Large Format… sorta

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:01:34 +0000

Here’s another quick test of tiling multiple frames together to get the feel of a large format 4×5 view camera. I love this look and stitching it all together wasn’t too bad. The final image is over 10,000 pixels wide!!!

It’s more impressive if you click to view the large image.

Four Winns Performance Testing on TC West Bay

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:44:52 +0000

I got to hang out with the R&D team at Four Winns Boats on TC’s West Bay a few months back while they did some rigerous boat testing. Some of the testing tedious and scientific the rest is railing on the boat and seeing what she can handle. We had to strap a GoPro on the the test driver as they wouldn’t let me come aboard… maybe next time.

Rebrand

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:57:51 +0000

I’m deep in the process of a portfolio edit and a re-brand. It’s a tedious process but well worth the efforts.

Barefoot Magazine – Grand Traverse Resort

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:24:36 +0000

This has been out for awhile but I haven’t had a chance to post. Better late then never right. Grand Traverse Resort & Spa publishes an annual magazine for their guest. The talented folks at Gemini Publishing put together a really solid publication. It’s an honor to have photos sprinkled throughout the issue – Here’s some of my favorites.

Fishtown

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:33:18 +0000

This fall I did a shoot for the Fish Town Preservation Society. The goal was to create an image library that could be used for a variety of projects throughout the year. More specifically we were shooting the “Faces of Fishtown” documenting the people that work, live and play at our beloved Leland Fish Town. For more info on the project and how you can help preserve this historic site go to: http://www.fishtownmi.org/

I love when a project like this comes together. With a little planning and couple hours of shooting the client now has a great image library that enforces the brand and looks cohesive. I was happy to donate my time to the cause please help by spreading the word around.

To see more photos from the shoot click below.

http://www.andywakemanphoto.com/gallery/fishtown/

New Year, New Site, New Images

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:16:44 +0000

Please take a moment to check out my updated site. A fresh look and lots of new images from the past year. 2011 was a great year and I’m looking forward to 2012!

Visit www.andywakemanphoto.com (if not already here)

New images from my Faces of FishTown pro-bono project
www.andywakemanphoto.com/gallery/fishtown/

New video projects posted
www.andywakemanphoto.com/motion/

My next camera – Canon C300

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:21:25 +0000

My next camera? Maybe. After doing some serious video shooting with the 5d & 60d this past few months I’m quickly finding the limitations of the DSLRs. Most of the problems come from the “moire” issues, weird stair stepping and strange artifacts caused by, to my understanding, making a 21meg sensor produce a 3meg HD video signal. I love my DSLRs, there small, have awesome shallow depth of field and are pretty amazing in low light.

Canon has released the new C300 which is the answer to all of the DSLR issues. The catch, it DOES NOT take still images. Everybody’s geeked about the Red Scarlet but the workflow issues are hard to ignore. The C300 is the next logical step up for the DSLR video shooter. The biggest step being the price… $13k!

Here’s a really great review of the camera.

Jeep – looks better with mud

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:34:13 +0000

Boyne Ad Campaign- “We Understand”

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:08:06 +0000

This ad is running right now for Boyne Mt Resort. Great concept from the clever team at Greenlight Marketing. The talent was absolutely baking after about 45 minutes in full ski gear.

EdTech Magazine

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:22:55 +0000

Here’s a portrait I shot for EdTech Magazine and the wonderful folks at TMG. It’s a trade publication geared towards higher education institutions. This particular article was featuring the head chef at Baker Culinary Institute of Michigan and there hi-tech kitchen.