Posted by ryanjackson on Mar 11, 2010 in Ryan's Life
I haven’t been updating as much lately because I’m working on a few projects and they won’t be published for a while.
Here is a taste of some photos I’ve taken lately though…
I spent an afternoon on the Boyle Street warm-up van but the story isn’t running for a while so here is just one photo. I’ll post more when the story runs.
Darryl Schwitz has been living on the streets of Edmonton for years. He uses the Boyle Street Community Service Co-op warmup van frequently. Schwitz picks bottles every day to fuel is alcohol addiction and resides mainly in the west end of town. February 24, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
I’ve spent the last week doing a story on the Edmonton Paralympic Sports Association. I’ve shot Paralympic Tae Kwon Doe, Soccer, Swimming, Floor Hockey and Sledge Hockey. The full photo story will run next weekend (I hope!). Here is a teaser from the series.
Left to right. Cassius Swampy, Emily Johnson who has cerebral palsy and Teresa Looy, swim instructor with the Paralympic Sports Association swim program at MacEwan University pool in Edmonton on March 6, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Yes! That is a remote camera mounted on a sledge! More pictures to come when the story runs.
The Shrine Circus is coming and I’m doing a time lapse from the end of a hockey game until the end of opening night of the circus. That should run on Saturday or Sunday. See you soon!
Friday night was an opportunity for me and Greg Southam’s MacEwan University photography students to shoot some basketball for their sports action assignment.
I was surprised to see that almost all of the students shot Nikon. When I went to Loyalist it was the other way around. Nikon has really come a long way since then in quality and price.
Here are some of my favorite photos from Friday night. Enjoy!
Brandon University Bobcats’ Melanie Thompson makes a shot on the University of Alberta Pandas’ net during their match at the U of A Main Gym in Edmonton, Alta. on January 29, 2009. Pandas won 87-39. Photo by Ryan Jackson / ryanjackson.ca
Brandon University Bobcats’ Chantel Gaslard, left, and University of Alberta Pandas’ Josephine Peacock fight for the ball during their match at the U of A Main Gym in Edmonton, Alta. on January 29, 2009. Pandas won 87-39. Photo by Ryan Jackson / ryanjackson.ca
University of Alberta Pandas’ Caitlin Stiksma, left, and Brandon University Bobcats’ Jayla Bousquet fight for the ball during their match at the U of A Main Gym in Edmonton, Alta. on January 29, 2009. Pandas won 87-39. Photo by Ryan Jackson / ryanjackson.ca
University of Alberta Golden Bears’ Harvey Bradford goes for the net during a match against the Brandon University Bobcats at the U of A Main Gym in Edmonton, Alta. on January 29, 2009. The Bobcats won 88-85. Photo by Ryan Jackson / ryanjackson.ca
University of Alberta Golden Bears’ Harvey Bradford tries to get through Brandon University Bobcats’ Dany Charlery, left, and Martin Lawrence during their match at the U of A Main Gym in Edmonton, Alta. on January 29, 2009. The Bobcats won 88-85. Photo by Ryan Jackson / ryanjackson.ca
Jack of all Trades: Becoming a Well Rounded Visual Journalist.
Follow along with the Google Doc Presentation tinyurl.com/y9uaefv
Edmonton Journal staff multimedia producer speaks at the 72′nd Canadian University Press Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
He goes through his still portfolio and gives advice to students for getting a job in this new media landscape.
Video by Ryan Jackson. ryanjackson.ca
Here is the video and Google Doc Presentation that I gave on Sunday at CUP. You can also CLICK HERE and scroll down to the bottom of the page, RIGHT CLICK on the “Download this video” link and download the .mp4 file which should play on any video iPod, nano or iPhone. Enjoy!
Posted by ryanjackson on Jan 15, 2010 in Ryan's Life
I’m speaking at the CUP conference again this year. I spoke last year in Saskatoon and this year it’s convieniently in Edmonton. I speak on Sunday and my good friend Anne-Marie Jackson from the Globe is speaking as well on Saturday. I’ll post video/notes of what we say after it’s done.
Our Realtor Steve Kanizaj was fantastic and helped us find the perfect house for less than asking price. The cool thing about Realtors when you are buying a house is that they don’t cost the buyer anything as the Realtor simply gets a portion of the commission on the sale. Your Realtor’s job is to find homes, arrange for viewings, make the offer and get you the lowest price possible.
Since Ashe and I were first time home buyers we had no idea what we were doing so he really helped with the paperwork and organizing everything.
Steve was very professional and fun to work for and Ashe and I highly recommend him if you are looking to buy or sell a home. You can contact him at stevek@realtyexecutives.com or call 780-709-8400
For our mortgage we used Jamie Coulter in Calgary who found us the best mortgage rate and bank for us and really made the mortgage process more personal and less “dealing with a bank” ‘ish. Again, he finds you the best rate and doesn’t cost you a thing so you can only benefit. His website is jamiecoulter.ca and you can call him at 403-835-1535. He’s in Calgary and we live in Edmonton but that didn’t matter since everything was done through e-mail/fax.
They can also refer you to good home inspectors, movers, lawyers, etc.
Referral is everything which is why I’m writing this.
As a thanks to Steve for his great work , I did head shots for his new website that he is building. Enjoy!
Stephen Kanizaj with Realty Executives Progressive poses for a photo in his home on December 20, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / ryanjackson.ca
A beautiful view of the river valley in Edmonton on October 2, 2009. Edmonton Journal photographer Ryan Jackson placed a time lapse camera on the roof of the Coast Edmonton Hotel in early April of this year. The camera snapped one photo every hour for over six months and produced over 4,400 images. Here are some of the most beautiful, odd and interesting images captured. To see an interactive time lapse of the river valley transforming from winter to spring to fall go to edmontonjournal.com/photos. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
I was also very happy that the Journal gave me the ENTIRE FRONT PAGE on Saturday to show off my image. Pretty damn cool!
Smoky Lake Pumpkin Carriers, left to right, Alex Anderderenowsky, 16, Chris Wolanski, 16, Zack Sparling, 17, and Adam Shupenia, 17, take a rest after moving dozens of giant pumpkins and squashes during the 20th annual Great White North Pumpkin Fair in Smoky Lake, AB. October 4, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Posted by ryanjackson on Oct 16, 2009 in Ryan's Life
Rick MacWilliam, Larry Wong and myself will be at the Edmonton Journal booth at the Edmonton Photographic Tradeshow on Saturday at the Greenwood Inn., 4485 Gateway Blvd., to show our work, give tips and answer questions.
Tickets available at mcbaincamera.com
Posted by ryanjackson on Oct 14, 2009 in Ryan's Life
I’m now officially faculty at MacEwan University! I taught part of the second-year Documentary Photography class at MacEwan last year and I’m teaching again next semester. Greg Southam teaches the still photo portion of the class and I’m teaching the multimedia portion. You can find some of my notes and lectures from last year in the Training section of this site.
