Drone Boning

The title makes sense once you watch this video by Ghost+Cow Films:

For optimal viewing, watch in full screen and turn the sound up. For behind the scenes, production stills and more, go to http://www.droneboning.com Conceived and directed by Ghost + Cow (Brandon LaGanke + John Carlucci) http://www.ghostcowfilms.com Music: "The Kink" by Taggart and Rosewood from the forthcoming album "The Killingest" http://totallygrossnationalproduct.com/artists/taggart-rosewood Shot on location in San Francisco, CA. Produced by Chad Ghiron Drone Operators: Spark Aerial (Radley Angelo and Kurt Selander) Director of Photography: Ruben O'Malley Edited by Rocky Bazemore Titles by: Ben Kim PA/Photographer: Daniel Jarvis Color and finishing by Click 3X EP at Click 3X: Chris Kiser Producer at Click 3X : Jon O’Hara Color: Milan Boncich Director of VFX: Mario Caserta Flame: John Geehreng, Joey Deady

Street Art by Perrier

Last month I was hanging out in London for 2 weeks and on the way home to San Diego I had a two hour layover in New York which turned into a week long stay.  For those of you that don't know, since 2008, I've been working with a company called 3Dar which is a video/post-production/animation studio based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Our good friends/long time client Mirrorball was collaborating with Perrier on a street art campaign and brought us in to help with some video production to showcase the art and to create some interactive displays at some of the events they were doing in Toronto and NYC.  Check out the some of what we were doing:

Nine murals were hand-painted by Colossal Media for the Perrier Limited Street Art collaboration. The paintings were inspired by Sasu, Kobra and JonOne's designs for Perrier. Video produced by 3Dar/Mirrorball.

If you thought mid-September was an uneventful time of the year, think again — today we reveal Perrier’s Limited Edition Street Art Collection and you are front and center for the big moment. This new creation is a groundbreaking collaboration between three global street artists: Sasu, JonOne and Kobra, who hail from Tokyo, Paris and São Paulo respectively. All three world-renowned artists were selected to complete one unique task — to redesign, refresh and renew the iconic look of the Perrier bottle in their very own way.

Defining a new era in Perrier packaging, this Street Art Collection brings one of the most popular contemporary art movements to the palm of your hand. Previously disregarded for its illicit and underground nature, street art has grown to be one of the most recognizable and democratized art forms. The bold, colorful and youthful packaging continues to emphasize Perrier’s daring and innovative nature.
Let the video take you on a special journey from the beautiful Perrier bottle to the innovative street art masterpiece it becomes today.

Danny MacAskill: The Ridge

Beautifully shot . . .

The Ridge is the brand new film from Danny Macaskill... For the first time in one of his films Danny climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cuillin Ridgeline.

Where Is My Mind?

Here's a video I threw together with footage I took using my GoPro Hero 3+ last week while snorkeling in La Jolla, CA.

Snorkeling in La Jolla Cove while messing around with a GoPro

WORLD CUP GONE WILD

I thought I'd share this video to motivate anyone who hasn't been following the World Cup.  This was filmed awhile back by Jim Dziura & Mike Brillantes during a shoot by Ben Watts for Treats! Magazine.  The models featured in the video are Audra Marie, Ayla Parker, Heidi Edwards, Lindsey Byard, and Marie-Charlotte Mahul.

Photographer: Ben Watts
Models: Audra Marie, Ayla Parker, Heidi Edwards, Lindsay Byard, Marie-Charlotte Mahul
Video: Jim Dziura / Mike Brillantes
Video Production: Mike Welch
Fashion Stylist: Zoe Costello / Artmix Beauty
Makeup: Adrienne Herbert for Tom Ford
Hair: David Cox for Kevin Murphy / Celestine
Agency Props: Abraham Latham
Music: Zen Freeman featuring Paul McKenna - The Hypnotist Available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hypnotist-feat.-paul-mckenna/id735191629

GIRONA - INCREDIBLE Tilt-Shift Film by Pau Garcia Laita

Photographer/Filmmaker Rob Whitworth (check out his awesome video BARCELONA Go!) shared this on Facebook yesterday, it's an amazing tilt-shift film by Pau Garcia Laita called GIRONA.  It was shot in and around the Catalan province of Girona, Spain.

