Here is a list of the stuff I’m using to document my trip:
- Canon EOS 20D (Not in the picture)
- Canon SD800 IS
- Canon EF-S 17-85mm (Not in the picture)
- Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
- Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II
- PNY 8GB SD Card
- PNY 2GB CompactFlash
- Lexar 1GB Compact Flash
- Polarizing and UV filters
- Moleskine note book
- Bic pen

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A series of interviews with the World Press award winners.  It’s very interesting to hear what photographers have to say about their pictures.  -Link-  

If you’re a photographer trying to take an artistic picture, then try to think about the story you want to deliver through your picture before proceeding the work.  Nicely taken pictures don’t stand out if they were purpose less. You might enjoy the beats in a song, but the words could be crappy!

Creativity and story line are the most important aspects in photography.  If you’re trying to be an artistic in your pictures then don’t take pictures just for the sake of taking them!

Look at other artists arts, try to understand them and penetrate the photographer mind.  As weird as it might sounds, it’s the most enjoyable thing I’ve been introduced to.  It’s good to know how to take good pictures, but what will that do for you if your pictures doesn’t mean anything?

P.S. Pictures by Gail Albert Halaban

Biker gangs, crews or whatever they are. They all come from across the nation to Richmond to celebrate the underground event “Evil fools day”. Its a four days event.  In the first day their was a movie at the Byrd theater called “The Pornography of the bicycle“, a series of short films on the theme of bike porn.  In the third day they all cross the bridge to “Belle Isle” to celebrate the main event. Basically biker crews compete against each other and all the games are consist of biking and chugging beer in a way or another! There is this one game where you chug a six-pack beer and drive in a circle, if you drop the beer or loose your balance then you’re out. Getting hurt sounds a must in this event, expect a flying beer lands on your face or someone through a bike on your way or over your head! As crazy as it sounds, it was was fun to watch.

Pictures:
More pictures at the gallery -Click-

- The pictures were taken on Whistler and Vancouver, B.C
- It was an amazing place, great for taking pictures and relaxing
- Whistler is best for outdoors activities (Biking, Hiking, canoeing, zip tricking) during the summer time.
- It was so much fun.

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I spent the whole past month holding an old fully manual classic camera (Fujica St705), and taking pictures of the strangest things you could ever imagine. The project was a serial of assignments, each one is completely differ from the other. Almost all the assignments needs a high creativity and imaginary, otherwise your pictures would look like a snap shots!

I’ve done the shooting, processing (for some of the films), and the printing for the whole pictures on my project. Working in dark with a Red Orange light was so much fun, specially watching the pictures shows up on the white papers.

What have I got from this project:
-Giving an artistic value to the pictures I take.
-Having the courage to take pictures in the public.
-Having the ability to take pictures for strangers.
-Understanding the way to communicate with the public.
-Getting used to hold the camera all the time.
-Sending a massages through the pictures.
-Making a dialog between the views and the picture.

What I’ve used in my projects:
Fujica st705
20 Rolls of PX Kodak 36 Exposures (B&W Films)
4 Rolls of Tri-X Kodak 36 Exposures (B&W Films)
Tripod
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The developing and processing equipments.

Some pictures from my project:

I called this picture “Media Attack”, the name might sound cheesy, but what I was trying to show in this picture is how the newspapers can cover on some people, and the ability of changing the facts.

I’ve also called it “Media attack”, and I am trying to show that we are seeing the world from the medias point of view.

Called it “Learn to love”

“Waiting for something?”

-Enter-

Can you feel The ..
love,
Fear,
Dark,
B!,*The title is inspired by, the great movie, Hostel.

I felt the B!, on my way to a ski resort.