I love fall for family photos!
Meike and Alvin were looking to get some photos done with their two kids. I held them off for a couple weeks because I was waiting for the trees in Stanley Park to finally give. When the week came, I quickly informed them.
I don’t think it could have gotten any better than the morning we arrived. Colours sprouted all over the park. Green grass, red/yellow leaves, overcast with a touch of sun beating through the clouds. Anytime the sun peaked, I practically held down the shutter.
Remember, try to keep your shoot with kids within two hours. Once they’re done, your photography will come to inevitable stop, not even candy can save you now!
1955 Spyder
Lets roll back a couple weeks because I can’t help but make an exclusive about this car. It took a years to restore, but the owner said most of this time was spent trying to e-baying all the original parts.
The car was parked in his garage, covered in a silk liner that only shadowed the shape of the car. When the cover flew off, all I saw was a reflection of myself. The lines of the car were a little hard to read at first, but as I walked around it, I couldn’t believe how it’s small curvy figure had won me over.
Would you believe me if I told you the car had the power to weight ratio of a Porsche Carrera GT? The body was constructed of aluminum and weighed less than 1000 pounds. Fitted with Subaru’s 2L, the car was pushing 300hp. The drive was a different story! Sitting just inches from the pavement, the Spyder cut through each turn with it’s go-cart reflexes and when the throttle dropped, I was velcroed to the seats.
The first couple pictures were taken at the owners house, but I soon found out I needed something more grand. A bigger drive way, better light distribution, and maybe something to resemble the 50-60′s more.
I found myself shooting the car from different positions because the curves were much different then what I usually shoot. The cars weight distribution is uneven because it needs to compensate for the driver. This made it extremely difficult to shoot a perfect 3/4′s without the car dipping across it’s wheel base.
Editing was also different then what I’m usually used to. Figured if I’m going to shoot a classic, I’ll need to set a mood.
I was going to have to change my style and blend aged b/w film grain with new age technology.
I like Porsche for sticking with their roots, because their cars still look phenomenal!! Now if only they were cheaper, I’d live off mac&cheese for a couple years for a mid 80′s 911 Turbo *drool*
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So here it is, my first blog entry. Sort of weird, but I’ve always wanted to keep track of my past and share some crazy trip stories I’ve came across.
Reason why I’m starting a blog is to answer all those curious questions.
When friends, family, acquaintances look at a photo they instantly what to immerse themselves into the photo with a story. There is always a story behind the work, if just for one photo or a multiple series of them.
Who am I?
My name’s Tomasz Wagner, I have been a photographer for 6 years now.
It was curiosity at first, but I guess if your going to fish out 800$ for a camera, it should be called something more then curiosity I presume. Never the less, I didn’t look back.
I never went to school for photography, and one class in high school doesn’t count. I guess you can say I was self taught, for the first 3 years of my life I would visited webpages, posted on forums *thank you Revscene for ruining my life! I Kidd* and getting alot of strong critical feedback for most of my earlier photos.
My photography took a turn when I met Justin Lam. For the next 3 years my photography grew at a tremendous rate. Justin helped me with my lighting, posing, and some important key tricks.
Here I am, 6 years later. It’s been a grueling hill, but buckle up, because this is just the start
