Shot With One Eye - Blog
The Latest News & Imagery from Photographer Steve Boxall.
Moving with TransDev Employees
Working with TransDev is always a treat, the employees are from so many different backgrounds and all work together to move the people of Raleigh Durham around. TransDev requests photos of them doing their jobs and getting people where they need to go and I am happy to oblige! :)
They also make great crew members when production needs a little extra help! Thanks Byron for the Assist!!
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Space Force Goes Zero G!
Photographing the US Space Force in Zero G.
During June of 2022, I had the privilege to join the US Space Force on two Zero Gravity flights. The flights are part of a program that allows Space Force Cadets to become accustomed to the challenges of working in a zero gravity environment.
If you want to train a sailor you take them out to sea, if you want to train a pilot, you take then to the skies, well if you want to train a Space Force Cadet you have to do some parabolas!
So much learning, fun and photographs were had by all!
TransDev Atlanta Day 2
So many great shots from the TranDev Atlanta shoot, I had to split it into two posts!
This is Day two at Atlanta South, a multi million dollar facility with plenty of brand new buses and equipment. Great for photos!
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TransDev Atlanta - Day 1
As usual we had a very productive day shooting for TransDev, this time at their Atlanta North facility. The Gwinnett County Transit folks gave us a brand new bus, literally less than 100 miles on the clock! mmmmm love that new-bus-smell! Hahaha :)
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Working with Arnie Weissmann - Editor in Chief Travel Weekly
I love to see my work in print (it happens less and less in these interwebz times) and thanks to Arnie Weissman, the intrepid editor in chief at Travel Weekly, some of my Zero G images were in the October edition of Travel Weekly.
There was a cool moment during this flight which Arnie explains in his piece.
“In addition to the excitement of the flight, there was an unexpected bonus: A couple got engaged while weightless. The man had shared his plans with the crew ahead of time, and they warned him to tie a string to the ring — on a previous flight, a ring had floated away from a nervous boyfriend.”
Here are some of the images from the moment:
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Blade Helicopters & Zero Gravity
I shot this just for fun during our flights with Blade in Manhattan, it was so cool flying in the helicopters back and forth to New York City.
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Helping Speedy Morman Survive for Complex.com
Helping Speedy Morman Survive The “Vomit Comet” & Become an Astronaut in Zero Gravity for Jobs Unlisted on Complex.com
Being an astronaut is not for everyone and micro gravity does have a habit of sorting who has what it takes to function in space. I’ve often heard astronauts say that parabolic flights are harder on the system than the weightlessness of orbit.
I shot for Complex.com recently with Speedy Norman where he tests his grit as an astronaut. Watch the video below to find out how he did.
The Zero-G "Vomit Comet" is certainly not for everyone. On the Season 3 premiere of "Jobs Unlisted," Speedy takes on the difficulties of becoming an astronaut—from performing a space walk, to landing a NASA spacecraft, and even a tailspin simulator—but it's zero gravity that poses the biggest challenge. Is the job of an Astronaut as glamorous as one might think? Check out the episode and decide for yourself.
PS fast forward to 15:39 to see my foot-assist!
Desmond Howard for Tuff Contender - ESPN/Home Depot
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Fun with Frames - Smart Mirror from ACEP
I spent a great day highlighting why the Smart Mirror device is a far superior, modern option for opticians to take measurements for your eyeglasses. Especially in these Covid times where proximity is an issue. Thank-you Marisol, Kelly and Fransisco for being such great models.
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Forest Walk - A Personal Project
In the middle of August during a getaway in the Airstream and, living up the the saying that only mad-dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun, I went for a very hot and sticky forest walk with my son, yes during the afternoon heat.
We needed to shower off and cool down after this one, it was slightly humid at 96f/35.6c, feels like 103f/39.4c. Can you find the monkey hiding in the tree? Hint: it’s not a real monkey, but apparently we have them in Florida. Apparently, there are several locations with monkeys in Florida, Silver Springs has quite a population.
And there are actually monkeys living by Fort Lauderdale International Airport. A whole family with an adopted raccoon! #onlyinFlorida
Shooting in Denver Colorado for Transdev
This week I'm finishing up the edit for @transdevgroup and our shoot in Denver, CO.
