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2010-02-04T09:45:00.000-08:00

I wrote a post some time ago on Water Housing for Surf Photography. It was brought to my attention that I had a few mix up on links and names. I have fixed them now and hope to send traffic to the right places.

I had the wrong info for Dale Kobetich who builds custom water housings. I have heard only good things about his housings. You can check out his work here.

Other News

I am in the process of ending this blog. The good news is that I am going to focus just on the Official TidalStock Blog. There will be more posts on a regular schedule. New photos, surf photography tips, and other great stuff. So stay tuned as we get ready for the switch.

Look for new posts starting this February. Go to www.tidalstock.com/blog/

Thanks.....

2009-03-19T12:51:00.000-07:00

One post a Month....

ya I know it has been a while....these blogs are cool but then you get too many and forget to update and blah blah blah...Anyway things have been great....with the fun little south swells we have had, I have finally satisfied my surf itch. Before that I think I was blogging more than I was surfing.

We added a new photographer on TidalStock, Tracey Tomtene. She is a great photographer living in Canada. She has a unique style, which is different from our other photographers, but we really like that about her work. Here is her bio.

Tracey Tomtene has grown up and lived in various parts of Western Canada and also made temporary homes abroad in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Although she studied Business in university, all of her electives were filled with Fine Arts. It was not until she took a black and white darkroom photography course that her predestined craft would reveal itself. That was six years ago. Ever since, she has honed her techniques through the course of her travels using both traditional and digital photography equipment. Her and her camera have traveled far from home to the south east of Asia, Hawaii, New York, all the way back to her father’s farm in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Soooo what I have I been up to???
I have been working on some video/photography production with my cousin Erin Edwards. She was a former professional surfer now works for Fuel TV and is a published writer. So we have been doing some stuff for their website, and some personal projects as well. It has been a fun change of scenery doing the video stuff. A lot of photographers like Chase Jarvis and Vincent Laforet think that the lines between video and photography will get smaller, especially now with the new cameras coming out that have full 1080p video. Anyway we have a bunch of ideas in the works and we hope to produce some cool stuff. In our latest ventures we intervened Nathaniel Curran and attended the Life Rolls On, Jesse's Story movie premier. Look for more Athlete Interviews, events, and maybe even some how to photography videos.....

Here is some footage and photos from the Nathaniel Curran interview...

Nathaniel and Erin having a chat...
Nathaniel's boards...

Here are some photos from the Jesse's Story Movie Premier...

Jesse Billauer on stage...
Outside the theater...
Ben Harper and Jesse Billauer exchanging phone numbers...

Sal Masekela in the house...Jesse Billauer signing some shoes...The Ride...

2009-02-10T10:08:00.000-08:00

Sharks on my mind!!!

There has been a lot of talk about sharks on the various websites I surf each morning. I am not sure if it is a slow news day or attacks are becoming more frequent. I never really worry about sharks when I am out there surfing or taking photos but it is always in the back of my mind.

Noah Schultz one of TidalStock's submitting photographers has been uploading some amazing new photos including some shark photos.

The photo above is a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and man do they look scarry underwater. See more of Noah's work on TidalStock.com and check his bio out here.

2009-01-14T17:26:00.000-08:00

National Geographic Kids Magazine

Well it is out, the February 2009 National Geographic Kids Magazine. I am happy with the results and it is pretty cool to be published in that magazine. They ran a photo of Tillman the Skateboarding Dog (yes he is quite the popular dog). Ron, Tillman's owner was nice enough to let me take photos of Tillman so I owe a big thank you to him. Watch out for more of Tillman and rumor has it that he has a new baby sister. Check out Tillman's website here.

As the whole world knows now, there is a big swell heading for California. BIG WAVES! I think I will be taking a little road trip to photograph all the action (hype). If I get anything good it will be on here. Have fun and be safe....It might not be huge out there but this swell is supposed to have a lot of power.

2009-01-09T16:39:00.000-08:00

Welcome Photographer Grey Lockwood to the TidalStock Team!

We are proud to announce that photographer Grey Lockwood is on the TidalStock Team. He has amazing surf and travel images from all over the world. We are really excited to license his imagery, the response with buyers has been fantastic so far. So I sat down with Grey and asked him some questions. Enjoy!!!

Age?
28

Where are you from?
San Diego, Ca.

How did you get into photography?
Started shooting teamriders while working at Emerald City Surf n Sport in Mission Beach, Ca.

What was your first camera?
Canon AE-1

School or Self taught?
Self taught in surf photography, went to Brooks Institute for Commercial Advertising.

Best thing about being a photographer?
My schedule. Photography gives me the option to work and travel when and where I want, I was never a 9-5 type of person.

Worst thing?
The amount of time and money that can go into shooting gets a little ridiculous sometimes. But, when you finally create an image that you've dreamed about for so long it makes it all worth it.

Film or Digital?
I shoot both film and digital. Digitally, I shoot with a Canon 5D and 1Ds Mark II. When shooting film I use a Mamiya RZ 6X7.

Any crazy moments while doing surf photography or any photography?
There are too many moments to list, most happen while traveling with surfers, those guys can get pretty crazy.

Favorite photo of yours?
GL00028 on the tidal stock site.

Pizza or Mexican food?
I think I could eat Carne Asada burritos for every meal for the rest of my life, I'm totally addicted.

List clients or where you have been published?
Editorial - Surfer, Mundorad, Sundance Channel, San Diego Tribune, Deep.
Advertising - Volcom, Rip Curl, Oneill, SexWax, Infinity Surfboards.

Any tips you can offer to someone that want to be a photographer?
There are two things I always tell people. It doesn't take the best camera gear to create amazing images, some of my all time favorite personal photographs were shot on a $100 TLR from 1955. Second, study every image you see and try to figure out the lighting, camera, lens choice, and location. It's more than pointing your camera at something and pressing the shutter button, the best photographers in the world didn't get to that point without years of hard work.

PC or Mac?
MAC for life, PC's are paperweights as far as I'm concerned.

Surf photography tips?
Find surfers who are willing to work with you to create images, only shoot when the light is good, and plan on living out of a suitcase for a better part of your life.

Are you a surfer?
Yes, I have been surfing for 23 years. I caught my first wave in 1985 at San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, Ca.

Favorite wave?
My favorite wave in California will always be 1st Point Malibu. My favorite wave in the world is Snapper Rocks in Australia.

Other sports or hobbies?
There isn't much time for anything else, plus I still love cruising around with my cameras and spending time alone finding new parts of the world. Always keep your eyes open...

What do you have more of cameras or surfboards?
Definitely Cameras! I have a pretty minimal surfboard quiver (2 longboards, a 7'2" single fin, and a 5'4" TwinFIn)

Favorite surfer?
Rob Machado, Joel Tudor, and anyone else who truly understands the art of surfboard riding.

Website, blogs etc?
www.greylockwoodphoto.com and greylockwoodphoto.blogspot.com

And you can license his imagery at TidalStock.com keyword Grey Lockwood.

2009-01-05T19:52:00.001-08:00

I know it has been a while!!!

