With the surf up the North Shore is full of energy. The contest is on and the surf spots are filled with surfers, even the road on Kam Hwy is congested with traffic as everyone is hurrying to get to their destination. We had a day filled with filming Torry Meister and Clay Marzo during their heats at the Reef Pro as well as shooting Dean Morrison in our small garage turned studio. You have to be here to experience it and to fully understand how chaotic this place can be when the surf is up. We had another successful day of getting the job done. Here are some quick pics of our day on Wed.
Torrey Meister with his game face on
Torrey Meister in yellow just before his heat
Torrey's father Mike is up there to see his son rip. He's under the letters "on"
Kanoa enjoying the day of class. Who wouldn't enjoy a field trip to Hawaii.
Me and my shadow, "live through our lens"
A lot of prep work goes into each shoot. These are some of the neccesities.
Cameras-lights-ready!
The crew
The style
The star. Dean Morrison in the wht tee
Being behind a camera and all eyes on you can be nerve racking. Sometimes you need to take the edge off. Only when your 21 of course!
Dean in "showtime" mode
Style
Tim capturing it in motion
Live through our lens
Part of Kaona's school was seeing the behind the scene stuff. Kanoa shot the images from Dean behind the scene shoot. Here is his signature to his work. Grade A+ Good job Kanoa!
Clay after his exciting heat win. Clay loves to win but what Clay really loves, is to surf.
In physics, for every positive force there is a negitive force. Clay won and dominated that heat. To Clay this the negative force that was caused by the positive force. Regardless, Mike from Surfline was there hear what Clay had to say about the heat
A long day of schooling can wipe you out. Kanoa lights out!
After setting up all day and into the night on Sunday and Monday, Tuesday was “Showtime”! Here are some images of our set up process as well as our 1st two athletes Mike Losness and Torrey Meister. Enjoy!
The North Shore landmark
Reef using Mike Losness's artisitic talent for the contest site
The drive down Hwy 99 into Haleiwa
Still flat
Local creatures
Work time
tools
Setting up the studio
though we would show you our 2010 marketing... right. :)
tight shoting quaters
The crew shot by Kanoa's view
Live Through Our Lens
the aloha spirit
a good night
To see more Spy surf team videos click on Vimeo or You Tube.
Yesterday Spy met up with Hawaiian Bombshell Winner Hannah to enjoy some delicious ahi in Honolulu & congratulate her in person…Spy presented Hannah with a congratulatory plaque for being chosen to participate in the up coming Spy photo shoot.
Hannah is set to start shooting this Saturday at Log Cabins along with Spy surfers, Alana Blanchard and Erika Steiner.
After dropping Hannah off <so she could rock out at The Fray concert in Honolulu>, the sun decided to do some amazing things on the way out to the North Shore….
The Spy crew made it safe. Matt, Brent there 30 mins before me. We all met up at the Log Cabins house, where we will be shooting our 2010 Spring Summer surf marketing needs. Check out some quick pics and vids we’ve collected in our route to the Logs house.
boarding LAX
walk of death for those who fear flying
Island brah
Aloha
On the road to paradise
Beach View the of Spy Hawaii House aka "Logs House"
A closer look at the Spy house
Patio view from the Spy House looking at the surf spot Log Cabins
To see more Spy surf team videos click on Vimeo or You Tube.
Thanks for all your entries. We received bombshell applicants pouring in from all over for the chance to win a one year modeling contract with Spy, be in a published photo and receive global exposure on Spy’s website. We got a bombshell! Spy welcomes and congratulates Hannah Kealia May from Pahoa, HI!
Meet the lovely Hannah…
10 Days on the North Shore
Surboard, check.
Warm water wax, check.
Boardshorts, check.
Bikini, check.
Bringing lots of Spy aloha, check.
Spy is packing its bags and will be jetting off to the North Shore for 10 days!
Be sure to click on the pineapple on our front page for daily blog updates from the North Shore. We’ll be hanging with the beautiful Spy Hawaiian Bombshell winner Hannah inducting her into the Spy family, at the Reef Hawaiian Pro in Haleiwa, working on our winter tans while shooting for our summer imagery, cutting rug with our Spy athletes when they’re not in the water and spreading plenty of Spy aloha vibe.
