Sometime, it’s fun to go over the top in Photoshop. It’s totally not editorial-kosher, but when it’s just for fun, why not?
So I was driving by the Rothman plant in Quebec city, stop at a trafic light. I see the beautiful light and the dramatic sky. I crank down the window, shoot a couple of frames. Here is the result.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/100 at f2.8 with a 50mm prime lense – ISO 400, no flash
Leon Hains, Cindy’s father.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/2000 at f1.8 with a 50mm prime lense – ISO 200, no flash
Some like to photograph sexy girls in bikini. I personally prefer to shoot that kind of guys
Clement Denis, Cindy’s uncle.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f3.2 with a 85mm prime lense – ISO 50 + direct flash on camera right
Sometimes, when on assignment, I stop shooting and say out loud: “Men! I’m PAID to do that!”
It was the case with this one. “Softair gun” is a mix between BB gun (fusil à air comprimé) and paintball gun. The story was about a bunch of kids playing with them in a remote suburb of Quebec city, and how dangerous they can be. I asked a kid to shoot me at point blank. And yes, it hurt.
Anyway, I decided to do this assignment in a very “immersive” way. I was running everywhere with them, taking cover with them, and sometime getting hit by a stray bullet. That was so much fun!
Sony Gravel-Paquet, left, tries to dodge a bullet from Emmanuel Talbot-Lanciault, center, as Maxime Labrecque looks on during a « softair gun » battle in St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, 50km east of Quebec city. A mix of paintball and BB gun, the softair gun is restricted elsewhere but not in Quebec. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/160 at f4.5 with a 16-35 at 27mm – ISO 200
William Guilbault, left, uses Alexis Herrmann as a human shield during a « softair gun » battle in St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, 50km east of Quebec city. A mix of paintball and BB gun, the softair gun is restricted elsewhere but not in Quebec. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/1600 at f4.5 with a 70-200 at 135mm – ISO 400
Alexis Herrmann tries to dodge a bullet from Elodie Talbot-Lanciault’s gun during a « softair gun » battle in St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, 50km east of Quebec city. A mix of paintball and BB gun, the softair gun is restricted elsewhere but not in Quebec. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/500 at f4.5 with a 70-200 at 200mm – ISO 200
I got the call at around 4pm. The photo editor tells me that all she gets from the photo agencies is politicians. She wants to put « Quebecois enjoying themself » on the front page. « Can you go downtown and see what you can get? » Sure can!
Granby resident Sylvain Brodeur and his mother Claudette sing along during the Quebec city’s 400th anniversary show in front of the National Assembly Thursday July 3, 2008. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f4 with a 24-70 at 45mm – ISO 200 + fill flash
Vancouver resident Angela Spacewalker, 5, dances as she sits on her father shoulder, Simon, during the Quebec city’s 400th anniversary show in front of the National Assembly Thursday July 3, 2008. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f4 with a 24-70 at 70mm – ISO 200
Elisabethe Bussiere, 4, carefully watches the show as she stands on her uncle’s shoulder during the Quebec city’s 400th anniversary show in front of the National Assembly Thursday July 3, 2008. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f7,1 with a 70-200 at 170mm – ISO 200