Calgary Photographer

FP #8 - The End

Stalman — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:57:38 +0000

The final Factory Party has now come and gone and it's been a blast. Most of the video shooting has wrapped up and as I begin the long process of editing piles of video, I have a lot of thanks to give. First and formost, Randy Gibson and The Modern Leisure, for putting on a world class party, 8 times, and raising the bar for Calgary's art and music scene. My video crew for the night, Brendan Webster and Glen Hayes, for jumping into a half baked video project, and making it kick ass, and Lindsey Baker for the time lapse help. Thanks to the guys at Vistek and The Camera Store, for helping me scramble to get the gear I needed, and showing me how to use it.Thanks to Lee, for this hot Instanx photo of Glen & I at work. And thanks to all you party goers, especially the ones I interviewed. Such a strange blend of stylish-sexy, and often batshit crazy, you made so much of FP what it was.

It will take some time edit this little project, but stay tuned for the web release of the Factory Party Documentary, you will see it here first.

Friday, March 12 will be the end of Calgary's illustrious

Stalman — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:49:46 +0000

Friday, March 12 will be the end of Calgary's illustrious Factory Parties. These are a few brief moments of interview with Randy, with his thoughts on FP.

There will be full coverage of tonights closing ceremonies, we will be web released as a short documentary on Stalman.ca. Come find our cameras , and make your handsome mug a part of history.

Hayden's tooth woes

Stalman — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:51:36 +0000

Only days after his first orthodontist appointoint, our favorite 9 year old took a terrible spill on big bike, reducing his front tooth to a fraction of it's former self. About 3/4. Fortunately, we have since taken him to the dentist, and then specicialist (daily word: endontist) for a quick repair. He is now back to full health, and on schedule to cover that shiny new tooth, with a shiny set of braces.

Behind the scenes - Photo & video shoot for Visuell Interactive

Stalman — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:59:19 +0000

Here is a peak at the photo and video shoot for Visuell Interactive's new website. Very cool video and flash fusion.

Thank you so much to Glen and Magda for looking hot and helping to put this together in such a huge rush, thanks to Aaron at Visuell, for being so fantastic to work with, and double thanks to Matt for running around us with the 5D to capture this backstage fun.

Video for Visuell was shot on the 7D with the 24-105mm and the 35mm f/1.4, and behind the scenes is on the 5D mkII with the 50mm f/1.2. Lighting with a set of Lowel lights, and a pair of Luxman portable packs that died 20 minutes into the shoot! So we were running at half power the whole time, which meant some serious masking in post, which was done in Photoshop.

Music by Patience and Prudence

Calgary Market Collective

Stalman — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:29:15 +0000

Once again, Kensington hosts the wonderful Market Collective, where dozens of local artists come to sell the goods, play their music and hug a lot.

This was a quick same day edit of my talented fiancé Lee setting up shop. You can find her jewelry and accessories online at talltreeshop.com, and more about the Collective at marketcollective.ca.

Glidetrack Shooter

Stalman — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:13:15 +0000

Straight out of the box, and onto my tripod, these are some test shots from around the house with my glidetrack.com. I clearly need some practice with the movement, but it will lead to wonderful things.

I Could Be Ordinary

Stalman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:47:59 +0000

Glen and I shot this little video about nothing last fall, in a couple of hours. intending to make it the music video for an unwritten song. Months later, that song remained unwritten, so it is now the music video for an impromptu demo recorded during band practice. So this was the first, and so far, only time we have played this song.

Song recorded live, through a mixer into an iPhone.

Dan Mangan "So Much For Everyone"

Stalman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:06:37 +0000

Final of song of my live footage at the Dan Mangan show. After an incredible performace, he climbed through the crowd for an encore atop the bar tables, and magiced us away with a singalong of So Much for Everyone from his album Postcards and Daydreaming. It took a few moments for everyones oooohs to come into tune with each other, but it was beautiful when they did.

Video shot on a Canon 5D mkII w/ 50mm f/1.2 lens, and audio with Zoom H4n.

Dan Mangan "Robots"

Stalman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:44:37 +0000

One of the best singalong songs, Dan Mangan performs Robots in Calgary.

I shot the video on a Canon 5D mkII w/ 90mm f/2.8 tilt/shift lens, mounted on a Gorilla pod, and audio with Zoom H4n. And remember, that robots need love too.

Dan Mangan "Basket" (live)

Stalman — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:46:15 +0000

Vacouver folk artist, Dan Mangan, performs live in Calgary at the Gate in Feb '10 to huge sing along crowd. He has a certain magic that draws in the whole room, so look for my other live videos from the show, and go buy his latest album Nice, Nice, Very Nice.

Get Dan tour info at danmanganmusic.com, follow him on twitter @danmanganmusic and to get all the Mangan you can handle, listen to some tunes at myspace.com/danmangan

Video was shot on a Canon 5D mkII w/ 90mm f/2.8 tilt/shift lens, mounted on a Gorilla pod, and audio with Zoom H4n.