My talented friend Ryan Enn Hughes has released an awesome piece of work: The 360 Project.
“The 360 Project is an exploration into the crossroads of photography and motion pictures. It is a study of peak dance movements, captured simultaneously by 48 cameras aligned in a circle” Read more on Ryan’s blog.
The project was made possible with the support of the Ontario Arts Council’s Chalmers Arts Fellowship. Additional support provided by Canada’s National Ballet School.
I was happy to help Ryan out carrying heavy boxes, but mostly I shot behind the scenes on the hybrid set. Much like the end product, the 360 set was a collision of photography and film. It had the hierarchy of a film set, but the feel of a photography session. The Big Freeze – the company Ryan partnered with to create the 360 look – had never worked with photographic strobe lights, so much of the work was new to everyone. It was also a lot of fun. There were 48 Nikon cameras lined up in a meticulously precise circle and Ryan got to trigger them all simultaneously with the push of a button. It was an enjoyable experience for photo-geeks. Here are some shots from the two-day shoot.
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