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PRODUCTION @ S1

John van der Schilden one of Canada's top fashion photographers shot the stunning dual covers of the talented Janelle Monae for Elle Magazine's February issue. Jeff Brown of FTP Creative Imaging @S1 did the retouching on both covers.
Janelle Monae is a Grammy nominated, singer, songwriter, who is referred to as "a different kind of diva". This girl can dance!
S1 Supplied: Grip, Lighting, Camera, Studio, Computer Rig, Digital Imaging

Behind the scenes Video
Janelle Monae Web
FTP Creative Imaging @ S1

B3K Digital & Phase One in partnership with S1 Studios are running the first Phase One Certified Professional (POCP) program in Canada. Its been a long time coming, but we feel this is an important step to create professional standards for Digital Capture services.
The program is designed for digital technicians, assistants, and photographers. It is important that you already have a good understanding of Capture One and familiarity with professional workflow. The program is NOT for beginners, casual photographers, or enthusiasts. The POCP Certification will become an important standard to work in the industry as a Digital Tech.

Link to Sign up Page
Link to frequently asked questions
Link to Phase One Worldwide We listings for Certified Digital Techs

Photographer Jill Greenberg, based in LA but born in Canada, shot some really cool blood splattered images for Carrie (the remake of the 1976 Film by the same name.) The movie stars Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore. All shot in Toronto.

S1 supplied: Lighting, Grip, Computer Rig, and Camera packages and a sense of humour.

Jill Greenberg website
Carrie Official Trailer

English photographer Chris Bailey, who is now based in NYC, shot this beautiful image of a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren for Mercedes Benz in Germany. Jeff Brown at FTP Creative Imaging @ S1 Studios did all the retouching to put the final touches on this stunning image.

Client: Mercedes Benz, Stuttgart, Germany

Chris Bailey
FTP Creative Imaging @ S1

Rising Star Celebrity Photographer, Caitlin Cronenberg, based out of Toronto, shot this Flare Cover of Paulina Gretzky. These elegant shots were done in Toronto at the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre. Check out Caitlin's latest portfolio in the link below.

S1 Supplied: Equipment

Caitlin Cronenberg
Flare Magazine

INSPIRATIONS

Catch a ride around Road Atlanta with the Flying Lizards in their 2012 Porsche 911 RSR. .. as they take to the track for the first official practice session during the 2012 Petit Le Mans. Shot primarily at 2.7K/30fps on Go Pro 3 cameras and mounts.

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Incredible Fashion & Art background of Sophie Boisgallais

INTERESTING & TECH

A common problem for many photographers is understanding memory card speeds, hard drive speeds and data transfer rates. It seems we've got all kinds of numbers, specs and measurements to look at when it comes to sizing up the speed of our memory cards and computer peripherals.

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Kindermann Canada do all the official Profoto repairs in Canada.
Highly recommend them for getting your Profoto equipment up and running as it should be!

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NEW IN RENTALS @ S1

Everything in the S1 Capture Department is new. We have the best Capture Carts in Canada. Not only is the cart hand built to S1 Specs, but everything on it has been updated too! The carts even have leveling legs if the ground is uneven. Brand new Mac Pro towers, Dual Eizo CG246 monitors w/ self calibrators and Wacom Intuos5 tablets, and the latest Adobe & Capture One Software.
Everything you need to make on-set capture as smooth as possible.

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This is the single monitor version of our new Capture Carts. Not only is the cart hand built to S1 Specs, but everything on it has been updated too! The carts even have leveling legs if the ground is uneven. Brand new Mac Pro tower, Eizo CG246 monitor w/ self calibrator and Wacom Intuos5 tablet, and the latest Adobe & Capture One Software.
Everything you need to make on-set capture as smooth as possible..

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This is the single capture cart version, with a remote viewing monitor for the Photographer or Client. Mounted on a rolling stand the monitor can be placed up to 25' away. Not only is the cart hand built to S1 Specs, but everything on it has been updated too! The carts even have leveling legs if the ground is uneven. Brand new Mac Pro towers, Dual Eizo CG246 monitors w/ self calibrators and Wacom Intuos5 tablets, and the latest Adobe & Capture One Software.
Everything you need to make on-set capture as smooth as possible.

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Need a remote Monitor to view images as they come in for the Photographer or Client? No problem! Add this to your order and you can place the monitor up to 25ft from the computer.

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Need to have a cart on location, but that will fit in your car, or can go as luggage on the aircraft? The ability to travel with your equipment cart has never been so easy. This ultra lightweight compact cart folds to 37.5"L x 24"W x 7"H and includes 8" pneumatic removeable wheels with bags and Weighs 67lbs.  No tools required for assembly..

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Need an equipment cart that is even smaller? The small version of the travel cart only weighs 43lbs, is super easy to assemble, and when it's folded, fits just about everywhere.
This ultra lightweight compact cart folds to 31.5"L x 17.5"W x 7"H and includes 6" pneumatic removeable wheels with bags and weighs 43lbs.  No tools required for assembly.

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We now have iWork Cases in Rentals that fit the new 15" MacBook Pro. These cases come with a sun shade, black out cloth, tablet platform, and laser cut interior to carry your laptop and accessories safely and with routing for cables. These cases can fit everything you need for capture on location, 2 x LaCie Rugged external drives, 2 x HyperJuice batteries and more! It can also mount on a tripod. Rent just the iWorkcase on its own, or as a package.

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FUN STUFF

Photog says he waited 3 days for great white shark to appear for an 'instant'.

Photographer Dana Allen lay in wait for three days to capture these few moments of monstrous power. The series of pictures was taken in False Bay, off Cape Town, South Africa, as a great white shark breached the water to catch a rubber seal decoy.

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This new image of the Earth at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite over nine days in April 2012 and thirteen days in October 2012. It took 312 orbits and 2.5 terabytes of data to get a clear shot of every parcel of Earth's land surface and islands.

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