Author: Kris Krüg

  • Discollection’s Designer Vintage and kdon Photoshoot

    Discollection’s Designer Vintage and kdon Photoshoot This past August Kris Krug and I collaborated with Margie Torgerson, Shai Dhali and Petrina Torgerson on an innovative photoshoot in the alleys of Gastown. Margie got her hair done by Shai at Prepwork, after we met at discollection for styling and make-up Part of the AI for Creatives…

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  • How We Do It Video: Blogging as We Travel

    How We Do It Video: Blogging as We Travel In the video we mention a number of resources. Our camera is the Pentax Optio WP. Our computer is the Sony VGN-T350. This site runs on the Drupal platform, which is hosted and supported by Bryght. Our graphic design was done by Rain City Studios. We…

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  • Basic Photographic Lighting Techniques

    Basic Photographic Lighting Techniques Learning lighting setups for portraits, glamour, boudoir, etc. can be expensive and frustrating. Especially if you set out to do it by the trail-and-error method. The cost of film and processing alone, while you are learning, can be staggering. And the re Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling collection. See…

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  • Lighting for Still Photography

    Lighting for Still Photography The behavior of light is not well understood by many photographers. This applies both from a technical as well as compositional standpoint. It must, however, be comprehended, at least in principle, if one is to master the art. This paper will attempt t Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling collection.…

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  • WTB: Photography Light Kit and Tripod

    WTB: Photography Light Kit and Tripod I don’t know that much about this stuff so any advice or recommendations would be good, but really what I’m looking for is something selling mid-range used gear for cheap. Please point me in the right direction if you hear of anything or know anyone. Part of the Photography…

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  • Hardcore Superstar Photoshoot

    Joseph Briante and Theresa James just started a boutique legal valet service in Vancouver called Hardcore Superstar and wanted to make a big splash. We shot these fun and sexy pics for their website on the streets of Vancouver. Check out the rest over at Flickr and read more about their novel business concept below…

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  • DeSmogBlog Photoshoot

    I recently had the chance to shoot photos of the DeSmogBlog team at their headquarters here in Vancouver. They wanted black and white, journalistic style photos that said “We’re serious about climate change!” Check out the photos from the shoot here and some nice words from the client in our portrait photography references section of…

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  • Nitobi Photoshoot

    My friend Andre Charland’s (AKA Captain Ajax) company recently underwent a branding change. They’re old name was eBusiness Applications and thier new name is Nitobi. As a part of the renaming and rebranding efforts they wanted new pics of their executive team to corresponding with changing face of the company. Nitobi is an agile, honest,…

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  • Raincity Studios Photoshoot

    Raincity Studios is an awesome web design and development firm here in Vancouver that I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the past couple years. They’re a team of Drupal and Ruby On Rails ‘rockstars’ as they like to say and wanted street-style edgy photos that represented they’re attitudes and projects. We took these…

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  • Nick Douglas Leaving Valleywag

    Nick Douglas Leaving Valleywag It looks like Nick Douglas, the personality who over the course of the past year became synonymous with the Silicon Valley gossip blog, won’t be reporting there any more. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

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  • “Made in Vancouver” Photoshoot

    Thanks to everyone who collaborated with me on the recent Made in Vancouver‘ photoshoot… especially Shai from Prepwork, Kim from Discollection and Jesse from ModelMayhem. Check out some of Static’s other fashion photography in our portfolio. (Cross-posted from my “Made In Vancouver” Photoshoot post over at Static Photography.) Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling…

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  • Evan Biddell Photoshoot

    Bids made some new jackets for El Kartel and hired me to come shoot Kimberly Nelson and Lauren Glazier wearing them. Check out the rest of the pics on Flickr. (Cross-posted from my Hardcore Superstar Photoshoot post over at Static Photography.) (Cross-posted from my Evan Biddell Photoshoot post over at Static Photography.) Part of the…

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  • Denyss Halo Photoshoot

    I recently had the chance to shoot for Denyss Halo of The Black Halos and have a 2nd booking with the whole band coming up soon. Thx to kdon and Patron of Discollection for styling the shoot! (Cross-posted from my Denyss Halo Photoshoot post over at Static Photography.) Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling…

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  • Discollection Photoshoot

    I’ve been meaning to post to this site for a while a few shoots I’ve worked on in the past couple months including this one with kdon of Discollection and the Torgerson sistas – Margie and Petrina. Thanks to Shai again for doing hair for this shoot. Shai’s got a great new blog too BTW…

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  • Vancouver designer vintage clothes.

    Vancouver designer vintage clothes. Kim from Discollection started a wordpress blog, soon to be moved over to Discollection.ca. Go kdon! Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem collection. See also: Vancouver Tech Journal Isn’t Journalism.

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  • What’s Zo Wearing?

    What’s Zo Wearing? Secret Photoshop Agent and resident Fashion Icon zoetica often has the staff at SGHQ asking, “What’s Zo wearing?” Her unique and eccentric style is a rallying call to those who suffer from mainstream malaise. Each week, she tells us how she’s combined ord Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling collection. See…

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  • Movember Update – It’s On!

    Well Movember is in full swing, and here’s the first iteration of my Mo… taken in Photobooth over at Workspace here in Vancouver. I’ve heard guys say “I’m a grower, not a shower.” I like to think I’m both. Several other peeps are representin’. Check out awesome Mo’s by Brian LeRoux, Derek Miller, Dane Brown,…

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  • SuperHappyDevHouse 13 on Flickr

    SuperHappyDevHouse 13 on Flickr FactoryJoe gettin a lil silly with one of my cameraphone self-portraits on the SuperHappyDevHouse 13 flyer. Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling collection. See also: Embarking on a Media Revolution: My Participation in the Google News Initiative Pre-launch Lab.

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  • The Definitive Guide to Cell Phone No-No’s

    The Definitive Guide to Cell Phone No-No’s Annoying cell phone usage is becoming a scourge of our society, and it’s not just for arrogant executives anymore. It seems like wherever you turn in public spaces, there’s someone yelling into their phone, having the most mundane conversation about n Part of the Web and Early Blog…

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