Anthony Skelton Photography

My entry for the 2009 Nikon Festival. Though only 140 seconds long I felt this was a great example of one of my long days of working and photographing. While I didn't get picked for the final 50 to compete for the awards I am very proud of my video and it got me out of a creative rut. The video was made with a combination of Flip Mino HD footage along with stop motion shot from my Canon XTi. 

Visit the video on Vimeo to watch in HD.

Hope you enjoy!

One Long Day from Anthony Skelton on Vimeo.

 

A few more processed photos from my photo shoot with Chrissy last month.

 

My friend Chrissy and I enjoy getting together for photo shoots because we often bounce ideas off of each other and generally have a lot of fun. We had planned to do a beach shoot but due to loosing our light and the wind being exceptionally strong we decided to shoot at my house. I set up some of my new Photoflex equipment (still need to write that blog post >.< ) in my living room which isn't very big but we worked around it and got some great shots. I have lots more to process but here are a few of my favorites.

     Every year the surfers from around the world decend on Santa Cruz California for the US enstallment of the O'Niell Cold Water Classic. Growing up in Santa Cruz I've been going out to watch the surfers in Steamer Lane for many years and for the past few years I've brought my camera and captured images of the event. This year I made it out to the final two days of the event and watched the huge waves along with great surfing with the other Santa Cruz locals.

The winner of the event was 27 year old Nate Yeomans from San Clemente. He bested the other 128 surfers in the 6 Star Prime ASP World Qualifying Series. Nat Young, a Santa Cruz local won the Oakley Pro Junior event. Young won the main event in 2008, as well as the Pro Junior event in 2007. Below you'll find some of my favorite shots from the final rounds of the classic.

Congratulations Nate Yeomans!

I did this shoot a while ago with my friend Adrienne and I'm finally posting it. She's just my friend and didn't have any experience with modeling so we just had some fun and made some nice pictures for her. Though I think now playground spring seats are a new staple for photo shoots. 

I've fallen way behind in my photography this past month. Family health issues, my own sickness, and a bad case of laziness has led to a big lack of productivity. I've got a few shoots lined up in the coming weeks, and I had one with a friend last week that I'll post about soon. I think I'm over my lack of motivation, and a camping trip I have planned this weekend will help too. I love taking pictures, but it's good to take a break every now and then.

Snapped this while walking downtown before going to a movie. I seem to like taking pictures of bicycles, maybe one day I'll take that picture of my friend riding a bicycle while playing a tuba that we've talked about.

Slow down and relax in the moment. Take in the bright colors and enjoy your day.

One of my submissions for the worldwide photowalk, this southwest airplane flies over the Adobe building in downtown San Jose. I really liked the positioning I was able to achieve and I also like the way the clouds puff out from the top of the building.