New work now live with BUFF® , The Surfrider Foundation , and artist Ian Ross. While, as you can see, the weather didn’t cooperate with us, this has been by far one of my favorite pieces to work on this year.
Why? Three reasons:
It was real, authentic, genuine. Starting with the creative call, I was able to sink into the calm that Ian brought to the call, the sand, the final product.
Trust in my creative process. The creative team gave me the brief and let me do my thing. We made edits to the final product, but they trusted my ability to create without stifling me with the camera and Ian with his art
Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration! Starting with the creative call, the Buff team asked how I planned on making this “different”. Not something I typically get asked, but I shared my ideas of leaning into words of intention that would translate into motion and stills that are different for them. Meaning, motion blur, mounted cameras, timelapses, drone work, all wrapped together by my deep love for interviewing.
Ian Ross raking the beach, creating his artwork. Photo by Dalton Johnson, follow him on Instagram
Fun note, I interviewed Ian for 30 minutes to get the 45 seconds of talking for the video (which I’ll share soon). This interview was the foundation for the blog and the so much more. I personally learned from Ian about being a creative and accepting boundaries.
Overall, this project had so many layers it was a blast, not to mention one tight timeline!