A miniature look to the catalan province of Girona.

Directed by Pau Garcia Laita. https://www.facebook.com/paugarciafreelancefilmmaker

Music: Three by Cameron Ernst.

Licensed by themusicbed.com

On May 2014 the Catalan Tourist Board organized a social media action in which 5 different artists were invited to spend a week through a province of Catalonia shooting with their own style. This is the result of tiltshifting the province of Girona, probably the one that has the most variety of geographical and landscape locations, where I tried to show the different lifestyles people have with a summertime feeling.

Locations in order of appearance: Cadaqués, Vall de Núria, Ribes de Freser, Calella de Palafrugell, Llafranc, Sa Tuna, La Garrotxa, Banyoles, Besalú, Castellfollit de la Roca, Camprodon, Ripoll, Portbou, Estartit, Girona, Puigcerdà, La Cerdanya, La Molina, Cadaqués, Port Lligat, Monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes, El Port de la Selva, La Selva de Mar, Figueres, Sant Antoni de Calonge, Tamariu, Vall de Núria, Palamós, Tossa de Mar, Illes Medes. If you like it, feel free to comment below! :)

Barcelona GO! | Short Film by Rob Whitworth

This short film by Rob Whitworth is awesome!  It was shot using only Nikon cameras and lenses.

BARCELONA in Flow-Motion - A fast moving short film.... In few other cities is it possible to walk from spectacular location to spectacular location. I had a fantastic time adventuring around Barcelona's winding streets making this film. Special thanks to Ferran Macià Edo and his colleagues from Agència Catalana de Turisme (Catalan Tourism Board) for helping me get access to shoot at numerous stunning locations including: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya Gran Teater del Liceu Sagrada Familia Museu D'Historia De Barcelona Palau de la Música Santa Maria del Pi And an extra special thanks to Marta Garriga Bardalet for patiently modelling during an uncharacteristically cold and rainy day.

My time in numbers: 
363 hours work
75 Hours Logistics and Travel
31 Hours Scouting and Location Finding
78 Hours Shooting
179 Hours Post Production

26014 Camera Raw Files
817gb of data

Kit List
Nikon D800 DSLR
Nikon D7100 DSLR
Nikon D7100 DSLR
Nikon D3200 DSLR
Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF DX Fisheye
NIkon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX
Nikon 16-35 f/4G AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor
Nikon 28mm AF f/2.8D
Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S VR II
Promote Control

Sound Design and Music: Slava Pogorelsky
Email: kultenyeuk@walla.com
Facebook: facebook.com/Kultenyeuk

Rob Whitworth
Website: robwhitworth.co.uk/
Email: rob@robwhitworth.com.hk
Facebook: facebook.com/RobWhitworthPhotography
Twitter: twitter.com/kwhi02

Incredible Time Lapse by Joel Schat

This is definitely one of the best time-lapse videos I've ever seen.  Joel Schat does an amazing job at capturing the beauty of nature that is so often overlooked by today's fast paced living.  None of the shots he took are quick and easy, they all take time and that time forces one to sit back and relax while enjoying something that's all around us, yet seldom appreciated.  It's seeing videos and photography like this that continue to inspire me to get out and see as much of the world as possible.  Amazing job Joel and Roadtrippers.com!

