Dylan Couper

Shooting at night

2008-12-31T23:34:00.001-08:00

Some night shots from in and around Vancouver, and during the Symphony Of Fire.

Tales from the Caribbean

2008-12-31T23:24:00.001-08:00

Took these while on vacation cruising in the Caribbean with Holland America. Canon 20d, 1DmkII, and SD800

Snowboarding, skiing and mountain photography

2008-12-31T23:15:00.001-08:00

Pictures from the mountains, part... three?

Big cloudy sky photos

2008-12-31T23:02:00.000-08:00

Love a great cloudy sky! These were done on different days, but what the heck, are close enough to put in the same post. The first two are downtown Vancouver, the third is Kelowna.

Snow in Vancouver

2008-12-31T22:44:00.000-08:00

Snow in Vancouver is rare, but when it happens it always makes for some interesting photo opportunities. Shot handheld on my Canon 1D, with a very snow covered 28-125mm IS lens, ISO 1600-3200.

Photos for elegantcookies.ca

2008-12-31T22:37:00.001-08:00

Some product photos I did for a company called Elegent Cookies http://www.elegantcookies.ca/ who makes custom cookies in Vancouver.

Canon 1D mkII, Canon 28-135mm IS

Road trip photos!

2008-12-31T22:28:00.000-08:00

I took a week long solo road trip down to San Diego to visit a friend of mine. Here are some of the photos from it, almost all were shot out the window of my car as I drove.

Canon 1D mkII, Sigma 12-24mm, Canon 28-135mm IS, and Canon SD800

London Calling - Photography in the U.K.

2008-05-06T17:07:00.000-07:00

I went to London last fall for a bit of adventure. I expected to have time to tour all of England, but there was so much to see in London alone that we stayed there the whole trip.

Photos are: Canon 20d + Sigma 12-24mm or Canon 28-135mm IS

Pictures of Eagles

2008-05-06T16:59:00.000-07:00

Shooting eagles in Squamish, British Columbia requires several things:

1) Long lenses.

2) Lost of light or faster lenses than I can afford.

3) A big cushion to sit on, as your butt gets cold and sore sitting on rocks for 4 hours.

The following were shot with a Canon 1D MkII + Sigma 50-500 + 2x extender at 1600-3200ISO due to low light.

Martial Arts Tournament

2008-05-05T16:48:00.000-07:00

Some of my favorite shots from the Tiger Balm International Martial Arts Tournament.

Canon 1D MkII - 28-135mm IS lens

Skiing & Snowboarding photography

2008-01-31T22:09:00.000-08:00

Shooting up at Big White again, this time for a private group.
Camera is Canon 20d, lens is 28-135mm IS

To The Arctic And Back

2008-01-30T22:29:00.000-08:00

A few years ago I took a gig filming a documentary on diamond mining in the far north Canadian arctic. It was a fantastic trip and the film received much praise. The story of the trip has been reprinted in numerous places, but I'll point you to my friends at DVinfo.net as that version includes photos.

"We squeezed into a classic DeHavilland Turbo Beaver ski plane from a bygone era of aviation, and took off for the great white north. It was close to a two hour flight, and the terrain changed drastically, from forest and frozen lakes in Yellowknife, to absolute barren frozen tundra, with the only signs of man being oversized trucking roads plowed through frozen lakes. Landing in a ski plane on a frozen lake covered in snowdrifts in gusting wind was unlike anything else I’ve landed. It was more like racing a speedboat over crashing ocean surf. One second you are on the ground, the next back up in the air, the next plowing through snow, the next bouncing back up in the air. It really was more like a controlled crash than a landing. Still any one that you can walk away from…"

Read the rest here:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=44994&highlight=arctic

And for fun, a few photos:

Big White Photos Sessions

2008-01-30T21:40:00.001-08:00

Spent the last week at Big White shooting landscape prints. Thought I would share a few choice stills. The shoot went very well, despite my press pass getting screwed up and not being able to get access to the lifts until they opened to the public. Still, it got sorted out. The sun didn't start to cooperate until the last couple days of the shoot and I squeezed off the following. The last one is me. Canon 1D mkII - Sigma 12-24mm, and Canon SD800 for the last one.

Motorcycle racing at Willow Springs

2007-08-26T17:22:00.000-07:00

A few shots from Willow Springs racetrack from California. A friend of mine talked me into coming down with him to watch him race so I brought the camera. It was hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot. Next time I'll bring a hat for both me and the Canon.

Gear: Canon 1D MkII, Sigma 50-500 - handheld

CounterStrike teaser online now

2007-08-22T15:07:00.000-07:00

My editor Bulent has put a version of the CounterStrike teaser I did with Jon Funk and Dale Floyd up on Youtube.
The evolution of the project is a long story, but we are still looking to get the feature into production under a different title.

You can check it out here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=93dv_3PGKmE

Enjoy!

Cape Town, South Africa!

2007-08-15T16:30:00.000-07:00

As many of my colleagues know, I disappeared to Cape Town, South Africa, for a month last spring. I spent a lot of free time shooting still. I'd love to share a few of my favorite photos with you now.

Canon 20d - Canon 28-135mm IS

Yeah, just another boring Cape Town sunset....

Part of the 12 Disciples mountain range, shrouded in fog.

Another ghastly sunset... how did I survive?

The following photo took some work, as you might imagine. It's the result of 3 hours of sitting on a patio firing off long exposures with the Sigma 50-500 pointed out at the horizon. About 200 shots resulted several choice photos, my favorite being this:

And here's me!

Video Producer Article Online

2007-08-12T13:17:00.000-07:00

A link to my Independent Video Producer article:

"In forming a video production company, most entrepreneurs seem to spend far too much time worrying about having the best camera, the most current editing equipment and the flashiest business cards. Most people also seem to find themselves out of business a few years down the road. If they learned more about the actual business of video production before spending a penny on it, success would come much more readily. "

Read more here:
http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/business/videoproducer.php