Standerd Slides

Subject: Chris Oshea
Photo: Joey Meddock
TSQ Location: Book 2.1, Photo Essay, Page 74-75

We had one day of good weather while we were there in Australia, and that day was the first day we shot. Every other day on Lake Conjola this past January looked like this–cloudy, choppy and threatening to rain. Our options were limited this day, right from the start.

I knew the sun wouldn’t be popping any time soon, so I opted to go with the artificial flash route. I wasn’t really feeling a tube set, so I sent each boat off on a scavenger hunt for obstacles to ollie. Chris-O and I found this tree that stuck out into the water about 20 feet. My right hand man, Flash Gordon, a.k.a. Daniel Watkins, got off the boat and went up on shore with me where we would post up for the shot.

I took a few test shots to make sure my flash was hitting the end of the branch. After I made a few adjustments, Chris-O came flying into the frame. There’s not much to the “trick” other than making the ollie, so a few passes into it we quickly had something to work with. Chris-O went back and fourth until his arms nearly fell off.

- Meddock