Happy New Year!!!!

Wow 2009 already. Time flies, I feel like I was just getting started for 2008. Anyway sorry for the lack of posting, one of my resolutions is to update this blog on a regular basis.

We have a lot of things in the works for 2009 for TidalStock and Ryan Cardone Photography. We are working on a new landing page for TidalStock that we are really excited about. It will be cleaner and have cool new features. Also we hope it spotlights our Team of photographers more. We are adding some amazing new photographers and we really want to make the site about them and their work. So check out the site and let us know what you think.

We have hit the ground running in 2009 with a few cool tear sheets. We are published in the January 2009 Playboy issue. No not what you think. They used two shots of Tillman the Skateboarding Bulldog that I shot. See below. You might have seen Tillman at the Rose Parade this year skateboarding on the float, pretty cool stuff.

Also it should be out any day now, I will be published in National Geographic Kids Magazine. Now I think most photographer's dream is to be published in National Geographic (me included). Well I got the same company, I am pretty happy. That is all I am going to say because the issue is not out yet and I don't want to get in trouble. It will be in the February 2009 issue.

So we are off to a good start and we are looking forward to a great 2009

Now a little shout out to my family.
My cousin Erin Edwards in doing some cool work over at Fuel TV. Check her blog out, she just got back from Hawaii and has some cool stuff on there.

http://www.fuel.tv/erinedwards

Have a great one.........

2008-11-18T16:17:00.000-08:00

Natural Balance Pet Foods

I did a job for Natural Balance Pets Foods the other day. They are entering a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Both Tillman and Tyson the skateboarding bulldogs will be skateboarding on the float, how awesome is that! The float is so cool and I can't wait to see it when it's all done.

Also my photos of Tillman are going to be published in some pretty big magazines coming up. Keep a look out for them...

2008-11-01T16:15:00.001-07:00

Some new stock photos...

2008-10-24T09:26:00.000-07:00

Wave Photography

Yesterday was another beautiful day. There were some perfect little waves to shoot. So I swam out, in my trunks (no wetsuit in October!!!) and played in the surf for a while. I love photographing waves. Every wave is different and you just never know what you are going to get.

I have a lot of people asking what equipment I use. These photos were taken with the Nikon D200 and the Nikkor 10.5mm fisheye lens. I use all SPL Waterhousings for my surf photography. Sean makes great housings! None of my housings have ever leaked.

2008-10-21T10:22:00.000-07:00

Photos on Surfingthemag.com.

See my photos from the Life Rolls On--Night by the Ocean Event on Surfing's website.

Also TidalStock.com is adding some amazing new photographers. Check back soon to see who we have added to the team!

That is all the news for now...Looks like there is some surf out there! Have Fun.....

2008-10-14T18:34:00.000-07:00

Santa Ana Season...

good for surfers....bad for everyone else. Click here to learn a little more about them. So we had some real bad Santa Ana's yesterday and already some fires. Here are some photos from the Sesnon Fire.

Then there are some photos that make you go hmmmm...

And now the ironic one...gasoline and fire don't mix...

...he was only filling up his chainsaw...

Thank you Firefighters for all your hard work!!!

2008-10-13T21:49:00.000-07:00

Life Rolls On -- 5th Anniversary Night by the Ocean Event

It was another great event last night. This year Life Rolls On held it's annual event Night by the Ocean event at the Kodak theater in Hollywood.

Brook Burns who donated $20,000 last year poses with Life Rolls On founder Jesse Billauer.

Kelly Slater newly NINE times world champ was in the house as well as Rob Machado.

Nicky Hilton showed her support with a little shopping for a good cause.

Dominic Purcell from "Prison Break" watching the inspiring video on Nathan Gocke.

More information can be found on the Life Rolls On website at www.liferollson.org

2008-10-10T11:58:00.001-07:00

Waves are so cool...

2008-10-09T08:32:00.000-07:00

More from Malibu...

This is Meredith Anne Butte, she is a great up and coming female longboarder. I got the pleasure to shoot with her yesterday in some fun surf at Malibu. FYI...she is looking for sponsors to help her become a professional longboarder. If you are a team manager or know any please send them my way. THANKS...

Also see one of my photos and other great photos from these past swells on Surfline.com
click here

2008-10-07T22:34:00.001-07:00

A few from Malibu...

2008-09-29T17:41:00.000-07:00

Surfer Girl...

Here are a few from a project I am working on.

2008-09-25T21:41:00.000-07:00

I only got to go the 2008 Boost Mobile Pro one day. I just had too much going on with the new site launching. I was watching it on the web and the waves were going off the whole event. I went down the last day and could only stay for the quarters. It was really overcast (the two days before they had perfect sun, figures when I go it is overcast) but the surfing was amazing. I swam out and shot in the morning didn't really get much. I did get one shot that is funny to me because I basically got the same shot last year. Here they are...

Kolohe Andino 2007

Kolohe Andino 2008

With 200+ guys out in the water it's kind funny this happened at least I think so...

Anyone think Mick Fanning (current world champion) has been a blur...with all the focus on Slater about to win his Ninth World Title. It all comes down to Mundaka (Starts Sept 29th). Keep up on all the contest info here.

2008-09-23T16:26:00.000-07:00

NEW WEBSITE!!!

It has been a while but TidalStock.com has a brand new look and feel.

Smarter Searching
Light boxes
Comp Downloads
Full Res Downloads(coming soon)
Better Cart
New Photographers(coming soon)
And so many more new features!!!

We are really happy with the new site. It is still in BETA but we wanted to launch it. Please check it out and let us know what you think. Let us know if you find any bugs.

Photo buyers sign up for an account before Oct 15th and receive a custom print (up to 11X14) of any photo in our collection. Also look out for some very cool promotions starting in October (sign up for an account and you will be the first to know). We know you have choices for stock photography but if you are looking for fresh Ocean, Water, Life, Surf Stock Photography we hope you will stop by.

Thank you for all your support,
Ryan Cardone

2008-09-06T09:23:00.000-07:00

I lost my two readers...

Yes I am still here. Sorry for the lack of posting. Things are crazy around here I seem to be running around with my head cut off. Unfortunately this poor little blog has suffered. But I hope to be back to normal when things settle. Along with a whole new website remodel for TidalStock and Ryan Cardone Photography, I decided to move to a new house and office, cutting my self off from the internet world. Wow it is scary how much technology runs our lives. I feel like I need to go away for a while with no phones, blackberry's, laptops, digital cameras, just me my surfboard and my nikon f100. It might be good for me. Anyways back to reality....please bare with me as I will try post on here more.

So here is a little news, I will be in another art exhibition, if you are in the area come by and say hi.

Here is the info:

Fowler's in Solana Beach is hosting another great art exhibition! Art by Tocayo (www.myspace.com/tocayodesign) and photography by Ryan Cardone (www.ryancardonephotography.com). Music by DJ Danny G & Aly or Alphanumeric. Come down see some art, have some drinks, and maybe get you photo taken in the photo-booth provided by Ryan Cardone Photography. All this goes down Thursday, September 11th from 7-11pm. Fowler's is located at 731 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075.