First off thanks for watching my Nature DEMO REEL - Made to be Seen! To enjoy it in the best possible way turn the volume way up, Yell at everyone to be quiet and Dive into this film! If you have a blazing fast internet speed head on over to Youtube and choose 4K in the settings as the vimeo compression isn't the greatest! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBsT1eWIpQ Follow along with my adventures: Facebook: http://facebook.com/joelschatphoto Instagram: http://instagram.com/joelschat http://joelschat.com Alright! So basically this is my nature demo reel! My passion for the past 2 years has been to show off Creation as best I know how, which lead me to mountain tops, canyons, beaches and all sorts of spectacular places! I have been so blessed to be able to witness some of the things I've seen in the past 2 years. Thankfully I have been able to follow this passion of mine and continue to travel as I am extremely fortunate to work for an amazing company called http://Roadtrippers.com which allows me to travel and document roadtripping! Our Films: http://vimeo.com/roadtrippers The hardest part of this film for me was finding the right song. It had been months of casual searching but finding nothing. Then one day while I was at home (Vancouver) sitting in church my pastor used this song to help prove a point, that we have a soul and that is what seperates us from the rest of nature, the second I heard it I knew it was perfect and I rushed home to start the editing process! The song is called: Saturn - Sleeping at Last http://sleepingatlast.com If you want to see exactly what goes into making one of my videos check out a day in my life while on the road here: https://vimeo.com/89324153 The equipment I used for this film includes a bunch of Canon gear: 5d2, 6d, 16-35, 24-70, 70-200, Rokinon 14mm (great for stars) Lee Filters A Bunch of Manfrotto tripods and my Motion Control! Dynamic Perception makes some fantastic Sliders and now a pan/tilt head that is sweet but its the stage 1 that really changed things for me. It makes it possible to bring a slider on a long hike or on the airplane as its carbon fiber and super light! DP Stage 1 Carbon and DP Stage 0 - http://dynamicperception.com Emotimo TB3 http://emotimo.com Promote Control (Best intervalometer I have by far) http://goo.gl/8aIWL F-stop Tilopa BC And of course I couldn't have done it without my VW Westfalia!! All of these clips are available in 4-6K, email me at joel@roadtrippers.com for inquires.

Amazing Photos Taken Inside Some of the Biggest Surf

Check out some of Clark Little's amazing shorebreak photography.

The Inertia: Surfing's Definitive Community // http://www.theinertia.com Getting tossed around by shorebreak and slammed into the sand day after day is a rough go; Clark Little wouldn't have it any other way. In fact, for the North Shore local, it's all in a good day's work.

New Projects with Gabriella

I was in LA the past two weekends to meet up with my good friend Gabriella who was visiting from Hungary.  She and I have known each other for a few years and try to meet up whenever she's in LA.  We've shot together a few times in the past and from our first meeting we've thrown around the idea of doing some sort of road trip project together in Europe.  Recently I've been talking to a friend of mine at a production house based in Silverlake and we've been trying to develop this idea a bit more.  This past Friday the three of us were able to meet while Gaby was in town and he gave us a homework assignment which was for us to shoot a bit of random content of ourselves that can be used to help put the pitch together.  Since we didn't have a whole lot of time to do something cool before Gaby left town we decided to throw a GoPro in the car while driving around LA to show us interacting with one another.  I'll shoot some more content of myself over the next month that will show some behind the scenes stuff at a photo shoot, content of an ammo project in Nevada and South Africa, and a wine project I'm working on up in Santa Barbara County.  Gabriella will shoot a bit of content back home in Budapest and then we'll throw together a little 3 minute reel.

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In West Hollywood on our way to Urth Caffé for some boba.

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Wearing eyewear provided by our good friends at William Painter.

Tips From A Friend

You can learn a thing or two from my friend Alyssa Smith:

A short version of Alyssa Julya Smith hosting Esquire Network's "Women We Love" Special. Aired 11/2013. She is Represented by NEXT Los Angeles.

Magic Fingers Will Blow Your Mind

I just stumbled upon this, really fancy finger work!

Lindzee - Amelymeloptical Illusion

GorillaPod by Joby

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Awhile back LowePro and Joby sent me some really awesome bags and accessories.  The bags I use all the time, but up until this point I never had an opportunity to put the GorillaPod Focus to use.  Last weekend I was working on a photography/video project with an ammo company called Battle Born Munitions outside of Reno, NV.  The first day I shot some footage inside their warehouse and the following day we went off the grid to capture footage of their ammo in action.  While we were out there I used a 3 camera setup which consisted of two Nikon D7000s and one GoPro Hero3 Silver Edition.  I had the GoPro on a tripod near a steel target about 250 yards away from where we were shooting and I had both of the Nikons focusing on the shooters.  The GorillaPod came in handy because I was able to set it up really low to the ground to capture some cool video footage from a lower vantage point and on top of that my steady cam rig broke and the GorillaPod actually worked as a good substitute.  I think they should create some accessories to transform the GorillaPod into a highly portable on the go steady cam rig.  Anyway, here's a shot of the GorillaPod on the ground in front of the firing line, it was shot with my iPhone so it's not the greatest of shots, but you can see how the GorillaPod was placed and used.