Ive been working with the Transdev team to demonstrate how they are keeping passengers moving and safe during the Covid pandemic. It was incredible to see them work.
The drivers, cleaners, dispatch staff and maintenance crews at all public transportation facilities are among many essential, front-line workers whose services to the community are easy to overlook. I'm happy to spotlight how these individuals help improve our communities with their work.
This is the first of a few upcoming jobs for TransDev that I have coming up, I will post more of the results here. Watch this space!
Working through Covid-19 and Ready to Rock n Roll
Working in the COVID-19 world…
The current pandemic is changing the way we all live our lives and the way we work.
Remote Shooting with screen sharing and on set camera..
I have made all the necessary preparations for photo shoots in the COVID-19 world. The video above was shot during a portrait session for Bucknell University, all crew confirmed that they had been practicing social distancing for three weeks minimum, and were taking full safety measures. Face masks and disposable booties were worn at all times, we washed our hands and/or hand sanitized frequently. We followed the Recommendations for Clean & Healthy Production Sets by Film Florida.
Luckily I have worked remotely with overseas clients in the past, this set up now takes on new importance due to COVID-19, but the industry in general will also benefit. Bucknell staffers were able to monitor the shoot in real time from their home-offices, both as the shots came in and as it was being set up.
The Client was able to edit and monitor the shoot remotely in real time.
So…
When you are ready to come back, I’m ready to rock ‘n’ roll. With face masks, hand sanitizer and the ability to live stream shoots.
There will be so many stories to tell, let me help you tell them!
Taking Self-isolation to the Next Level
During our time of self isolation a gracious friend invited us to use their cabin. Located in the middle of Ocala National Forest, the location lends itself to extreme self-isolation.
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https://steve-boxall.squarespace.com/wood-cabin-quarantine
My Work Featured in Professional Photographers of America Magazine
If you follow my blog, you may know that I am one of the “faces of the PPA” (Professional Photographers of America). You’d know this because I shamelessly plugged the fact in a blog post back in September 2018.
Well I am happy to say that I was also recently featured in the Professional Photographers of America Magazine, specifically, the March 2020 edition.
The article covers many aspects of my work and my approach to commercial photography, marketing etc.
Thank you Amanda Arnold for the write up and thank you to the PPA for the continued support.
Photographing the Warbirds, Ten Years Later
One of my favorite shoots was my “Warbirds Project” which I cannot believe was almost ten years ago. So when my model, Mattie walked in the room for a recent Zero G flight I was totally excited. To commemorate the moment I restaged one of her shots from the original story with the Zero Gravity Aircraft, G-Force One.
Rosie-the-riveter Mattie, meet Astronaut Mattie!!
The Eye in "Shot with One Eye" - Literally, the eye ball.
Squeamish Alert!
This post contains images of my body parts! No not the weird ones…
During a recent trip to the optometrist they imaged my eyes. I couldn't resist but get a copy of the images of my eyeballs!
One of these is the Eye in “Shot with One Eye”
There's also a video for those of you with a strong stomach (I’m thinking of you Zero G folks.)
NASCAR - Homestead International Speedway 2019
When I was offered the chance to go to a NASCAR race, with access to the pit lane, premium seating and a tailgate party, I absolutely couldn't resist!
I'm a petrol head but have never been to a NASCAR event, so I was extremely excited about this opportunity. I decided to shoot with vintage Russian lenses and I absolutely love the results.
I hope you enjoy the images as much as I do, I really love the look of the vintage Russian glass.
Click on any of the images for a gallery and for the complete collection click here.
Click images for more…
Personal project - Blighty
From the Archive…
I found this collection of images again recently and I love it. These images are from a summer I spent in the Midlands of England back in 2011, shooting from car windows, during dog walks, in the midst of late evening BBQ’s and other perfectly English summer activities. You can also see the gallery in the personal work section.
Enjoy..
Steve
A Nice Video on the MIT Media Lab Zero Gravity Flight
Back in March 2018 I posted about a really cool Zero Gravity Flight I worked on for MIT Media Lab. See the original post here.
I recently came across this video that shows what a research flight looks like and how the experiments look in Zero Gravity. Also my mug is all over the video as I float around taking shooting stills of the science!
Enjoy, Steve
A nice write up on Stevie B in Voyage MIA
http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-steve-boxall-photography-miami/