2008-08-08T23:27:00.000-07:00

Meet Tank The Turtle (Actually she's a Tortoise)!!!

My brother and his wife's newest family member.

2008-07-25T23:42:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a crazy summer! All kinds of things going on. First things first my personal website www.ryancardonephotography.com has a brand new look. Thanks to my friend, web guru, Mike Artman at Namtra Media for designing the new portfolio site. His work is amazing, if you need a website he is the man.

This is probably lame but this blog is going to hit 10,000 visitors. I know that is small potatoes but I think it is cool. I should give a prize to the 10,000th visitor. Actually if you are, now this is an honest thing, shoot me an email and I will send you a Ventura Pier Poster. How do you know if you are the 10,000 person, there is a little stat counter at the very bottom of the page, if it says 10,000 you win(take a screen grab of it). If you are in the US great if you are an international visitor I might have to check the shipping cost before I stick one in the mail. Good luck...last time I checked it was at 09992.

Remember Tillman the Skateboarding, Skimboarding, Snowboarding bulldog that I shot a while ago. Well if you watch TV you might have seen him. Tillman and his owner Ron are on a reality show on CBS called Greatest American Dog. It is on Thursday nights at 8:00pm. I don't know if I am sold on the show but Tillman and Ron are hilarious. So far they haven't been kicked off. I have talked to Ron but because of contract he can not say anything. So like all of you I have to watch the show. Tillman was such a neat dog and we had a blast at our last photo shoot, here are some of my favorites from the shoot. Check out Tillman's site here. If you want to license any photos of Tillman we have them on our stock site TidalStock.com.

That is all for now, like Tillman I am ride off into the sunset...or just maybe go to sleep...

2008-07-10T18:58:00.000-07:00

Tons of things are happing...

Sorry for the lack of posts it has been a very busy summer...

So both ryancardonephotography.com and tidalstock.com are getting new looks. It is time to update the websites. My personal site is looking great, but what I am really excited about is tidalstock.com. It will have a fresh new look with so many more features, I am so excited and I think our clients will love the new site. So stay tunned because we will be having a launch party/art show/and what ever else we can think of. It will be a good time!!!

So I have to run but there is some huge news about Getty and Flickr and I want to leave you with some reading...by the time you read it all, I might have a new post.

A great blog post by Allen Murabayashi CEO of PhotoShelter: Read Here

Rachel Hulin at Shoot! the Blog : Read Here

Rob Haggart at A Photo Editor: Read Here

Here is Stobist's two cents: Read Here

And finally here is an article on PDN's website: Read Here

So what do you think....do you have images on Flickr????
Have a great one!!!

2008-06-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

Wave tube shot from the other day!!! 100 degree weather and prefect little tubes.

2008-06-12T15:37:00.000-07:00

It Has Been A While....
I haven't really done any surf photography lately. The surf for the most part has been at blame. We have had a few good swells but I was out of town when they hit. Well yesterday was nothing epic but there was surf, sun and good surfers out. I decided to swim out just to keep in shape and have a little fun. I'll have to say that Ventura is really pumping out some great surfers lately. Dane Reynolds is on the WCT and doing great for his first year on tour. The two surfers that were out were Cory Arrambide and Mike McCabe. Cory just won the Arnette Pro Junior in Newport Beach. That win put in number one on the 2008 ASP North America Pro Junior tour. Also in the finals was Spencer Regan (another surfer from Ventura) who made his first Pro Junior Final. Mike McCabe is an up and coming grom from Ventura who also has a brother (Matt) who rips. Mike is an amazing surfer and a great kid. I am excited to see his surfing career mature. Here are a few picks from the day....looks like more waves are coming so I hope to have more photos soon.....

Cory Arrambide hiding from the camera.
It was a little soft out there, Cory still making it look good.
Cory Arrambide doing a little 360 alley oop air at least I think so.
Mike McCabe getting close.
Fins free, Mike McCabe.Nice turn, Mike McCabe.

2008-06-03T15:47:00.001-07:00

Here is a quick one from Bermuda.

2008-05-27T18:12:00.000-07:00

Kauai was awesome!!!

Had a great time in Kauai. We stayed on the north side in Princeville. The north side is by far my favorite side of the island. The weather was great and the surf was good. We spent our days surfing, hiking, kayaking and sitting on the beach, oh ya and taking photos, not a bad little trip. I never really shoot flowers that much, but everything in Hawaii is beautiful, I couldn't resist. I used a so so Nikon macro lens, but it does get the job done. I did notice that I was really enjoying myself, I think because being so close and usually down on the ground it tends to slow down my photography. With digital I feel I get in this shoot and go (run) mode. I hate that. When I shoot film I really think about every shot because a roll of film goes fast and is not cheap. Anything to slow me down makes me remember why I love photography. Here are a few from the trip still working on many more. I hope you all had a great Memorial Day!!!

2008-05-15T18:08:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy May...

Just returned from the beautiful island of Bermuda. I was there shooting an event, I did get a little time to enjoy it's amazing beaches. Here are a few of photos from the trip. I am off to Kauai Sunday for another job but I will have a lot more time to shoot stock photos this trip.
If you haven't been to our five million blogs we now have a new one. It's TidalStock's photo of the day blog. Everyday we post a new photo from our collection of images...please check it out here. So I leave you with some Bermuda Photos. I will try to post some Kauai photos while I am there. Have a great one!!!

2008-04-23T14:04:00.000-07:00

No Waves but Plenty of Wind...

Not much going on in the wave department lately. There has been some good windy days though. This is my brother, he owns the other part of Tidal Stock. We love to enjoy what ever Mother Nature give us, surf, wind or snow.

Happy Earth Week...

2008-04-21T15:15:00.000-07:00

Ultimate Boarder Competition Comes to Ventura

It has been a little while since I have posted anything sorry. A lot has been going on. I two trips coming up in May. First week of may I am off to Bermuda, then I come home for a week then off to Kauai. I am looking forward to both trips!!! I haven't been to Bermuda and it looks amazing. I can't wait to hit some warm water. The water around here has been freezing.

This week I was shooting the Ultimate Boarder Competition. It's basically a triathlon for extreme sports athletes. Athletes compete in surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding and the one with the best 3 combines scores wins($30,000). The cool part is that the surfing and the skateboarding were held here in Ventura. The snowboarding took place at Squaw Valley. Here are a few photos from the surfing and skateboarding.

Klye Knox from Imperial Beach, California was surfing flawlessly on Wednesday and ended up with a 2nd place finish in the surf part of the event.

It was Eric Mchenry from Encinitas California who squeaked by Kyle in the finals to take first.

Chad Shetler from Dana Point, California took first place in the skateboarding part of the event.

But it was this man from Carlsbad, California, Aaron Astorga also know as double A, who took home the $30,000. Check out all the info at ultimateboarder.com.

2008-04-01T18:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a little project I did while attending Brooks Institute of Photography. I called it Urban Shark.

