Darren Stone

The Flaming Lips

Darren Stone — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:52:45 +0000

American rock band the Flaming Lips light up the Rifflandia Festival in Victoria, BC.

The Flaming Lips Lead singer Wayne Coyne floats over the crowd in a balloon

The Flaming Lips open with a blast of balloons and confetti.

The crowd watches the Flaming Lips perform during Rifflandia at Royal Athletic Park

Sarah Moon

Darren Stone — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:00:40 +0000

This is really great insight into how she works. I think I’ll watch it over and over again.

Avril pour Lanvin, 2006

Dior, 1990

Take My Picture~ Nicole

Darren Stone — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:55:03 +0000

Rock The Shores

Darren Stone — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:28:41 +0000

The largest concert in Greater Victoria history was headlined by the Tragically Hip, a legendary Kingston, Ontario rock group.

The crowd passes time as the Rock the Shores concert is stopped due to thunder storms

Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie.

Sam Roberts band.

Sam Roberts

Roller Derby~ Eves Of Destruction

Darren Stone — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 03:57:05 +0000

Nothing like a little roller derby action on a Saturday night. Shot these with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM Lens. Played around with Alien Skin Exposure 4 for light leaks, scratches and LOMO effects.

Doomsday Bunnies Ivonna Masterskate goes flying after trying to get around Belles Brawl Rage

Doomsday Bunnies Ivonna Masterskate (second from right) tries to get around Belles Brawl defenders

Belles Brawl Rage falls trying to get around Doomsday Bunnies Simba Storm

iPhone 4s~ Infrared

Darren Stone — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:32:51 +0000

5 Ways To Improve Your Concert Photography~ Nine Inch Nails

Darren Stone — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:22:07 +0000

1~ Max out the ISO

Newer model DSLR’s have extreme ISO settings with little loss in quality. Don’t be afraid of going 1600 ISO and above. You’ll need it.
2~ Crank up the shutter speed

Keep your shutter speed as high as possible. It’s surprising how quickly performers move onstage. Especially at rock concerts. Try for a minimum of 1/250 sec. You’ll need high ISO and fast lenses to achieve this.

3~ Expose for the subject

Your meter is going want to over-expose your subject. The meter gets thrown off by the dark background combined with a spotlit subject. If you don’t under-expose you’ll get blocked-up highlights on the faces.

4~ Use the “Hail Mary”

When you shoot from the photo pit you’ll be beneath the performers. To get dynamic shots, hold your camera above your head with a wide angle lens on. Blast away!

5~ Carry two camera bodies

One body with a telephoto and one body with a wide angle. You won’t have time to change lenses. Usually you only get three songs so you have to use every second. Plus it’s too dark to see what you’re doing anyway.

Photographers at Painter’s and April Point

Darren Stone — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:02:31 +0000

I had a wonderful weekend where I did a talk at April Point Resort and Spa on Quadra Island. It connects by ferry to Painter’s Lodge, which is a historic fishing lodge in Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Many pictures of stars like John Wayne, Bob Hope and Glenn Ford adorn the walls of Painter’s Lodge. I took some time to capture some iPhone pics during the event. I used the Libatique 73 and Float film for the landscapes, to capture the historic feel of the place. And jazzed up the food shots with more modern looking lenses and film.

April Point~ iPhone 4s Film:Float Lens:Libatique 73

Sockeye Salmon~ iPhone 4s Film: Big Up Lens: Watts

Painters’s Lodge~ iPhone 4s Film:Float Lens:Libatique 73

April Point~ iPhone 4s Film:Float Lens:Libatique 73

Quadra Island Lighthouse~ iPhone 4s Film:Float Lens: Matty ALN

Lemon Tart~ iPhone4s Film: Dylan Lens: John S

April Point~ iPhone 4s Film:Float Lens:Libatique 73

Paige Lindquist~ Colours From Copper Lane

Darren Stone — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:32:33 +0000

6 Ways To Improve Your Sports Photography

Darren Stone — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:29:36 +0000

Sports photography. If you can master it, you’ll improve every aspect of your shooting. Much of your success will depend on what you do before you release the trigger.

1~ Pay attention to the background

More than anything else, this will take your action pictures to the next level. I can tell if a photographer knows what they’re doing just by looking at where they position themselves to shoot. Any busyness in the background will camouflage the action.

2~ Use fast telephoto lenses wide open

Shooting wide open helps to clean up the background and isolates your subject with shallow depth of field. Sports photographers generally do not use a lens slower than f 2.8.

3~ Keep alert

Expect the unexpected. You never know what’s going to happen at a sporting event. Avoid chimping! (editing your photos in camera)

4~ Practice

Great shots don’t happen all the time. When they do, you not only have to be there to capture it, your camera skill has to be impeccable so you don’t miss it. It takes thousands of hours to build a portfolio.

5~ Try a wide angle

Any chance you get. Most sports pictures are telephoto. They all begin to look the same. Ask any picture editor. Stay low to the ground to clean up the background.

6~ Look for something different.

Quirky is what you want. Strange things happen when you freeze action. When shooting and editing, look for unique images that still show both teams and include the puck or ball.