Photographs by Crash Taylor

Summer Dreams | Crash Taylor Photographer

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Photographer and Muse | Crash Taylor Photographer

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Location – Hopkinson Building, Nottingham

Photographer – Crash Taylor

Muse/Model – Andrea H.

Make up – Leona Seymour

Assistant – Nicola

Equipment used – Canon 5D Mark II and Lastolite reflector

Inspiration

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:35:13 +0000

This really got my creative juices flowing. Absolutely brilliant!

DARK SIDE OF THE LENS from Astray Films on Vimeo.

Studio 3b

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:06:33 +0000

I have several models/muses that I work with and they are usually available whenever I feel like pressing the shutter. I believe this is so important as a photographer to have models who REALLY enjoy having their photo taken but also have a creative influence in my art. We work hard together and create images we both are proud of. Some work, some don’t but you keep going and along the way you learn more and more which is what photography is all about.

All photos were taken with the Canon 5D Mark II and the Canon 70-200mm 2,8IS. Lighting was natural light through an 8 x 4 foot window and Lastolite reflectors.

The Subconscious

admin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:23:22 +0000

As most of you know, I have been spending every minute of my free time learning about all aspects of filmmaking and cinematography. I went to film school 10 years ago but boy have things changed. The photography skills help but it’s a learning process that really gets my creative inspirational juices flowing. I have hooked up with some great talent and have a lot of film projects in the works. Anyway, this is a still shoot I did yesterday for some ideas of an upcoming film that is buzzing around in the subconscious. I even have my wife on board as a writer which is awesome as I can’t write. She is an amazing writer! The journey begins and I’m looking forward to the many adventures ahead.

At the end of the post there is HDSLR video footage from the shoot. We decided to play to get an idea of some movement for the upcoming film.

Photos will be available as signature limited editions prints.

For updates on my HDSLR filmmaking adventures make sure to subscribe to the blog.

Subconscious from Coyote Canyon Films on Vimeo.

Studio 3b, Natural Light, Music, Espresso and my Canon 5D Mark II

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:40:25 +0000

Yesterday I finally had some time to concentrate on my other portfolio. As most of you know, I’m extremely busy with weddings, workshops and magazine work but I never lose touch with my personal work. I tell all of my students to shoot everyday even if it’s for 5 minutes and photograph something that is out of your comfort zone. I have several beautiful models that I work with to create the ideas that are buzzing around in my head! I never stop creating and have now decided to complete 5 short films this year with this one being the first http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh2CKvKp89U

Photography and cinematography is my passion and something I do everyday. It’s so important to constantly experiment and again I can’t stress enough how important it is to shoot everyday. There is no excuse not to!

For the below photographs I used a Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 70-200mm 2.8 L IS lens and a Lastolite tri-grip. The main source of light is 15 feet of window

All photographs are copyrighted 2011. Crash Taylor Photography Nottingham.

Leonie, Andy and Natural light! Studio 3b

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:47:32 +0000

Today Leonie and her boyfriend Andy came over to the studio for an hours shoot. Over the last year, they have become good friends and I really enjoy spending time with them and creating images. Andy is always my assistant, holding reflectors, a personal stylist for Leonie and an all round sound dude! We all vibe, which as a photographer I absolutely love! Anyway, here are a few photos from today.

Equipment used – Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 85mm 1.2 L II and a Canon 70-200 2.8 IS L. Light was natural light coming through a 8×4 window in my studio and Andy was holding a reflector most of the time.

Strigoi Viu

admin — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:07:13 +0000

Finally my first short film has been locked. The film was shot on a Canon 5D Mark II. The day was supposed to be a still only shoot but at the last minute we decided to make a short. This camera in video mode is amazing and the creative potential is mind blowing. We will be having a screening soon to discuss the film, photography and our next project. I hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to send me an email.

After clicking on the link it’s best to change the setting to 720p opposed to 360p. Better quality.

The stills from the shoot are below.

Strigoi Viu and HDSLR filmmaking

admin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:09:32 +0000

As most of you know, my other passion besides documentary wedding photography is cinematography/filmmaking. In 2000, I went to Film School in Hollywood and enjoyed every minute of the filmmaking process. I love films like The Ring, The Sixth Sense, The Others, Poltergeist, The Silence of the Lambs etc… So over the past few months during my free time, I have been putting a team together for a short film involving living vampiric witches or as they say in Romanian mythology Strigoi Viu . The actresses are amazing, my co-director and co-director of photography is top notch, an impressive make up artist, and a location in the countryside that just rocks. We don’t have a time schedule and we are in the process of storyboarding. I have never been this excited about a project, the creative side of it is just overwhelming in a good way! We will be shooting on Canon 5D Mark II’s and editing will take place on Mac’s using Final Cut Pro. There is so much to learn using HDSLR’s and the accessories, which adds to the excitement of the project. What you can do with these cameras, lenses and accessories is mind blowing. Anyway, this is what I will be concentrating on with my filmmaker friend Tom Wadlow during our free time.

So what have we been up to so far. Tom and I have been passing ideas back and forth. We are both new to HDSLR filmmaking although Tom is a filmmaker. I am a photographer who loves filmmaking but haven’t been involved with it since Film School. We decided to have a test shoot with the cast and crew on Sunday. Tom was shooting high def video with the Canon 5D Mark II and I was shooting stills. We did our location scouting on the farm and briefed the amazing actresses. We spent the day learning and testing the equipment for our next shoot. The next step is to storyboard the film and start using the different accessories we will need to accomplish the effects we are after in production and post production. One of them being a camera dolly.

I know you are asking, are we going to be able to see a preview. Yes you sure are! Below are the stills I took during the day, which will give you an insight into what we are working on. The preview of the video footage should be finished in a few weeks.

Tom and I have lot’s of plans and if you would like to be kept up to date subscribe to the blog above. I will be dedicating a new blog to this project and all future HDSLR projects including workshops in the future

Take care,

Crash

The below images are in a cinematic Panavision widescreen format.

Photo Training Overseas, Egypt 2011

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:42:20 +0000

I just got back from 7 days in Egypt attending the 2011 PTO event. I was honoured to be chosen to teach this year among so many amazing photographers. We all had the best time and I made so many friends that I will keep in touch with forever. This is a 7 day workshop that every photographer at any level should attend for taking your photography, inspiration and creative mind to the next level. A huge thanks to the sponsors, George Dawber, and all the delegates. An even bigger thanks to my drinking buddies and good friends Joe Smith, Richard Kilpatrick and to Kevin Wilson for his mentoring.

I will definitely be attending next year and every year from this point on. Thanks so much PTO!

Here are a few images I took over the course of one week. All images were shot on a Canon 5D Mark II and various Canon L lenses. Lighting was natural light with the occasional Lastolite reflector. A few photos were taken while doing a test shoot with the Elinchrom Quadra Ringflash.

Photographer 2011