2008-03-27T16:42:00.000-07:00

2008-03-18T13:55:00.000-07:00

My friend Chris Fowler recently opened an apparel shop in Solana Beach: Fowler's. It is a cool shop and if you are in San Diego check it out. Besides clothes he also displays some cool art including Jennifer Becker's and mine. He is having a little party this Saturdays. If you are in town come over and hang out, it should be a great time. Read the press release below for more info.

Fowler's is having a kicks and canvases party. New featured artist will be Jason Woodside. Other artiest already displaying work include Dustin Oritiz, Blake, Frias and photographers Ryan Cardone and Jennifer Becker. Party starts at 6pm Saturday March 22nd. There will be a DJ and tasty beer provided by Trumer Pils. After party at Beachside Bar & Grill. Fowler's is located at 731 S. Highway 101 Suite 1A3, Solana Beach. More info at fowlersurf.com.

About Fowler's: Fowler's is the newest store in North County, San Diego offering an urban, street, surf, fashion apparel. Our shop has a gallery feel with original art all over the walls and introducing new artiest every month, and a 50" Plasma with an incredible sound system for videos and games. Perfect for our monthly events and parties. Open 7 days a week from about 11am...to 8pm...cheers!!!

2008-03-10T17:05:00.000-07:00

Some quick news:

TidalStock now has an Official Blog! Don't worry this blog is not going anywhere. We are quickly growing we wanted a Blog just for TidalStock. We would love for you to check it out and let us now what you think. It is a very visual Blog! Tons to look at!!! Check it out here.

I will keep posting on this blog, it will be the Ryan Cardone Photography, TidalStock, TidalPhotos, and what ever else I am in the mood to talk about....blog....

More great news: If you search on Google: Surfing Stock Photography We come up number one. Our team has been working hard to get us to the top for our specific search terms. Well it is paying off: Thank you to our team for all their hard work!

Well that is it for now, the photos are all Ventura Rippers. Photo 1- Spencer Reagan Photo 2- Noah Erickson and Photo 3- Mike McCabe.

2008-03-07T20:18:00.000-08:00

We are on the List!!!!

Rob Haggart over at aphotoeditor.com added TidalStock.com to his list of Stock Photo Agencies. This is great news to us and we thank Rob for adding us to the list. Check it out here.

2008-02-27T19:04:00.000-08:00

Here are a few wave photos from today.

These are from another surfing session where I attach the camera to my surfboard. I have the camera take a picture every two seconds. It's cool because I never know what I will end up with.

This shot, the camera is still on my board. Sometimes I end up with some abstract images. I kind of like it.

2008-02-25T16:16:00.000-08:00

Snowboard Contest at Mt.High

Over the weekend I was at Mt.High shooting the 2008 snowboarding $25,000 Cholula Triple Air Show. It was a great event with many outstanding competitors. Despite it being the closest mountain resort to Ventura (except for Mt. Baldy), I haven't been there in years. I remember going there often when I was younger, but these days I usually just head up to Mammoth Mountain. For being a smaller resort, they have set up some killer jibs and jumps including a full half pipe to test your skills.

There was a little window in between storms giving the riders great weather, however, the snow got a little slow in the afternoon making it hard for the riders to clear the jumps. Even so, they still went huge.
Here are a few photos from the event.

2008-02-22T13:08:00.000-08:00

Burrr its cold here....I shot in the water the other day and froze my arrrssss off. I think I was shivering for the rest of the day. I love the waves in the winter but don't like how cold it is. I guess I am a wimp though I could be shooting in Alaska like fellow surf photographer, Scott Dickerson. Check some of his surf photography out! Now that's hard core!!!

In light of the rain, snow and cold...Our photographer Jennifer Becker just sent us over a little winter series she did while snowboarding in Mammoth. Here are a few photos....

Stay Warm!!!!

2008-02-18T16:24:00.000-08:00

A few photos from the other day...

2008-02-15T16:57:00.000-08:00

A few recent pics...

This is my brother's Lab, Jasper. He's a pretty cool dog, when at home he can fetch a beer from the refrigerator. Now that is my kind of dog.

2008-01-24T20:21:00.000-08:00

Time for some mountain surfing!!!

If you live in California you know it has been raining. So I am off to the mountains to do a little snowboarding and shooting. Mammoth mountain has received over 15'' and it is still snowing.

I added a form(on the side bar) to add your email to be on our email list. Be the first to know what's going on with us. We promise we won't spam you or sell your email.

Here are some blogs I think are cool:

aphotoeditor.com All kinds of good stuff

photobusinessforum.blogspot.com Photo business master

strobist.blogspot.com Lighting master

unitedsurf photographers international--Surf photographers forum

http://www.blainefranger.com/blog/ Great photos/stories. He and his wife are on a trip around the world

And this one is fun if you follow the world surf tour.....

http://www.fantasysurfer.com/ ---1st contest starts in Feb. Join our Clubhouse--TidalStock

These should should keep you busy....Have fun

2008-01-22T18:08:00.000-08:00

TidalStock Welcomes Jennifer Becker to the Team!!!

We are proud to announce that Jennifer Becker is now apart of the TidalStock team of photographers. With her unique style and amazing portraiture photography we feel she a great addition to TidalStock. Now living in New York, Jenn works as a freelance photographer. She just recently was published in Swindle Magazine and Angeleno Magazine. We look forward to seeing more of Jenn's work and I hope you will too......
Check her stuff out:
www.jbeckerphoto.com
www.jbeckerphoto.com/blog/

Her work on TidalStock.com

2008-01-16T13:50:00.000-08:00

Here are a few photos from a surfing project I am working on. The surfer is me.

2008-01-15T14:57:00.000-08:00

Here are a few from an early morning the other day. I have a polarizer filter on my lens and when I zoom all the way out it kind of gives a vignette look. I kind of like it, it reminds me of my holga.

Just a bench...

2008-01-14T15:28:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!!

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted anything on here. We have been busy getting ready for a great 2008! We are in the process of updating all our websites with new photos and features.

Here are a few photos of one of my favorite surfers, Dane Reynolds. He is from Ventura and kills it. This year he qualified for the ASP World Tour and will be surfing with the top 44 surfers in the world. To find out more information click here. The first contest starts late Feb in Australia.

2007-12-09T22:46:00.000-08:00

The swell came and went.....Check out some of my photos that ran on surfline.com click here to see the story.

here are a few other pics...I will post more just waiting to see if the mags want to run any...

2007-12-03T14:15:00.000-08:00

Waves on the way...

Looks like we might have a first solid north/west swell this week. All the forecasts looks good, we will see if they are right. If they are we should see some huge surf!!! The weather looks like it might cooperate as well. Check here in the next few days as I plan to be out shooting. The shot from above is a project I am working on, thats me surfing. I will post more from it soon. That's all for now. For all you surfers that read this---PLEASE BE CAREFUL know your limits!!!

2007-11-19T15:23:00.000-08:00

San Diego

I just returned from a quick trip to San Diego. My friend just opened a new boutique/art gallery. It is call Fowler's and it is in Solana Beach. He had a grand opening party for all his friends and family and the response was great! My photography is up there as well as my friend Jennifer Becker 's photography and also artiest Dustin Ortiz. Chris plans to bring in more artiest and also most of the clothes and shoes he carries are one of a kind items all inspired by art. He has some really cool stuff, so if you are in the area stop in and say hi to Chris.

