Over 63,000 fans enjoy the 98th CFL Grey Cup with the Saskatchewan Roughriders facing the Montreal Alouettes in Edmonton on November 28, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
To make this picture and time lapse video I had two cameras mounted up in the catwalk of the light standard on the east side of Commonwealth Stadium.
The time lapse camera was simply a Hero Cam mounted at the center of the catwalk. I set the Hero Cam to take a picture every 10 seconds for the entire game. I then plunked all the stills into Final Cut Pro. The whole video was over two minutes. I cut it down to just over one. For audio I just recorded a few minutes of game action and plunked it under the photos.
To make the wide-angle still image I mounted a Canon 5D Mark-II with a Canon 17-35mm f2.8 using a Magic Arm. I set it to Av mode F8 and turned on +1 / -1 bracketing. I then set an intervalometer to trigger the camera every 30-seconds. So every 30-seconds I had three pictures at -1, 0, +1 exposure.
Why shoot 6 frames a minute you ask? Well I wanted to get a perfect exposure with the sky just right, the downtown skyline silhouetted and all the fans in their seats. I couldn’t be up in the catwalk the whole time to wait for the light to be just right so setting the camera to shoot a few thousand frames is the next best thing. I shot over 48 GB of RAW pictures with that camera during the game for one picture. Well worth it!
In the days leading up to the 98th Grey Cup in Edmonton I had the fun assignments of photographing drunk fans partying and cheerleaders strutting their stuff. Here are my favorite shots and video.
The BC Felions cheer team performs during the 2010 Grey Cup Cheerleader Extravaganza at MacEwan University in Edmonton on November 27, 2010. All eight CFL cheer teams showed their talent in the 14th annual event. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Saskatchewan Roughriders fan Darryl Formo from Regina, Sask. at the Spirit of Edmonton Party at the Westin Hotel in Edmonton on November 25, 2010 to celebrate the Grey Cup. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
The Saskatchewan Riders and Edmonton Eskimos cheer teams perform arial stunts together during the 2010 Grey Cup Cheerleader Extravaganza at MacEwan University in Edmonton on November 27, 2010. All eight CFL cheer teams showed their talent in the 14th annual event. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
BC Lions fans Carl Danroth, left, and Mojo Kemp from Vancouver at the Spirit of Edmonton Party at the Westin Hotel in Edmonton on November 25, 2010 to celebrate the Grey Cup. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Fire investigator Captain Frank Krzanstek poses for a photo at Fire Station 2 in Edmonton on May 5, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Fire investigator Captain Dean Adam poses for a photo at Fire Station 2 in Edmonton on May 5, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Fire investigator Murray Steedsman poses for a photo at Fire Station 2 in Edmonton on May 5, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
I shot these portraits back in May but the awesome story by Ben Gelinas didn’t run until November so now I can finally post them!
I shot the first picture with an O-Flash ringflash adapter on a Canon 580EX and a Lastolite EzyBox softbox. You can see the flash (and Ben) in this outtake.
The second photo was a bit more involved with two strip boxes behind Dean, a Lastolite Ezybox above him and a ring flash in front of him.
The last photo was simply done with two strip boxes to the left and right.
Take a splendid scenic trip through the Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market and learn why some people love to buy local food. Video by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
I had the assignment to photograph nearly two hundred high school students who will be Cappies reviewers this year. Basically high school students reviewing high school plays in the Journal.
I wanted to make this task more exciting so I tried to light it as good as possible and get a three dimentional look so I used six lights. Diagrams below. As you can see, we really need to re-paint the grey wall in the Journal studio!
I made this mosiac using the free program MacOSaix.
Here is my lighting setup. The two keys to a three dimensional look are to have lights behind the subject to give separation from the background and to have a spot light with a grid on it spray the background. The background lights keep the image from looking too flat. Front lights – White Lighting 1600 @ 1/8 power in a softbox, White Lighting 1600 @ 1/16 power into a 22″ beauty dish, Alien Bees ABR800 at 1/8 power into a 48″ umbrella. Back lights – Two Canon 550EX’s @ 1/2 power into 8×36″ strip boxes and a 550EX @ 1/128 power into a Honl grid on the background. Even with all the lights turned down low I could get f13 @ ISO200. More then enough.
83-year-old Ray Como stands by the combine that he was trapped upside down in for over 20 hours before his son-in-law discovered him wedged between the engine and cab on his farm near Calahoo, Alta. on October 20, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Farmer Raymond Como who was trapped in a combine for 20-hours in Sept. is now out of hospital. He shows us the combine he was trapped in on Oct. 20, 2010. Video by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
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Mobilicity General Manager Matthew Gould, left, and CEO Dave Dobbin pose for a photo in Delta Edmonton South Hotel in Edmonton on October 20, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
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Take a terrifying walk along the Haunted Hike in Sherwood Park. The half-mile of horror full of ghouls and screams saw more than 5,000 visitors and raised almost $15,000 for the Stollery Children’s Hospital last year. Video by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal. For more info go to http://thehauntedhike.com
The second photo was a bit more involved with two strip boxes behind Dean, a Lastolite Ezybox above him and a ring flash in front of him.
