Lone Wolf Productions - Graham Agassiz...Need I Say More?
It's been an interesting season following Aggy around and watching him ride. Each time we shot it felt like I had a different rider on my hands. One day he's chilling out dirt jumping, next he's super energized hiking trails over and over again, and another he's a fierce competitor riding in the world's biggest mountain bike contest. While some people might think this is some sort of a mental disorder, I think it boils down to Graham being a fun loving guy, with the knowledge that while riding bikes is exhilarating, it is also his job. I deal with many professional riders and not many have the foresight Aggy has. I often hear him refer to his "career" as a mountain biker, which is not something you hear many riders say. What looks to be a roller coaster ride of a life to some is infact a carefully planned out set of career moves timed out to build his exposure and personal brand equity. That's right, I said brand equity, because after all Graham Agassiz is essentailly a brand that companies use to help sell their products and promote their companies. Aggy knows this, so he utilizes and builds his name more every season, and we couldn't be happier to have been a part of the Aggy show this year. In this instance he is promoting Bell Helmets, who are the sponsors of this section. Make sure to check out their website for affordable, quality helmets for every faset of riding.
For this section we shot for roughly 4 days through out the season. Aggy wanted a well rounded section that would really showcase his ability to ride many different disciplines, so we decided on shooting some dirt jumps, a day of trail, and some contest footage at Crankworx. It was great to be working with Graham as a lot of this section was actually shot early in the season when I was still relatively green with my camera equipment, and his consistency on a bike allowed me to play around with different angles, and learn as I shot. A big thanks goes out to Graham for working Lone Wolf into his extremely busy schedule, and we wish him success on his other ventures. Make sure to check him out in the new movie Inside Out, and the much anticipated Strength In Numbers.
If you liked the photos in this article make sure to check out TNL Photography here: tnlphotography.com
For early releases and more updates make sure to like us on facebook or follow us on twitter @lonewolfteam
Author Info:
Member since May 19, 2010
Must Read This Week
Sign Up for the Pinkbike Newsletter - All the Biggest, Most Interesting Stories in your Inbox
PB Newsletter Signup
Does anyone else dislike this change? I think it sounds hipster "no, i dont make videos. I produce edits"
BTW Aggy rocks, just blows up sh*t when he rides. Blasting around all over the place yet soooo smooth. Loved it!!!!
phaggot
Don't get me wrong, the edits are good and all - the riding is amazing, and some of the shots are even somewhat artsy, but even a gopro in winter can get a better picture. I would think this is done on Final Cut Pro or some other good editing program. I am sure you can adjust contrast with it in some way. I am no expert. I only have an eye for what I like to see, and I am trying to say what I think the difference is.
P.S. This is meant to be completely constructive.
Here is the kind of thing I am talking about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS8uRfDpDxE&feature=related
I personally am not colorblind. I see everything in vibrant colors, and go wooah, thats real, and beautiful. Overdone is not a good word, more done realistically. I am also an artist - a painter, besides other mediums. I guess from what you are saying, it is in reality dull in boring in the woods out there where this is filmed. But look at the pictures of my dirt jumps even. That has the worst lighting ever and its in a forest after the leaves have already fallen off. What did I do? I photographed the interesting stuff. Green opposites red, so I used it to my advantage. Its a matter of filming, and where you point the camera. If you point it into the sun, the contrast is going to be little to none. (Such as that picture thats going to win POY), but that was on purpose. Larocke also does it on purpose in his shots against the sunset. The shots from Lone Wolf are not artistic, they are by accident.
In my opinion one of the best colors in a segment ever was Claw's segment from the Collective. All mist, all shade. But it works because the sun doesn't come through and disrupt everything like the contrast. As a result you have vibrant colors. You have to film at certain times of the day if you want to be a good filmer in my opinion. Larocke does this. Lone Wolf is working on it. You can't say something is overused if it makes it better, and more lifelike. (Unless your Amish).
I am verbally attacking you. Again it is constructive though and opinionated.
Also. I am not a photographer. I used the example of my dirt jumps because of coincidence, and something that I have noticed. I think my photos are awful. I'm just saying, think of the colorwheel.
There's just one thing i don't like. This big helmet makes the body looking alot smaller. Like a kid or something.
Even with this helmet. top edit (or video..)
His bike sounds like a bag of spanners over every bump though
-Pause the video at 3.10.......if it was better quality it would be a sick shot