Other news: I just found out that I will be published in JPG Magazine issue 13. I wrote a ten tips on surf photography and they liked it. The issue should be out soon.

And lastly this week I will be shooting an event for Tommy Hilfiger here in California. It should be a fun event.

So that is all for now: The photos are from a shoot at Ponto this weekend. It was kind of muggy out but sometimes I like that moody look.

2007-11-03T13:01:00.000-07:00

New photos on TidalStock.com

Here is a small list of some of the surfers we have on TidalStock.com:

Kolohe Andino
Pancho Sullivan
Keoni Cuccia
Timmy Curran
Sean Tully
Kelly Slater
Sean Hayes
Adam Virs
Chad Compton
Kai Ellison
Kellen Ellison
Cory Arrambide
Mike McCabe
Matt McCabe
Ben Dunn
Eric Geiselman

Some of the surfers we have but are not on the site yet:

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Tom Curran
Bobby Martinez
Ryan Peterson
Taylor Knox
CJ Hobgood
Jordy Smith

and more to come soon...Thanks for checking us out.

2007-10-31T22:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!!!

Sorry I haven't posted for a while....all I have tonight is a recent shot. This is Sean Hayes, it was a small day but I got a few. I like this one just because it shows how close the surfers get to us sometimes. This was shot with my Nikon D200 and the 10.5mm fish eye lens.

2007-10-25T23:10:00.000-07:00

So this is kind of a test...Let me know if you like it.

This is Sean Hayes getting some tube time. I am going to edit all the sequences together to make a little video montage. This one doesn't have any sound. I know the pictures are small, I am working on that.

2007-10-24T22:44:00.000-07:00

More Big Monday...

Here are a few more photos from the other day. I am in the process of putting the sequences in a sideshow player, if I can figure out how to post it on here I will.

Going over the falls....

Dane Reynolds in just one of his many barrels that day...

Bobby Martinez, just after his WCT win at Mundaka, stays covered up...

Sean Tully walking down the beach....

Even with his right knee injury, Keoni Cuccia was dropping into some of the heaviest waves all day...

Unknown on a right...

And this is Ryan Peterson dropping in...

2007-10-24T09:15:00.000-07:00

See My photos on Surfline.com

Surfline just ran a story on the latest swell and fires they used a lot of my photos. There are some great photos, check it out.

Here is the link to the story: http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/photo_bamp.cfm?id=11818&ad=1

2007-10-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

Waves today....

Shoot or surf?????
Kelly Slater was out!

Dane Reynolds doing his thing...
This is just one shot of a 17 shot sequence of Dane getting barreled...I have many sequences of all the boys getting barrels like this...
This is my friend Jason dropping into a bomb...

More to come....

2007-10-16T23:56:00.001-07:00

Thanks

First I want to say thank you for everyone that has been checking out this Blog and TidalStock.com.

Well I am off to the Big Apple tomorrow. I am going for PDN's PhotoPlus Expo. This is a perfect time to go talk shop, with the relaunch of TidalStock. There are some wonderful speakers and events going on in lieu of the expo. It should be a great few days plus I get to hang out with my good friend and soon to be a unique photographer on TidalStock.com, Jennifer Becker. Here is her Blog for all you Bloggers.

I will be going to the Brooks Institute annual get together that should be good times. And also PhotoShelter is having a little thing as well it looks pretty fun sign up here .

Sooooo if you are going to be in NYC hit me up.

see ya........

2007-10-14T23:01:00.000-07:00

Just a Reminder...

TidalStock.com's radio Commercial starts airing tomorrow. Listen to 97.1 Free Fm online and if you hear our commercial tells us what you think. Click here to listen. Also check out our site and lets us know what you think. Thanks a million!!!!

Congragulations to Bobby Martinez for winning the ASP World Tour contest at Mundaka Spain, the Billabong Pro. This is his second year in a row winning this contest. If you don't know Bobby is, he is a local surfer from this area and just absolutely kills it at surfing. The next contest is in Brazil. Good luck Bobby. Watch all the action here.

And lastly the photos are of Tillman (You might recognize him from the apple i-phone commercial) he Skateboards and now he Skim boards. We are working on a little project with him, more to come later.

Have a great one......Little swell in the water----go surfing.

2007-10-09T17:36:00.000-07:00

Sorry....

Sorry it has been so long since my last post.....A lot has been happening and some cool things are in the works!!!

Here is the News.........

--Look for us or should I say hear for us next week online at 97.1 Free Fm. We are running a commercial which can be heard on their online stream. I believe it will be played in the 8am-5pm time slot all next week. Listen if you can and if you hear it let us know what you think. 97.1 has a huge online listening audience and we think this well be great for TidalStock.com.

--With the radio commercial we will Re-launch TidalStock with more ocean, water, life and extreme sports Stock Photography and add a few new features.

--We are also adding new contributing photographers, which we are very excited about their work.

--Look for Tidalstock.com's work on FotoSearch.com. They will be a distributer of some of our rights managed photography. They come up number two if you search: Stock Photography on Google.
They were very pleased with our photography. This is huge to us since that they usually only deal with the "big fish" of the Stock Photography Companies.

--Speaking of Google, we are slowly making it up the list to page one in our specific search terms. This is great news for us.

--And lastly, In the next few weeks look for a new RyanCardonePhotography.com website. We are updating the photography and redesigning the site.

So I think that is all the news for now.... HAPPY SHOOTING!

2007-09-16T13:35:00.000-07:00

The Boost Mobile Pro Surf Contest

The last few days I was at the contest shooting. Congrats to Kelly Stater taking the win. Here are a few early morning photos. I have more photos from the event coming soon!!!!

Here is Pancho Sullivan, he gave Slater a run and came in second.

This is Taylor Knox, he was doing some huge turns.
And finally this is Rookie Ben Dunn who had a great result.

More coming soon.....

2007-09-07T17:06:00.000-07:00

Finally some waves!!!

2007-09-04T18:19:00.000-07:00

Some recent photos...more kite surfing pictures.......always windy in Ventura!!!

Stock Photography is great. I went to my friends going away pool party and off course brought my toy. I ended up getting some usable photos.

2007-08-29T16:58:00.000-07:00

What's Your Style Man???

I was originally taking this post a different direction but I started thinking...so here we go.

I have been doing a lot of pondering about my photography and photography in general. I was looking at my work and trying to see if I have developed a style yet. There are photographer's out there (famous or not) when you look at their work you know instantly ohh that so and so's work. A few easy examples are David LaChapelle or James Nachtwey. That style has made them who they are today (yes and being great photographers). So having a style that sets you apart from the rest is a good thing. Usually photographers will get hired because of their certain style.

In thinking about my own photography I am not sure if I have developed that kind of style. I don't know if that is my main objective. TidalStock, my company is definitely branded as fresh and unique ocean, water, life photography so I tend to shoot that kind of stuff but as far as a certain style goes, I not sure. I am still pretty young in my photography career and I love trying new things. Maybe I am still in the searching phase.

