Champagne and Whiskey
I had a recent photo shoot at a local Denver bar. Photos from that shoot are coming soon. While I was there I had some fun with the 50mm f1.4 lens.
Wedding/Fashion Shoot at the Neon Museum Boneyard in Las Vegas
While I was in Vegas I shared a room with another photographer from San Fransisco, Jarda Brych. On the second day of the convention he planned a shoot at the Neon Museum Boneyard. The Boneyard is a graveyard of hundreds of historic old casino signs, and a pretty cool place to do a photo shoot.
I performed assistant duties for Jarda, while checking out the place to see if I might want to shoot there next time I go to Vegas. I popped some pictures with my Canon G9 to catalog the place so that I could get some ideas and be prepared for if and when I decide to go back. It isn’t cheap to shoot here, so if I go back I want to have a plan to do something that is quite unique and planned out. But there are sure some funny signs lying around. Sin City Baby!
Hall Ranch mountain biking makes it two days in a row
We usually get some sunny days in the 60s in Boulder in March. And the important thing to know is that when it happens; it’s very likely that it will be followed by snow in the near future. See the snow on Long’s Peak? Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. I think it is a situation where if you want to play, you are going to have to pay. Either way, it’s important not to squander the fair weather opportunities when they present themselves. So Ryan and I headed up to Hall Ranch for another day on the dirt.
It was a pretty sweet day. Right as we got to the top the wind picked up, and we had a wicked tailwind the whole way down which made for extra air over all the water bars. The coolest part for me was when I came down off of the upper loop on the fastest section and I came upon a huge heard of deer. They started running and scattering all over but I was moving pretty fast, one of them chose a path across the trail about 10 feet in front of me. I felt like one of the herd :>)
This blog post is turning into some kind of Ryan shrine. Well they don’t usually make fun of people at their shrines, but I like to do things my own way. Right after the above photo was taken, he tells me that he’s working on not making stupid faces when having his picture taken. Poor guy, all these years I thought he was doing it on purpose! So I guess this means he looks constipated on the trail all the time.
I call this last photo, Positively Posterior. Anyway, I need to go riding with some other people so I can get some subject variety. So that pretty much means getting some more friends to quit their jobs, since I like riding in the middle of the week when the trails are empty. C’mon, who’s up for it?
Duelling Bianchi Rita Singlespeeds at Heil Ranch - First ride of the year!
Spring is officially here and yesterday I dusted off the singlespeed for the first ride of the year. I was going to do a quick road ride, as my geared bike is in pieces. But Ryan called and convinced me that riding a singlespeed for the first ride of the year is the only way to prove that you are a Real Man. We went up to Heil Ranch which is an extremely single speed friendly kinda ride. The new loop has been a really great addition and make the overall rockiness of the place tolerable.
The weather was perfect and the trails were pretty clear except for an abnormal number of senior citizens hiking around. We made sure to run over as many as possible so as to accumulate the maximum number of points. It was so much fun that I just might have to go for another ride today.
Frozen in Grand Central Station
Here is another cool video link. A couple hundred people got together and ‘froze’ in the middle of Grand Central Station, much to the confusion of the general population. Check it out.
Party Pics from the Ghost Bar in Las Vegas
I’m back from WPPI in Las Vegas and things are fuzzy so I’m just going to post this Youtube office cubicle prank video
I’ve been attending trade shows in Las Vegas for many years now. For the bicycle industry gigs, you would hang out all day talking bikes, then you go to some industry parties where there are more dudes talking about bikes. Then maybe I’d try to go to some clubs, quickly get tired of buying $15 drinks, then go home.
I found out at the DWF convention in Tampa that wedding photographers are different. Inherently they are socialites who enjoy parties. Trouble, T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
So I’m back in Boulder and I’m trying to catch up with some clients and get my act together. I’ll post some pictures soon. But in the meantime I’ll share this little YouTube clip. Anything that involves cubicles makes me laugh a lot any more.
I’m now the proud owner of an Ellsworth Ride Cruiser Bike
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally gotten my Ellsworth Ride. This bike was my final project as a mechanical engineer. It really is the culmination of a big part of my life. It combined years of pro-level mountain bike racing, bicycle engineering, and the Boulder Happy Thursday Cruiser Ride.
The bike is currently hanging out serving as Lobby Art in my downtown office. One of my office-mates, Robert Kittila, was immediately enamored with the bike. Robert enjoys doing product photography, and was immediately motivated to shoot some photos. Damn, he did a great job!
The ten posts that Google liked best last week
Here are the top 10 most requested posts from the last week. Some of them are recent and make sense, while others … not so much. Maybe I’ll go back and liven up some of the wierd ones that done say anything or have a picture associated with them.
1. http://www.steve-z.com/2007/10/16/fashion-shoot-in-the-rain-never-give-up/
2. http://www.steve-z.com/2007/06/22/trail-tested-26-vs-29er-mountain-bike-comparison-which-is-better/
3. http://www.steve-z.com/2006/11/11/futuristic-burlesque-fashion-show-photos/
4. http://www.steve-z.com/2007/03/18/daily-photos-hairstyles-of-st-patricks-day/
5. http://www.steve-z.com/2007/06/08/there-are-977349-better-blogs-than-mine/
6. http://www.steve-z.com/2007/10/26/check-out-photoblogsorg/
7. http://www.steve-z.com/2007/10/29/advertising-which-style-would-you-choose/
8. http://www.steve-z.com/2008/03/05/i-made-a-wedding-portfolio-slideshow-and-put-it-on-youtube/
9. http://www.steve-z.com/2008/02/21/today-didnt-go-as-planned-an-adventure-is-born/
10. http://www.steve-z.com/2008/02/27/saltly-polish-mines-and-pierogies/
The Steve Z Photography downtown Boulder studio is LIVE
Hi, I am emerging from my coma. The entire state of Colorado has been inundated with winter cold viral attacks from hell. I haven’t been blogging or doing to much else other than setting up the new office and meeting clients there while pretending not to be sick. I feel that canceling things because of sickness is generally not the best way to introduce yourself to potential wedding clients.
I’m sharing a space at 1906 13th St (NE corner of Walnut & 13th) in downtown Boulder, with 2 video/photo guys. The space is called 101. We need to work on the title. We each have our own office, plus a conference room and another common area. The conference room has a couple couches. I wonder who will sleep there first? My bet is on Hot Robbie.
Maybe I’ll post some new pictures soon. Or maybe not. Funny thing, is that it doesn’t seem to affect how many site hits I get. I had an all time record on Monday (823), and the funny thing is I haven’t posted anything in a week. And people aren’t reading about Europe or anything, it’s a lot of random stuff. Hmmmmm, that gives me an idea . . .
I made a Wedding Portfolio Slideshow and put it on YouTube
I’ve noticed that Google ranks YouTube videos quite highly. So I think I’m going to start uploading my slideshows there and see if it drums up any hype.
This is a general wedding slideshow that I made a while back for client meetings but I have not posted it yet.
A random artsy photo
