Shiloh Baptist Church, western Canada’s oldest black Baptist church in Edmonton, Alberta is celebrating their 100th anniversary in July. Learn how and why the church was started in 1910 and what it meant to Edmonton’s black community. Video by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Here is how the story and photos looked in the paper. The whole project came together great! Read the story.
Some stills from the video shoot. 5D Mark-II with 85mm f1.8 @ f1.8.
95-year-old Gladys Leffler, the oldest member of Shiloh Baptist Church, the oldest black Baptist church in western Canada, poses for a photo in Edmonton on March 27, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
For this story I really wanted to challenge myself to get the best quality possible for the video and try out a slider for my second camera. A slider is basically a motorized track that the camera moves on so you get that cool slow movement in your video. The slider in the picture was my first version. I have since built a nicer slider that I will blog about later.
Below are some behind the scenes photos so you can see how I lit the video. I used two strip boxes with 200 watt equivalent CFL bulbs and a Canon 10watt halogen light for hair light. For one shoot I used two 5D Mark II’s with a 50mm and 85mm f1.8 lens. For the shoot with Gladys I used a 5D Mark-II and a Canon HV20 with a DOF adapter though I never used footage from that camera.
For sound I used my Olympus LS-10 PCM recorder with a Rode Video Mic on a boom. I synced the audio from the Olympus with my 5D video using the amazing program for Final Cut Pro Plural Eyes.
Posted by ryanjackson on Jul 12, 2010 in photos, video
Winston, a six-year-old English Bulldog cools off in a pool of water during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Ninja the Jack Russell Terrier jumps for a disc thrown by Gord Donhou of the Alberta Redneck Furry Fliers during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Frodo the six-year-old French Bulldog smiles during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Chi Chi the Chihuahua during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Left to right. Mia, Sophie and Coco the short-haired daschunds pose for a photo during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Rocko the Chihuahua meets Thunder the Boxer during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Marc Chomin has Eclipse the baby Boa constrictor in his front pocket during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Bailey the four-year-old standard poodle sports Journal photographer Ryan Jackson’s video camera during the 18th annual Pets in the Park at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton on June 27, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
To make the above video I simply strapped a Hero Cam around a dogs neck and hit record. Needless to say it was a shaky barf fest editing all the video down to 1:43.
Fans celebrate Taylor Hall as the Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick during the 2010 Oilers Draft Central Party at Rexall Place in Edmonton on June 25, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Posted by ryanjackson on Jul 12, 2010 in lighting, photos
Paige Tomashewsky developed a violent, severe form or Tourette’s syndrome very suddenly when she was 13 years old. Her story was the inspiration for Bob Lysay and Agnieszka Matejko’s art installation, which opens Friday. Tomashewsky poses for a photo with the installation which is made up of several video screens in Enterprise Square main floor gallery in Edmonton on June 23, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal Read the story.
It’s shoots like this when my Honl Speed Snoot is invaluable. To light this I had a single speedlight with a Honl Speed Snoot on it so that the beam was focussed on just her and wouldn’t wash out the video screens all around her.
Kristjan Bullock poses for a photo in his back yard with his bee hive in Edmonton on June 17, 2010. Owning a bee hive is technically illegal in urban Edmonton. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal. Read the story.
When I got this assignment I was a little squeamish as I had my cornea scratched by a bee a few weeks earlier. I wore two pairs of pants and three layers of jackets with hoods and safety goggles and winter mitts to take these photos. Don’t ever scratch you eye. It sucks! You are pretty much blind for a week in that one eye as you can’t move it without pain so you keep it closed.
Back to the photos. All of the macro shots were taken with a Canon 85mm f1.8 and a set of Kenko extension tubes 12+20+36mm. For light I used an Alien Bees ABR800 Ringflash.
Posted by ryanjackson on Jun 18, 2010 in photos, portrait
Mikkel Arnston, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Alberta who is legally blind. He poses for a photo at the U of A on June 3, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal Read the story: U of A student loses sight, gains courage to finish degree