So that brings me to why I have been posting some different photos. Every time I edit my photos I always tend to pick out the odd ones. Photography is challenging because everything has been shot a million different times but I guess the trick is to make it new and out of the ordinary from what people normally see right???

Here are a few questions and tips to help you along on your journey.

Think about if you have a certain style in photography?
If someone saw one of your photos could say it was yours?
Think about your goals and objectives.
Try new types of photography, you will always learn something along the way.
Look at lots of different photography. You will learn a lot by doing this.
Are you still having fun???
Go out and shoot!!!

That's all for today just a little thought.....A few more photos from yesterday.

2007-08-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

My Other Job-- I guess I can call it that!!!

When I can find time...I also teach private surf lessons in the summer. I really enjoy it, the kids are great and it gets me down to the beach for a little bit. The kids crack me up, and they are starting to get really good at surfing. Yesterday was so beautiful, I decide to break out the camera and take some photos. Here are a few from the day.

2007-08-15T18:24:00.000-07:00

A Beautiful Night

Sorry for not posting lately, I have been super busy. Here are a few photos from last night.

2007-08-03T16:42:00.000-07:00

Waves

Here are a few more wave photos from the other day.

2007-08-02T18:41:00.001-07:00

Just another day at the beach.

I was on my way to Malibu and this guy was just hanging out.

Can anyone tell me the common name and Scientific name for this seal??? When selling your images for stock it is always important to have the common name and the Scientific name of each animal. You have a better chance of selling your images!
Something I need to get better at myself!!!

2007-07-28T10:26:00.001-07:00

A Little Abstract Series

2007-07-24T17:03:00.000-07:00

Another Great Event!!!

The 4th Annual Night by the Ocean Gala was another great event. Held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the event was to raise money for the Life Rolls On Foundation. This year it had over 500 attendees, the most out of all four year.

Sal Masekela from the E-channel and X-Games, hosted the event. Celebrities in the house were, Paris Hilton, Brooke Burns, the cast from
the TV show Las Vegas just to name a few. Guests enjoyed music by Jon Foreman from Switchfoot, Miles Doughty from Slighty Stoopid and Jackson Browne.

I had a great time shooting this event. I would have to say that all the celebrities were really nice, especially Brooke Burns and Paris Hilton.

It was very interesting to see how all the press photographer's worked. I notice they have to be very aggressive on that red carpet, and they take like 5000 shots. How many shots of Paris Hilton can you have. That must be a nightmare to edit. Also one thing that disappointed me, was the way a few of them dressed. This was a black tie event. I always try to dress up and look professional because I think it is important. Apparently some of these guys didn't think so and showed up wearing shorts. It kind of seemed disrespectful to me. I think if photographers want to get a way from the stereo type of being a slime ball we should all take the time to dress the part. Sorry just a little rant.

All being said it was a great event and I look forward to shooting it next year. Please check out LifeRollsOn.org for more information. They always need volunteers.

Here are a few more photos

Paris Hilton making a bid on one of the many great auctions items they had.

Brooke Burns looking great! My ONE shot to their (news photographers) 5000 shots.

Jessie Billauer, founder of Life Rolls On and friend and host Sal Masekela.

Jon Foreman from Switchfoot

2007-07-21T09:12:00.001-07:00

Life Rolls On Foundation "Instilling in people that Life with spinal cord injury does indeed roll on"

I just found out that once again I will be the official photographer for the 4th Annual Night By The Ocean event. Life Rolls On is a great foundation and I am happy to be back for a fourth year shooting their event.

Please check out their website: liferollson.org to find out more information. They always are looking for volunteers.

Thanks......

2007-07-20T18:42:00.000-07:00

It's HERE....

My new SPL Water housing for my Nikon D200 has arrived...and I am happy!!!

more soooooon!!!!

2007-07-16T18:47:00.001-07:00

The Next Day...more to come!!!

2007-07-14T18:26:00.000-07:00

What do I do when there are no waves??? Take Kite Boarding photos. Here are few.

2007-07-09T15:54:00.000-07:00

Before and After

Someone had a question about my last post of the two people jumping in the pool. They wanted to know how much post production I did and if I could post a before shot. I shot this using my SPL water housing and a Nikon F100 (film). I used Kodak 100 VS film which gives a little bit warmer feel then Velvia. My scanner scans a little dark and all I had to do was just a little curves and Saturation in Photoshop. The slide looks great as there is more detail in the shadows. I think it's time to recalibrate my scanner (I use a Nikon Coolscan 5000 for all my film scans). I hope this helps. I soon will be getting a Digital water housing, but I think I will still use the film housing every once in a while, because I love film!

Before

After

2007-07-06T17:50:00.001-07:00

Summer Time!!!

2007-06-25T22:40:00.000-07:00

My feet again......and a few other shots....

2007-06-20T22:07:00.001-07:00

2007-06-18T21:47:00.001-07:00

International Surfing Day Thursday, the 21st 2007

"International Surfing Day is the unofficial surfers' holiday that gives us a chance to promote and celebrate the sport while bringing awareness to the state of our oceans and beaches."

For all you surfers or beach lovers, the day is coming for you. International Surfing Day is this Thursday the 21st. Finally a holiday that makes sense. Head down to your favorite beach, catch a few waves and then pick up some trash to keep that beach nice and clean. What could be better? Check here for a list of all events and information. Have fun Surfing and check here for photos from that day.

2007-06-14T16:01:00.000-07:00

New Photos....kind of...

We are having a pretty bad start to summer here on the west coast, the waves have been, for the most part, FLAT... I guess it has been good for us over here at TidalStock.com. We are still in Beta and would love feedback on our site. We have been adding new photos everyday. Also we have some new amazing photographers joining out team. Check us out and let us know what you think.

Here are a few tandem surfing shots that I shot a long time ago...I like how abstract they are. I remember that day I was shooting with a 50mm lens which isn't really wide. I was a little disappointed because I kept getting too close, but some of photos actually gave a pretty cool look, definitely different.

2007-06-13T10:09:00.000-07:00

Link corrected....

It was brought to my attention that I had a wrong link in my list of surf housing manufactures for Mike Waggoner, sorry about that Mike.

Here is the new link www.surfhousings.com These are custom housings built by Mike Waggoner. I have shot with his housings and they work great. He has just released his new housings for the D200 and the Canon Mark II, check them out.

2007-06-11T16:34:00.000-07:00

The Perfect Photographer

I wish I could say that every picture that comes out of my camera is perfect. That is far from the truth. I am still learning new things everyday. Even things I know, I forget. I have found with digital that it is easy to click and go. I get into this habit all the time. Have you ever heard someone or even said it yourself( I know I have) say,

---"Hey it is digital it's free so I will just take a ton of pictures."

or the one I love...

---"I will fix it in photoshop."

Trust me I am guilty of saying these statements. I think these statements can get you in trouble if you rely on them too much though. I guess I come from the old school, what you see is what you get, I know times are changing and if you shoot RAW every photo need post. Even old school photogs like Ansel Adams shot film a cretin way knowing he would controls tones/details/exposure in developing and printing.

