Critique Welcomed Grandeur Skate Shop

[Chris Dodkin]

Fun shoot this weekend - for Grandeur Skate Shop in Oceanside

They are getting ready to build-out their website, so the images are for graphic design and content on the site.

Street entrance - low key, no windows

Foosball Table

Table detail

Decks

Wheels and Trucks

Counter

Lidz

Paint

Shoes

Graffiti Wall

Pano of shoe section - 14mm lens in portrait orientation

Vintage

More of the set on FLICKR: Grandeur - a set on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

Nice set Chris and I the way you have used B&W outside and colour inside - a bit like The Wizard of Oz (not you, but... ). And that's a good idea for the football table. I've been trying to figure out how to improve the look of Ina's now that it has moved into my studio / office!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks Pete - yep the two entrance shots are mono, then you descend into a world of color

It is F-dark in the store though - lots of long exposures

Looking forward to seeing your customized table

 

[Dave Moss]

Love this set Chris

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Excellent set Chris, a nice thing to have that opportunity, something a bit different and too collect knew ideas.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks Dave and Julian - yep, a nice new challenge, and a chance to try some things out for the first time (indoor 14mm pano and off camera manual fill flash with X-Pro1)

Also interesting to see what current sensors can do with a dark cave of an environment - given a long enough exposure and a good tripod!

The panos were shot at ISO 3200 for example, but I'm dammed if I can tell!

They were super chilled dudes to work with (as you'd expect) - looking forward to seeing the final web design

 

[Brian Moore]

Good idea, Chris (BW outside/color inside) and some fine shots, too.

Do you think the Fuji renders less noisy 3200 than your 5D rig?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Good idea, Chris (BW outside/color inside) and some fine shots, too.

Do you think the Fuji renders less noisy 3200 than your 5D rig?

Thanks Brian - yep, definitely better at high ISOs than the 5DII - especially shadow noise

ISO is almost a non issue now with the current sensors - can see in the next 5 years that it will become one less thing to worry about.

 

[Paul Lange]

Really good stuff Chris, I bet you got a load of comments like "wow dude" and "that's sick". Have you converted? Will we see some skatecam shots next and photographs of you with the crotch of your jeans hanging at knee height?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Totally bro