Around this time the general populace of the city I call home has been moaning and groaning for several months, summer is gone, and the cold chill of winter has set in. For being Canadians who will boast about the cold weather they’ve lasted through, many really don’t endorse the snowy season in the way I, and many of my friends do; cherishing the sweet silence of winter and exploring the world of opportunities it opens up.

So here, for you, oh weak frail Canadian. From warmer times, happier days, and better seasons: remember with me those idealized days of summer on boats under the sun.

Matt after crashing straight to kidneys off a huge Raily

Several months ago I was contacted by Ian (below) from the Aidrie based band To Die For. They were looking for some new promo images, but didn’t really know what type. The key point was that the group really had to be different; something you don’t see every day. On some projects you can look around for inspiration; finding some feature in other people’s work to generate images with a slightly different approach. But for TDF the main instruction I was given ruled out that type of creative process.
Instead I took a look at the types of images I look forward, think about, and work on the most. They are often quite technical in nature, and take different photographic techniques from different genres of photography. The end result is above: star trail/long exposure shots which are usually done with landscapes married with portraiture.

I also got called in by Fall City Fall, a great Calgary band who I’ve had the pleasure to work with many times before. This time the band gave me almost 100% creative control which was great, however intimidating. You have no idea if they have hidden expectations of any sort, and if you are aligning with what they’re secretly hoping to get. We shot just outside their jam space which backs onto an industrial area of town, the industrial card has been played many times before in band photography. But with a couple tweaks of perspective and lighting the product is a new take on a classic theme.

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“Autumn is the most fleeting of the seasons but also one of the most rewarding to photograph. Reuben Krabbe shares his 1/400th of a second views of autumn.”

Singletrack magazine’s November issue features six of my Images from shoots I did with Kurt De Freitas this autumn.

Funny little anectode from shooting: Half of the shots were done out on some multipurpose trails out near the town of Waiparous. I previously scouted the trails and knew I had to come back to shoot them when the colours started to turn. When Kurt and I got out on the trails we found them in less than stellar condition; the previously buff singletrack now was rougher than bad cobblestone. September rains had softened the trails, and horse riders rode the trails in less than optimal conditions. The hoof prints dried into rock hard rough patches making the riding incredibly difficult.

Thanks to Kurt for the riding in all the shots, and for making riding rough trails look beautiful.

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