I think the goal is to get that one amazing shot. So if you take the time to slow down, look at all angles, look at the light, look at what is in your foreground and background, look at your crop and then shoot, you won't have to take 3000 pictures to get it right. You also won't have to spend the time in photoshop correcting everything. This ultimately gives you more time to be shooting and doing what you really love.

Now to contradict myself, I don't think it is a bad thing to take a lot of photos of the same subject as long as you go back and critique your work. This is the best way to learn. See what you did wrong, right, etc.

After critiquing my work from my recent travels. Here are a few tips I can offer. I think I need to remind myself.

---SLOW DOWN (this is my biggest problem) If you have time to think about the shot do it.

---Try shooting at different angles. Get low, high, on the ground something different than shooting at eye level.

--Look for beautiful light. Even at 12.00 noon there is beautiful light
somewhere.

--Push yourself to try different kinds of photography. If all you shoot is
landscapes, try portraiture you will be amazed
how much you learn.

-- If you are shooting for stock photography. Think about composition, leave
room at the top for copy, if you are
shooting a horizontal think about where the magazine seem will go( right in
the middle). Try not to have the main
subject in the middle of the photograph.

--Also for stock when you have that perfect shot, shoot one vertical and one
horizontal then change lens and do the
do the same. You never know what the buyer will want.

These are just a few simple things to remember, I noticed improvements that I need to make in my own photography and thought I would share.

2007-06-08T20:15:00.000-07:00

Some recent photos...
Soooooo I just got back from a little adventure. First we drove to My brother's wedding in Convict Lake, it was an amazing wedding my friend from Brooks Institute of Photography, Blaine and his wife Bethany took the pictures and they did a great job. Check out the slide show here. The next day we planned to meet our friends at Lake Nacimiento. We had two options, drive though Bakersfield(yuck) or drive though Yosemite National Park. Well of course we picked the the second one even though it was going to add hours to our drive. It was so worth it. I haven't been there in years(20). I need to go back and spend some major time in there. Being considerate to my girlfriend I kind of kept the stopping to a minimum although she is a trooper we still spent about 6 hours in the park. Next stop was Lake Nacimiento. Another place I haven't been in years. We had a great time here, we got to wake board, shoot guns, inter tube and relax. It was a great little road trip. Here are a few mostly from my water housing and Velvia Film......yes Film!!!

Something about hands and feet and I. I guess we all have a pair....this is my girlfriends. The water felt great to me but she was freezing she's a great sport.

My hand....what else would you expect...these two are at Convict Lake.
I know... feet again....so the wake boarding picks below this shot were really fun to shoot. I haven't really shot wake boarding before. The guy wake boarding was really good and I wanted to shoot from a different angle than just the standard from the boat shot. He was game. I was on the inter tube which had a shorter line than his and we got towed at the same time. It worked great but the inter tube had a hole so we only had a few goes at it. Next time I want to get closer and even maybe behind him. But it was still fun to try it. One of my friends took a picture of us in action as soon as I get it I will post it here so you can see how we got these shots.

At one point as the boat was doing a little turn and the inter tube went over the wake, I knew I was in trouble, all of a sudden I went flying in the air, off the tube holding on to my camera. It must of looked so funny from the boat. No damage was done just a little water enema...

These two are shot from the boat.

Well that's all for now...I'll post more soon. Thanks for stopping by.....

2007-06-06T13:43:00.000-07:00

Out of Town

I just got back from being out of town for a few days. I have tons of pictures to go through but for now I leave you with one. Can anyone guess where this is?

Hint: It is somewhere between Ventura and Mammoth.

2007-05-28T12:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Memorial Day!

For all you traveler's I hope you don't hit road conditions like this.

2007-05-25T12:25:00.000-07:00

We want to see your pics!

Tidalstock now has a new Flickr Group. If you have great Ocean, Water, Life photography come on over and post your pics.

Our group is Ocean Water Life ----what did you think it would be. I am excited to see your work!

2007-05-25T11:33:00.000-07:00

List of Water Housing Manufactures for Surf Photography

I talked about surf photography in my other post. I put together a small list of companies that make surf water housings. I use SPL water housing but I have used Mike Waggoner' s housings as well. All these manufactures make great products, it really comes down to what your needs are. SPL housings work great for my needs. Good luck if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
splwaterhousings.com
www.liquideye-whs.com/us/story.html
www.photosupportsystems.com/
www.aquatech.com.au/
www.surfhousings.com -- Mike Waggoner
Del Mar Housings

Dale Kobetich

Links Updated 2/4/2010

2007-05-22T13:16:00.000-07:00

TidalStock'S Newest Contributer!

Tidalstock.com would like to welcome Noah Schultz to the TidalStock team. Noah is amazing photographer who also graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography. Noah fits perfectly with our brand, Ocean, Water, Life photography. Noah also specializes in underwater photography. Please check his gallery out here.

Also TidalStock.com is always looking for new talent. If you think you fit our brand and would like to be a part of the TidalStock team. Please contact us at Infonow@tidalstock.com. We would love to see your work.

On a side note, If you live in California you know there has not been a whole lot of surf and if there is surf it comes with wind, fog and cold water. Need something to pass the time. The internet is great, I pass my time by watching the WCT and WQS professional surf contests and playing Fantasy Surfer. The contest at Tahiti just ended with Damien Hobgood taking the win. The next contest is at some secret wave in Chile I am sure it will be an amazing wave. So pick a team and root for your favorite surfer. Come join Tidalstock's clubhouse on Fantasy Surfer. Here is my page.

2007-05-20T23:08:00.000-07:00

The Perfect Shot!
A brief how to on surf photography.

Surf photography is not easy. Looking at many surf magazines through the years and admiring the works of Art Brewer, Larry “Flame” Moore, Jeff Divine, and even local Ventura Photographer David Pu’u. I always wondered how they got such great shots. I now know what lengths photographers go to get the perfect shot. We have to get up early and put our bodies in very dangerous situations. Try not to drown. All the while trying to get the perfect shot. That perfect shot is what keeps us coming back day after day. So have you ever wondered how to get that perfect shot? Here are a few tips you can try.

Equipment: I have to buy what

You do not have to have the most expensive photo equipment to get a great a surf photo.

Water:
If you want to take pictures in the water there are many choices. If you are just a beginner, Fuji and Kodak both make throw away water proof cameras. These are great to learn with. Pentax and Olympus(Olympus
Stylus 720SW) both make digital underwater cameras, they run in the $300 price range. These work great and I have shot with both and have been happy with the results. Remember with point and shoot digital cameras, there is a lag before the picture is actually taken. The trick to making better pictures with these is to learn how long that lag time actually is, then you can estimate when to push the button. Another option is a water housing, basically a box that keeps your camera dry. Water housings can be bought for point shoot digital cameras (range in the $400-$1000) to professional SLR (range in the $1500 and up). I use a SPL water housing made for my Nikon F100 and am having one made for my Nikon D200. Other brands for professional SLR are Del Mar water housings, and AquaTech. Having a comfortable pair of swim fins helps and a helmet is a very smart and safe choice as well.