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Story Behind the World's Most Viewed Image

The image titled "Bliss" is one of the most viewed images in the world since it was chosen to be the default wallpaper when Microsoft launched Windows XP.  This is the cool story behind the photo and Charles O'Rear, the photographer who captured the image.

From today on Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. The one thing everybody will always remember of Windows XP is desktop image 'Bliss', with it's green rolling hills and bluer than blue sky. Doesn't the most viewed picture of all times asks for a worthy goodbye? We certainly think so!

The Next Evolution in Simulation Games

I don't know why I'm posting this, maybe because it's pretty ridiculous.  This is the next evolution in role playing game simulators.  You started off with flight simulators and then other vehicle simulation games and now this . . . Goat Simulator.  The next generation of gaming . . .

Official Game Trailer

Gameplay

Walking Contest

This is a cool video I saw on Facebook yesterday and wanted to repost it.  It was directed by Vania Heymann and written/starring Daniel Koren.

Directed, Shot & Edited by Vania Heymann Starring, Music & Written by Daniel Koren Produced by Natan Schottenfels Walking Contestant: Bertho Jacinthe Assistant Director: Evyatar Gour Additional Cinematography: Roy Kafri Driver: Claudio Marquez Featuring: Daniela Moura, Jonathan Levy, Or Zubalsky, Liana Nigri, Gon Ben Ari, Dan Farkas, Preston Lawrence, Austin Beer (Shot on Sony FS700 and Canon 5d mark iii)

The Most Amazing Example of Multi-tasking . . . Ever.

Although this is my photography site, this post has absolutely nothing to do with photography.  You may or may not know that I'm actually a professional musician by trade.  I play drums and this guy has blown me away with his ability to multi-task.  I play a lot of different styles of music, including afro-cuban stuff which definitely pushes the hand-foot coordination, but what he's  doing is something different, not just putting things into place rhythmically, but also melodically while at the same time singing lyrics and not just a melody.  It's impressive, very impressive.  I'm definitely a fan of Paris Monster, this New York based drum and bass duo is pretty amazing.  To see what I'm talking about check out the live performance of "Vision Complete."

Paris Monster - Josh Dion (drums/vocals/synths) & Geoff Kraly (bass)
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Facebook Look Back - Walter White

Walter White enjoyed some good times and endured some bad times since joining Facebook back in 2008.

The Overview Effect

The overview effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or from the lunar surface.

It refers to the experience of seeing firsthand the reality of the Earth in space, which is immediately understood to be a tiny, fragile ball of life, "hanging in the void", shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. From space, the astronauts tell us, national boundaries vanish, the conflicts that divide people become less important, and the need to create a planetary society with the united will to protect this "pale blue dot" becomes both obvious and imperative.

Check out the trailer for our feature film CONTINUUM: https://vimeo.com/60234866 If you'd like more information about CONTINUUM and how you can support & even pre-order the film, check out: http://www.continuumthemovie.com. On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment. ‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment. CAST • EDGAR MITCHELL – Apollo 14 astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences • RON GARAN – ISS astronaut and founder of humanitarian organization Fragile Oasis • NICOLE STOTT – Shuttle and ISS astronaut and member of Fragile Oasis • JEFF HOFFMAN – Shuttle astronaut and senior lecturer at MIT • SHANE KIMBROUGH – Shuttle/ISS astronaut and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army • FRANK WHITE – space theorist and author of the book ‘The Overview Effect’ • DAVID LOY- philosopher and author • DAVID BEAVER – philosopher and co-founder of The Overview Institute ———- CREW Producer: STEVE KENNEDY Director: GUY REID Editor: STEVE KENNEDY Director of Photography: CHRISTOPHER FERSTAD Original Score: HUMAN SUITS Dubbing Mixer: PATCH MORRISON ———- TECHNICAL INFORMATION Filmed with Canon 5D Mk ii. Additional footage from NASA / ESA archives Duration: 19 minutes ———- Planetary Collective: http://www.planetarycollective.com/ Overview Microsite: http://www.overviewthemovie.com/ Human Suits (original score): http://www.humansuits.com/ For more information: The Overview Institute: http://www.overviewinstitute.org/ Fragile Oasis: http://www.fragileoasis.org/