Inspiration

Posted: February 20th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Information, Inspirational, Landscape, Photography, Surf, Water, Wave | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Aerial Maldives

Do look far for inspiration

Do not settle for any less


Eddie Will Go

Posted: February 20th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: B/W, Celebrity, Hawaii, Inspirational, Photography, Pro Surfer, Surf, Water, Wave | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Waimea Wipeout

Biggest Wave Ridden 2010

Slater 10

The boldest moments of our lives are a reflection of our commitment.


Turtles

Posted: February 20th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Hawaii, Information, Inspirational, Photography, Water | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Turtle Hawaii

“Time and tide wait for no man” (or turtle) -Chaucer


The Great Ocean Road

Posted: February 20th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Inspirational, Landscape, Photography, Surf | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Great Ocean Road

Australia. This is the road to Bells Beach, decorated with kangaroos and koalas along the way. A pleasant view of the twisting road en route to one of the ‘better’ right-hand waves in the world.


The Skateboard The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly: An Illustrated History

Posted: February 16th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Book, Celebrity, Coverage, Covers, Information, Inspirational, Photography, Portrait, Skateboard | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

The Skateboard

The story of the simple skateboard is part thriller, part underground, underdog success tale. It’s chock-full of innovations, far-out graphic artistry, and ever-more-incredible hot-dogging feats. And the story’s told in this book with contributions from the stars themselves—Tony Hawk, Stacey Peralta, Jeff Ho, the Dogtown Z-Boys, and more. Beautifully illustrated with historical posters, ads, and memorabilia along with new action photography, studio skateboard shots, and unique portraits of the stars, this is a fitting tribute to an American classic.

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Shooting The Curl Book

Posted: February 15th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Book, Celebrity, Coverage, Information, Inspirational, Photography | Tags: , | No Comments »

Shooting the Curl

SHOOTING THE CURL
THE BEST SURFERS, THE BEST WAVES
BY 15 OF THE BEST SURF PHOTOGRAPHERS

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Just a Portrait

Posted: February 15th, 2011 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: B/W, Inspirational, Photography, Portrait, Srilanka, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »
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Srilankan Man, Smoke

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Big Apple Small Feet

Posted: November 15th, 2010 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Inspirational, Landscape, NewYork, Photography | Tags: , | No Comments »
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Queens to NYC

I wasn’t sure what to expect, a visit to NYC was always inevitable but it was just the question of ‘when’? After leaving Puerto Rico, i spent 2 days in the Big Smoke, finding a few things out about this beautiful city and why it has become what it is known by today.

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Girls and Portugal

Posted: October 10th, 2010 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Celebrity, Coverage, Girls, News, Photography, Portugal, Pro Surfer, Surf, Wave | Tags: , , , , | 6 Comments »

The Wave..

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How to Shoot a Front Cover Successfully

Posted: August 4th, 2010 | Author: Lucia | Filed under: Coverage, Covers, Girls, Information, Inspirational, Photography, Portrait, Surf | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

It is important to shoot as strikingly as possible when it comes to the cover shot! The cover image makes the magazine sell to those people that pass on by looking at hundreds of images and titles staring them in the face and stop when their eyes hit one that stands out and seems interesting to pick up! Imagery is as important as text and can make or break whether a sale is made, its is immediately recognised in the brain as an image is processed in the mind quicker than a word is.

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It is important to shoot as strikingly as possible when it comes to the cover shot! The cover image makes the magazine sell to those people that pass on by looking at hundreds of images and titles staring them in the face and stop when their eyes hit one that stands out and seems interesting to pick up! Imagery is as important as text and can make or break whether a sale is made, its is immediately recognised in the brain as an image is processed in the mind quicker than a word is.

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