Lighting: Let the sun shine

What makes a good photograph from a great photograph? I would say 99% is the lighting. If you pick the right time of day to shoot it will make your photo that much better. It can be that simple. So what light is good? Early morning sunlight is amazing for surf photography. Most of the photos you see in the magazines use early morning light also called “front lit.” Shooting around sunset time will give you “back lit” light. I love this kind of light. The colors are often great. It usually will silhouette the surfer and look very artistic. The worst time to shoot is around the middle of the day. This is when you get to surf.
The best time to shoot is when it is sunny. What if it is cloudy or overcast? Try switching to black and white. Color is pretty dull when it is overcast or cloudy so a good way to solve that is to take away the color.

Location: Where am I

You don’t have to have the $10,000 telephoto lens to get a great surf photo. A little creative positioning will give any camera a decent chance of getting the shot. Shooting from piers is a great way to get closer to the action. Also beach breaks usually break closer to the beach. This is perfect to get you close and personal. Be creative and do not always think you have to be close. Try walking down the beach to shoot at a different angle. Try wide shots, meaning do not be always zoomed in. Line up shots are some of my favorite photos. Use depth of field to your advantage. Put something (an object, person, etc) in the foreground and have the surfer in the background. Use a tree branch or something to crop the top of the photo to bring the viewers eye to where you want them to look. Push yourself to look for opportunities to shoot something in a different way.

Practice, practice, practice

With the boom of digital photography it is very inexpensive to take a lot of pictures, this is a perfect way to learn if. Go back and critique your work. Take note of what you did right and wrong, I believe this is the best way to learn how to get better. The trick is to get the perfect shot, not the 5000 ok shots.

The last tip….HAVE FUN!

Please Visit RyanCardonePhotography.com and TidalStock.com to see more examples.

2007-05-17T14:22:00.000-07:00

The Santa Barbara Zoo.

I went to the Santa Barbara Zoo the other day. I love the zoo. This picture is classic!!!

2007-05-11T13:43:00.000-07:00

A few Kite boarding pics. The first two are my brother.

2007-05-10T14:49:00.000-07:00

Some fun pics....

The other day I discovered there are a million starfish out on the Ventura Pier pilings.

Here is me hanging five again. These photos are not the easiest. I have to make sure my camera doesn't fall off my board when taking off. Then I have to walk to the nose and try to get a picture in focus. I love doing these shots. It gives someone who has never surfed a preview.

And lastly this is a really cool gas station by my office. I drive by it every night and I finally decided to stop.

2007-05-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

2007-05-07T22:46:00.000-07:00

Just another beautiful day in Southern California!

Today I woke up and decided it was too nice to go to the office. I went down to the beach and there were these perfect little waves breaking. It was so hot out, that I went out and shot a roll off. I ended up getting some great shots. I love shooting waves, they really are amazing creations of the ocean. Here are a few from today. I will try to post some more soon.

2007-04-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

It has been a great few days...

It is funny how a lot of things happen all around the same time. I just was published on surfline.com. We had a great south swell and one of my photos was picked. Check out the story here. That is awesome because Surfline is a great site and I think every surfer I know goes to Surfline.com

I also found out that VC Life and Style ran my "how to on surf photography" story. They gave me a six page spread. I am really happy about that. Check out a PDF of the mag here.

And lastly I have my Art Show this Saturday at Franky's Place downtown Ventura. 5pm-8pm. Come down and say hi if your in the area.

Well I am off today to go shoot racing car engines and Hot Rods. Nelson Racing Engines is who I am doing the shoot for. They build some pretty mean engines. Oh ya most of the photography on the site is mine.

2007-04-16T16:15:00.000-07:00

Finally Some Waves....

Tom Curren

Tom Curren

Chad Compton

Rincon Speed Blur

Dan Walker

Cory Arrambide

Tom Curren

2007-04-11T23:31:00.000-07:00

New Photos!!!

2007-04-04T23:42:00.000-07:00

Here is the info on the Art Show I will be in: Please Spread the word, Thanks

Aquanauts 2

"Another surf exploration into creation" By Vince Felix

An art exhibit at Franky's Place, located at 456 E. Main St, Downtown Ventura.

Photography by: Ryan Cardone, Jocko Mcfadden, Jim Pidgeon, John Slavin, and Hollie Trosper.
Paintings by: Wade Koniakowsky, David Lloyd, and G. Trejos.
Balsa Wood Art by: Rod Osborn.
Entertainment: Classic Hawaiian Vinyl.

Opening night Saturday April 21st 5pm-8pm

For more information contact (805)-223-0212

Come hang out, drink and have a great time!!!

2007-04-03T12:47:00.000-07:00

I haven't really posted anything for a while, sorry. I have been super busy and haven't had much time. I am going to be in an art show coming up on April 21 at Frankie's Restaurant in Downtown Ventura. When more details get worked out I will post it here. So here are a few that might make the cut for the art show but I am not sure yet. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think, Thanks.

2007-03-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

Drug Aware Pro Margaret River

Local Surfer Dane Reynolds wins his heat and advances to the next round at the Drug Aware Pro, Margaret River, Australia. Support Dane and watch all the action live at their official website www.drugawarepro.com.
Go Dane!!!

2007-03-18T14:16:00.000-07:00

Volcom Surf Contest ---Galleries now up!!!

The Volcom galleries are now up. Here is the link www.tidalstock.photoreflect.com . There are two galleries, the contest at pipes on March 17th and the contest at Mandalay on Nov 4th. You can order prints from there, please email us if you have any questions, Thanks. Also be sure to check out our Ventura Pier Poster(very cool) for sale and our fine art gallery.

Cory Arrambide floats across a nice one!

Tom Curran do'n his thing!

Be sure to check out Volcom for more news, photos, and results.

2007-03-17T00:03:00.000-07:00

Volcom Surf Contest, Pipes, Ventura March 17th

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!! The gallery for the Volcom Surf contest should be up by Monday or Tuesday of next week. Check back here, I will post something as soon as it goes up. You will be able to order prints. It was another great contest thanks to the competitors and the sponsors.

2007-03-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

Image just published on FileMagazine.com

FileMagazine.com is a great site. If you haven't checked them out please go have a look. The photography is amazing.

Here is what they say about their site, "We publish images that treat subjects in unexpected ways. Alternate takes, unconventional observations, odd angles -- the photographs in the collection reinterpret traditional genres. The pictures say this better than we can." Courtesy of FileMagazine.com.

I just received an email that they published this shot. Super cool. Thank you File Magazine for picking my photo! Also there still time to vote on this image at Jpgmag.com, thanks.

2007-03-13T12:08:00.000-07:00

TidalStock.com now in BETA

Surf on over to TidalStock.com and let us know what you think. We are busy adding new photos everyday. We have some amazing new and fresh contributing photographers and we are really excited to get their work up on the site, should be in the next few weeks. For OCEAN, WATER, LIFE imagery please check our site. Thanks....happy surfing!