This edit is the result of a few hours of chillin with the Risky Devil Street Car Club in Chicago. Can’t wait to get back to Chicago and do a full edit with these guys. To me, a street-able drift/race/drag car is the ultimate challenge. Forget high dollar race programs, I want to see a...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
VOW – BRMC “Stop”
Video Of the Week, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Stop. By the time I return to Los Angeles, I will have been on the road for over a month. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is a rock n roll band. Yes, Rock n Roll. They are one of the few. Most music that is labeled Rock...
Recent Work – Austin Speed Shop
NationofGO.com – Sunday Drive with Austin Speed Shop All around Austin, TX, you see stickers encouraging you to Keep Austin Weird. Driving through town with the gang from Austin Speed Shop you feel like you’re doing your part. The Nation of GO Tour is a 20+-day road trip supporting the launch of nationofgo.com, a new social network...
Quick Snaps – JOB Harrisburg, PA
In college, someone showed me Breakin’ 2 – Electric Boogaloo. The scene that really had the greatest impact was the rotating room dance sequence. Where Turbo and Ozone pop and lock all over the walls and ceiling of a rotating room. Another influence was getting really hyped up listening to Lionel Richie’s Dancing On the...
Recent Work – Ride Tech Montage
Disappearing Tire Trick – Burnout times 3 from Nation of GO on Vimeo. NationofGO.com – Disappearing Tire Trick Ride Tech’s Bret Voelkel has a heavy right foot. So when you ask to him to bring out a few cars from the company’s “toy garage,” as they call it, you’re not going to see pampered trailer...
A Day with Will – Risky Devil
Being on the Nation of GO tour has not left much free time for socializing. On an average day we are covering a few hundred miles, shooting multiple locations, and then doing post work at the hotel. The last third of the tour takes the van through the midwest. Which feels mighty homely. Its nice...
Recent Work – Profoto behind the Scenes
Profoto Blog- Magnum Reflector / Giant Reflector from DC CHAVEZ on Vimeo. blog.profoto-usa.com – A Controlled Look at Light II “For this blog post we are going to focus on two very different types of light shapers- the Magnum Reflector and the Giant Parabolic Reflector. One provides strong, smooth light and the other a hard yet even light.”...
Random Snaps – Hoosier JOB
Was able to “bounce” back from my minor finger injury and Jump On Beds again. This time, coming to you from the Hooiser state, Indiana. Pushing the shutter speed as high as my ISO would allow – I was able to get less blur and a faster shutter – which gives the illusion that I...
Recent Work – Rich Evans
NationofGO.com – Rich Evans, Family Man Rich Evans, the man behind Huntington Beach Body Works is a hardcore dude. His gothic design elements, skulls, and chrome – are pretty dark and heavy. But, Rich is also a father of three and a really nice guy. We wanted to capture the duality of Rich Evans with...
Recent Work – RJ De Vera Interview
NationofGO.com – RJ De Vera Interview An impromptu interview, utilizing natural lighting and the garage at Street Concepts as a backdrop. The Nation of GO Tour is a 20+-day road trip supporting the launch of nationofgo.com, a new social network for gearheads from BFGoodrich Tires. Equipped with cameras, a mobile editing suite and all the latest tools...
Recent Work – WORKS Drift
Drift Day with WORKS Motorsports from Nation of GO on Vimeo. NationofGO.com – Drift Day with WORKS Motorsports This quick edit was created on the road during BFGoodrich’s Nation of GO tour. The crew visited WORKS, a tuning company based out of Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. WORKS was hosting an autocross/drift event during the...
Quick Snaps – JOB Bible Belt
I woke up in a van. Third row bench seat. A stack of tour t-shirts as a pillow. The humid Arkansas air was stale when the van door opened. In a daze, I gathered my batteries, camera bag, laptop, and my trusty suitcase. Looking down at my legs, I was impressed that they were carrying...
Recent Work – Spoon Sports
Honda fanatics respect Edmund Laurea and Spoon Sports from Nation of GO on Vimeo. Client: BFGoodrich Nation of GO Role: Camera Operator, Editor, and Colorist. Delivery Format: Quicktime 720/24p
Nation of GO – Tour Schedule
For the rest of the month, I’m on tour with the Nation of GO tour. If we are heading to your city, drop me a line and let’s meet up. Follow the Nation of GO on Twitter, add the tour on Facebook, and check out the blog. Here is the remaining schedule for the tour:...
Quick Snaps – JOB Phoenix, Arizona
The Nation of GO tour rolled into Chandler, Arizona last night around midnight. We crashed at the Holiday Inn. The next morning, I fired off a few exposures. Still hooked on the Canon 14mm 2.8 L lens. It has such a gigantic field of view and the focus is simple over 3 feet away –...
Quick Snaps – JOB Indio, California
Double beds make for bed transfers. The mattresses at the Holiday Inn Express in Indio, California also had some awesome spring to them. Most of my favorite shots from this morning’s bed jumping session were taken with the 14mm 2.8 L – it has a gigantic field of view and the focus is simple at...
Nation of GO – Desert Dingos
Desert Dingo Racing is a Baja 1000 team who contacted us on twitter while we were in San Francisco. On the way to Los Angeles, we stopped by to check out their beetle. Which was getting painted for an upcoming summit. The team is a real inspiration. Having never run the Baja, they assembled a...
Quick Snaps – Orange EVO 9
On the Nation of GO tour, I’ve been shooting an average of 200 or more photos a day. This is pushing me to try new things and think like a photographer instead of a videographer. Being able to drop my shutter speed into the sub 1/60 range and working on single frame composition. This car...
Quick Snaps – JOB Orange County
Tonight, I found out that there is a Jumping On Hotel Beds website. Odd, I guess there are other travelers who share my passion for decimating hotel beds and trying to kick the ceiling. I’ve cracked a few box springs in my travels and left a few mattresses messed up – but thats why I...
Nation of GO – Dominator Street Rods
Finished up at Brizio’s Street Rods and drove out to another Bay area builder’s – Dominator Street Rods. Roy Brizio himself led us out onto the highway – this gave me the chance to shoot some longer exposure car to car shots. Was happy with how a few turned out – this one at 1/40...