IT STILL FEELS LIKE SUMMER! I love it.

It has been a wonderful winter so far not really in the waves department but the weather. Here are some pics from the last few weeks. We got one pretty good swell and well some of the boys just went mental. Looks like we might get some waves on Thanksgiving. I would be so thankful :) I want to thank YOU for the support and have a great Thanksgiving!

And lastly I end with an image I created waiting for my client (Nelson Racing Engines—mostly all my photos on that website). He builds hot rod engines. The engine I was going to shoot wasn’t ready yet so I decided to take a few pics outside his shop. This is was what ended up with. Kind of an ire shot…

Check out my images on ALAMY.COM!!!

Tidalstock.com and RyanCardonePhotography.com now have images on Alamy.com for licensing. We plan to add more in the next few weeks. This is great for us as we hope it will expand our market. Tidalstock.com is coming soon. We are also adding a new site Tidaladvertising.com, we have a lot of work ahead but we hope to be up and running soon. Please check our images out on Alamy.com and also swing by ryancardonephotography.com and let us know what you think. All feedback is welcomed.

Thanks for checking us out, more ocean, water, life and SURF photos coming soon. The waves have been great lately and I have been in the water shooting, once I get in the office I will put some on here.

see ya
Ryan

Some new surf photos!

The waves have been pretty good lately. Here are a few shots. Also we have been changing www.ryancardonephotography.com around. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Have a great Halloween!!!

The Green Room!!!
pulling in....
Nice empty wave.

Fox Team rider Eric Geiselman does a nice turn!!

Adam Virs going big!!!
Eric Geiselman going upside down!!!

ROAD TRIP!!!

These were from a recent trip to San Diego. I love San Diego it is a great place. Here are a few from a series I call "road trip". Please Enjoy!

A DAY AT THE ZOO!!!

So I have been going through all my images, organizing, key wording, and getting them ready for the launch of the new TidalStock.com and RyanCardonePhotography.com websites (hope to launch by December). It has been slow going but fun at the same time. I have forgotten about a lot of the photos I have. I don't always have time to look at all my work. When I shoot film (Yes I still shoot film) it is easier to quickly go through the rolls and pick out the good ones. Digital photography is a much different story. I can shoot thousands of photos in a session. You get the point. So as I was going through my work and I came across these. I love the zoo, no it's not like being in the wild but it is still a fun place to take the camera. I think this day I was in the mood to get the not so standard shot. These were taken at the Santa Barbara Zoo.



"Full Moon" Asian Elephant
"Water" Asian Elephant
"Aaaaahhhhhhh" Baringo Giraffe
"X marks the spot" Baringo Giraffes
"Hang Time" White Headed Gibbon

I hope these made you smile. Keep yours eyes open and your finger on the shutter button because you never know what you will see!

Cory Arrambide last wild card to make it into the WCT at Mundaka.

17 year old local Ventura surf star Cory Arrambide got to surf his 1st ever WCT event. After Troy Brooks of Australia had to pull out of the event for an injury, Cory got to step in as his replacement. As I understood he was up in France for all the WQS events and had to rush to down to Mundaka, Spain to make his heat. After all that he had to go against Kelly Slater, seven time world champ, not an easy first heat. Kelly did end up beating Cory, but it was nice to see a hometown kid get a chance to surf with the best surfers in the world. Bobby Martinez from Carpinteria is still going strong and sits on number 7 on the WCT. You can see all great surfing action live on www.aspworldtour.com. Here is a picture I shot of Cory a few weeks ago at Pipes in Ventura just after sunset.

Trip To Kauai!!!

Sorry it has been a long time. Here are some photos of a recent trip to Kauai. Just a few fun ones.

The things my girlfriend and I went through to get this shot. Thanks to her I ended up getting the shot I wanted. This is one of my favorites of the trip!

Oldies but goodies!!!



I have been going trough all my work lately because I am getting everything ready for the new websites. It has been fun to see my older pictures again. I wish I could go back to when I first starting shooting. My eyes were fresh, I had no style, so everything I shot was new. Yes I have more experience now and have more technical ability and better equipment, but sometimes I find myself staying with in the box. It is simply easy and comfortable to stay that way. I teach a digital photography class to kids and they are always going outside the box. So I challenge myself to go outside the box as much as I can remember. I try to shoot things I normally don't know how to shoot, or shoot in a style different from my own. It keeps my mind fresh. Give this a try next time, you will usually come out learning something new, and most likely get some great shots.

Good Luck....happy shooting!!!!!!!!
Ryan

Here are a few Oldies!!!

Shore break at Malibu.

Here is a fun shot of some shore break. I was going to shoot in the water but the tide killed the waves. So I just tried to get some cool wave shots. This was one of my favorites from the bunch.

Here is one more. Same day as the dog pic.

GOOD DOG!!!

Sorry I haven't updated this in a while. I have been super busy. RyanCardonePhotography.com is live but we are still trying to add content. We are still working on the NEW TidalStock.com website and hope to go live by the end of August. Just did a shot for a clothing company in Oceanside and took pictures at the Life Rolls On, "Night by the Ocean" event in Beverly Hills. So it has been a crazy end of July. I have been shooting in the water in the mist of all this because we have had some pretty good south swells. So I hope to have some new surf photos on here soon. Until then, here is a fun dog pic. Happy shooting.........
Ryan

A Great day at Malibu!!!

Sunday was really good at Malibu. I was on my way to dinner but had to grab a few photos. More south swells are on the way!!!!
I also wanted to say thank you for everyone stopping by and checking the blog out. If you are interested in any prints, posters or stock photography please check out our website (www.tidalstock.com) or email us at infonow@tidalstock.com. We can make prints or posters of any of the pictures you see here or on our website.

One more thing... we will be updating our website very soon. It will have more photos, a search, a store and so much more. Our current site is very simple and only has about one percent of our image catalog. So please hang in there with us...Until then I will post more phots, tips and any random thoughts... Happy shooting...surfing...living!

Water Surf Photography: The New Toy


First run with my newest toy. I just got a new water housing for my F100. So far so good. I didn't have much time to call anyone so I just ran out into the water and shot random people. This was at Malibu, surfer unknown.

My equipment I use: SPL Water Housing
Nikon F100
20mm lens
Velvia film...yes film.
and a helmet...:)

TIP #1--well maybe!!!

Composition is a huge part of photography. Sometimes it can make or break a photo. Here is a tip for you to consider that might help you find a different angle when considering composition. Too often I see photos shot from eye level. It is the easiest level to shoot from and therefore the most common. Now I am not saying that good photos can't come from that level, but the problem is that we all see at that level so it is nothing new to the viewer. Why not try to give the viewer something that they don't see too often, a different perspective. Try laying on the ground, getting up high, going at dogs eye view, what ever it takes to not shoot at eye level.

Try shooting a roll of film or a memory card full of images not shot at eye level. Have fun with this; think of all the different perspectives a photo can be taken at.

To go further take one photo at eye level then how ever many other photos at different levels to see the differences. Most of the time getting lower or higher gets rid of a lot of stuff in the background and brings more attention to the subject.

Please try this, any questions, comments please fill free to ask. Again HAVE FUN!!

Shot above: eye level

Shot above: getting lower to the ground.

Fire on the Grade!!!

This was just yesterday as I was driving home from a photo shoot. It was on the Conejo Grade. Pretty mild fire, no one was hurt and no damage. But it is always an amazing site.

Thanks for every one that is stopping by and checking us out and leaving comments. I promise I will try to post some news, tips, equipment reviews etc, soooooon. For now I hope you enjoy the photos!!!