job everyone and I hope to see more!
There will also some behind the scene photos coming up, so stay tuned!
What do they have in common? Nothing yet. But in a few hours, Mike Fulton will be getting onboard a flight over to North Carolina to film a new Photovision DVD set on Collages workflow. If you're not familiar with Photovision or Collages, click on the link and check them out. So, hurray for a new workflow video and some in flight peanuts! (Honey roasted peanuts rawk!!!)
TriCoast+Galveston+Renee=Fun! Time flies when you're having fun. Especially when you have a great senior and mom exploring the in's and out's of the alleyways in Galveston. Not to mention that we forgot about the Daylight Savings Time and lost about an hour of daylight :) But that's just a great excuse to bring out our wireless flash and video light. Well, that's my excuse...
We started off with Renee stopping traffic. Literally. If anyone was on The Strand on Nov. 5th and wondered, "Why am I stuck in traffic on a Monday afternooon???" Now you know.
Causing an uproar of motorist along the coastal highway is quite tiring. But fun :)
But angry motorists still chased Renee down to an alleyway.
Sitting down on the job. Again.
If you look closely, you'll see a ghost or phantom or spirit that got caught on film. No really, keep looking.
Future so bright, you gotta wear shades. If you just got that song stuck in your head, you just dated yourself. Ha!
Believe it or not, Renee climbed up there by herself. Ok, no, not really. Mike boosted her up. I threw eggs up there while she tried to dodge them. It was great fun for everyone.
Well, that's it. End of the line. See you next time!
