Video: Behind the Scenes on a Photoshoot with Aggy & Paris Gore

Aug 28, 2018 at 12:00
by Paris Gore  

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Paris Gore and Graham Aggasiz behind the scenes Dakine shoot.
Paris Gore and Graham Aggasiz behind the scenes Dakine shoot.

On average, 1.2 trillion photographs are taken every year and with the ever-growing access to digital photography, they are all consumed within seconds. A quick swipe or scroll and they are never to be seen again or taken in for further viewing. Thankfully, the printed magazines still showcase photography in a format that can not, and will never be, beat. The large and tangible page can draw you into the image in ways Instagram will never be able to.

Companies like Dakine have always prided themselves on the quality of the photography they contract - and for years the Dakine ads in magazines have stood out for both the stunning imagery and action. Behind the capture of each image is a story. While most people can appreciate viewing it, few know what it really takes to produce such beauty. In this day and age, pushing the button on a camera is truly the easiest task; but mastering lighting and production take a whole different level of photographer to execute; proving that despite the number of images taken and consumed every year, there is still an art to true photography.

Paris Gore and Graham Aggasiz behind the scenes Dakine shoot.

Paris Gore and Graham Aggasiz behind the scenes Dakine shoot.

Paris Gore and Graham Aggasiz behind the scenes Dakine shoot.

Paris Gore and Graham Aggasiz behind the scenes Dakine shoot.

BTS W Paris Gore and Aggy
BTS W Paris Gore and Aggy

Paris Gore and Graham Aggasiz behind the scenes Dakine shoot.


Graham Agassiz throwing a top side no can shot in the Bellingham jungle for Dakine.
Graham Agassiz top side no can in the jungle of Bellingham shot for a Dakine ad.

About the final Image:

Camera: Nikon D850
Lens: Nikon 70-200 F2.8 VRII
Lighting: 3X Elinchrom 500 TTL Units set on manual override mode
Remote: Elinchrom Skyport RS
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/2000
Aperture: 4.5

Bike Magazine July 2018 Dakine advertisement
July 2018 Dakine advertisement


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18 Comments
  • 59 1
 Similar effort to when my wife reluctantly snaps a pic with her cell phone for my weak instagram page.
  • 8 2
 Similar effort when my girlfriend takes any picture for her Instagram!
  • 47 1
 cool and all, but i want to see a behind the scenes of the behind the scenes. What is the guy who took the photos of the guy taking the photos actually doing? his work is next level! Can we get photos of him taking photos of Paris taking photos of Graham?
  • 2 1
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  • 1 0
 Meta ftw
  • 15 2
 When do we get the behind the scenes for the behind the scenes shoot? Asking for a friend
  • 1 1
 Hmmm, wonder how they would do that? might need another one for that too....
  • 7 2
 That's entirely to my taste! Banger footage, so nice! Give us an additional PS/LR editing-behind-the-scenes and you'll get all my money that I usually waste in moments of total laziness behind my computer (for things I don't need like spare parts, tires etc.). Thanks!
  • 11 2
 That can certainly happen, thanks for the feedback and checking it out! Maybe for a next years creation...
  • 2 0
 @parisgore: I second that - editing tips please! - the images did look amazing on the back of the camera already though... Great work and great video.
From a fellow Shimoda user Smile
  • 5 2
 Great little interview here with Paris Gore if you wanna learn a little more about him.

freehubmag.com/videos/hounded-episode-1
  • 3 0
 2000th and 640 with 3 500WS strobes and it still has ambient?
  • 1 0
 excellent post-processing
  • 2 0
 Yes, ambient stopped down 1/2 stop below the lights hitting Aggy. Maybe I will post up a raw with some points on what was done. The raw isn't too far off from the original here, just needed some tone adjustments.
  • 1 0
 You forgot to mention the smoke machine to your list of equipment.
Amazed you got the back ground exposed well at 1/2000 of a second at 640 ISO.
  • 2 1
 Great video! Nice photo! It was nice to see what goes on to really get a good photo!
  • 4 2
 Cool to hear from Paris. I've enjoyed his work for years.
  • 3 2
 Awesome work to all involved! Love Paris's work. Props to Sky as well, really well done vid! Cheers!







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