Simon Duhamel was commissioned by TOXA to shoot the 2009 campaign for l’INIS, the National Institute of Sound and Imaging. Posters should be all over town, mainly displayed within the public transport services.
A couple of weeks ago, I was called up by Elle Quebec’s photo editor as they wanted to publish one of my pictures of Gabriel Poirier Galarneau in a one page feature of him. So if you happen to see the current issue passing by, make sure to flip to page 104 to enjoy the layout!
Yesterday was a big day for Orange Orange has they were launching their debut album. For the occasion, they were helding a mediatic party on the roof of the Crystal hotel in Montreal with a live show and bunch of freebes! First of they were giving out free fake orange 80’s Ray Ban glasses for your suave self, but also a promotional Vinyl with CD of the album to the selected guests. They were also celebrating the launch of their brand new website designed by Made of Stills favorite designer Sébastien Leblanc who also happened to have designed both CD and Vinyl with the photography of Maxyme G Delisle who was a no show as he was still in IBIZA shooting world class dj Tiesto!! The party then moved to the Divan Orange, where fans gathered for a live show and a hot ambiance!
Sors-moi from Orange Orange on Vimeo.
Made of Stills is proud to present the first videoclip collaboration of 3 of its members as Maxyme G Delisle, Simon Duhamel and Nik Mirus partnered up to create the visuals for Orange Orange’s first videoclip for their new single Sors-Moi. The whole video, directed by Gabriel Poirier-Galarneau, was shot at the Made of Stills headquarters. Maxyme was handling the camera work and Simon and Nik took care of the lighting. Another Made of Stills regular, Adrien, was also part of the team as digital technician. You should expect a new videoclip in a near future as Max and Simon are in the pre-production of a new video scheduled to be shot early September!
Director: GPG
Photography: Maxyme G Delisle / Simon Duhamel
Art Direction: Melanie Turcotte
Hair & Makeup: Sylvie Leveillee
Editor: Maxime Dumont
Production: Star.ca
This is a small post, rather irrelevant, but I really want to say: never underestimate the power of a (good) assistant.
Having an assistant on a shoot means:
- not thinking about carrying gear
- more time to talk with you client
- not being the one who’s on the floor fixing stuff (yes that happens) and running around to get what’s missing
- having someone to do the stand in when you’re doing your setup (instead of having your model/client waiting for you to tune your lights)
- having someone you can talk with and discuss what’s going on before, during and after a shoot. (I mean, it’s always nice to grab a beer when everything is wrapped up right?)
When I started shooting for Nightlife I was running on all jobs pretty much by myself, but now, as I do more work and shoot more “important” personnalities I realized how important an assistant is.
Remember, sometimes being a photographer is more about what you look like and how you interact with people than about the final images you have.
And as stupid as this looks, having someone that works for you on a shoot can help gain the trust of a model or a client.
Check out the behind the scenes from our videoclip shot by MusiquePlus!
Never underestimate the power of your personnal work.
Two days ago I’ve been contacted by Presse Café (who’s campain have been done by Simon Duhamel) to participate on a new magazine they will be launching in less than a month.
What got me the job? Well first of all, a good network of friends who know my work, and this serie I’ve been working on in my free time last fall.
When art director Véronique Boisjoly decided she would like to have pictures of local artists in her Presse Café, these images convinced her I would be a good fit for the job.
Now you guys just have to wait to see which artist it was… until then, what about a nice cup of coffee?
Max and I spent our Saturday prepping up for a Videoclip we will be shooting Monday for pop electro rock band Orange Orange! It will be a first as two members of Made of Stills will be teaming up to shoot a videoclip with the 5D MarkII! The video will be directed by Mr. GPG himself and Max and I will be in charge of the visuals. The decor has been setup and we’ve done our light tests. All is set for a great day. Plus we were granted Mr. Dumais‘ monitor and Zacuto kit for the shoot! Expect a full post on the shoot as well as CD cover art by Maxyme G. Delisle!
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