Entries Tagged 'Friends'
Above: Getting air on Schuswap Lake during my first time wakeboarding.
Last weekend was a fantastic (and special) weekend. Two very good friends of mine got married at a beautiful lake-side resort on Schuswap Lake in British Columbia. Since the ceremony was only a few hours long, we spent the rest of our time taking advantage of a ski boat that we had rented for the weekend, along with a tube and a wakeboard. The photo of me above is, believe it or not, my first time ever on a wakeboard. I have never tried snowboarding or skateboarding either, so I had no idea what it was going to be like. If you’ve never done it, the hardest part is the initial getting up out of the water (which some others had a bit more trouble with), but since I grew up waterskiing, I knew what to do and getting up came natural. Once up, it was a matter of learning how the board reacted to my movements.
It was such a great weekend. To cap it off, I drove the extra 2 hours south to Penticton where I got to see my father (59 years old) complete his third Ironman challenge. Seeing the intensity of the crowd and the emotion on the faces of the competitors as they crossed the finish line after 13+ hours of racing was quite the experience. I have only ever ran half-marathons (which are 21.1kms), so to see people completing a full 42.2km marathon AFTER cycling 180 kms and swimming 3.8 kms… is beyond impressive to say the least.
Will I ever race one? Probably… someday.
Above: My friend Todd showed us all how its done.
Above: Steve taking flight in the water tube.
Above: Ian Harding (me) jumps for a scissor kick. Photograph by Faby Martin.
As I mentioned in my last post, I love sports. I’ve played them my whole life. Softball, basketball, rugby, and… soccer.
The only team sport I still play today is soccer. I’ve been playing on an indoor co-ed recreational team the past 4 years, but starting today, I’ll be hitting the outdoor pitch again. Its been a long time, but I’m looking forward to having some room to run and pass. Indoor is a much faster paced form of soccer, for those unaware.
A good friend of mine, Faby Martin, is an amazing photographer. I met her while photographing Alberta Fashion Week last fall, along with a couple of other now good friends, Oscar Lopez and David Austin. Faby and I had been talking about doing a shoot for a while, so over the weekend, we finally got together.
What you may not know about me as a photographer is that I also like to model. I haven’t done a whole lot of it, but I have done it for various local and international photographers, and it has been fun every time. I find its a really great experience to switch roles every once in a while. Its a great reminder on how to communicate with models. While modeling, I usually end up thinking, “What would I say to me if I were directing this shoot, and how am I reacting to this photographers direction.”
Faby really wanted to do some action shots and I was all game for it. I really love her processing style and I think the images she created turned out really well. Click on the photo above to see the whole Soccer Player, A Story series, or just head on over to Faby’s website for a look at her entire portfolio.
For more info regarding my modeling, you can check out my model profiles on Model Mayhem and Model Republic.
