Tag / Tim Lloyd Photography

In previous years around this time i’ve taken a look back over the year and put together a number of images to sum up what i’ve been doing over those 365 days. I’ve decided to skip that style of post this year as my recently released new website does a pretty good job at showing some of the highlights of the year.

Saying that, i thought it would be nice to show you something as we move into the new year. During the last 12 months i’ve been lucky enough to spend a whole bunch of time with Level 1 productions putting in some serious mileage on the way. With their recent movie now released a photo slideshow of mine came as a bonus feature on the DVD and also the Itunes download. I haven’t put the slideshow online myself until now so i hope you enjoy a few of my shots i’ve compiled along the way.

With one pre season trip to Sweden already in the bag, i look forward to this next one. I’m off to Switzerland tomorrow so if another blog post doesn’t make it before new year, have a great new year and i’ll see you soon out on the snow.

Earlier this year i was up in the mountains in Switzerland admiring a collection of National Geographic magazines spanning 20 years. Ever since i saw it i dreamed of one day having something similar, but then forgot about it. Until now…

Walking through my local supermarket last week i saw that this month edition of the magazine included a supplement of their 50 greatest photos which proved to be a captivating read. Whilst sitting and looking through the actual magazine i saw you can subscribe for a ridiculously low price (only £15 in the UK/$15 in US)

I’m amazed that you can get a years worth of the magazine for so little money, it could definitely be a great last minute gift for someone for christmas.

Wondering how they do it so cheap? It doesn’t take much exploring to find out. In this months magazine adverts are included from BMW, Rolex, Canon, Hermes and Tag Heuer. This is no low budget publication. Then on one of the early pages you see the publication figures; they have a print run of 5.7 million a month with 97% of those magazines paid for. There’s some serious figures!

As for myself? I just hit the purchase link for my own subscription. If they keep it at such low prices maybe i’ll have a National Geographic bookshelf in 20 years time…

I’ve found myself locked away for the last week as i’ve been redesigning my website to try and make a new dynamic portfolio that i’m happy to take into the future. My previous site was formed of two parts with my blog section working separately from my actual portfolio. Over time i found that my blog progressed as i wanted it to, whereas my portfolio had the feeling that it was starting to gather dust. I wanted to make something that kept all my work in the same area including my blog and portfolio including my personal work, alongside any commissioned pieces.

As with anything that’s new there could well be some hidden areas which don’t work or which don’t please you. I realise that it’s impossible to please all tastes but if there’s something that doesn’t sit well with you then don’t stay quiet, let me know. I’d appreciate any constructive criticism you may have so i can build on these foundations.

Overall though i hope you enjoy stopping by and get some inspiration from some of the work i have on display here. Hit this link to be taken to the home page.

Downdays digimag have just brought out their latest offering with a brief interview of mine which i did for them a few weeks ago. There’s a couple of unseen shots in there and some of my ramblings. Its great to see what the guys over at Downdays are doing with this magazine – hopefully it becomes something that will grow and grow. You can check out the interview here. 

It’s take me a week or so to recover from the carnage that was IF3 ski film festival over in Annecy, France. It was a weekend that brought together filmmakers, athletes and the fans to watch and enjoy the offerings from this years movie companies. I made a little album of some shots over on my facebook fan page which you can check out and also wrote a pseudo acceptance speech for the guys over at ESPN.

As i’d mentioned in an earlier post there was a photographic element to this weekend with awards being given for Best European Photographer as well as Best Picture. Now i’d been shortlisted down to the final 8 for best photographer and during the awards ceremony my nerves built up until the award was announced. Alas, it was not to be my year as i just missed out coming in second place.

5 minutes later i found out that i’d won the best picture and was more than happy to collect my award. All planned thanks and recognition to anyone that had helped me this season went out the window as i bumbled my way through accepting tit, but what the hell it was a night to enjoy. Ordering pizza and champagne at 1 in the morning, sat around with my friends reflecting on a great weekend in France was the icing on the cake.

Thanks a lot IF3 Annecy, can’t wait for next year.

Australian skier Dhanu Sherpa takes Best Picture (more…)

I made the journey across from Geneva yesterday, leaving from a train station called Geneve Eaux-Vives. I’ve spent quite a long time in Geneva now this summer, so i know that its actually beautiful but If this was my first impressions of the city, then i’d probably get on the first train out of there! What are they thinking? Crazy stuff from the Swiss.

“Welcome to Geneva!”

I’ve just been informed that Annecy is just about the most photographed town outside of Paris, and I can see why. Tourism Annecy have put me up in the most beautiful of settings and I’m looking forward to the next three days here. In this never ending summer, I actually just went for a swim in the lake. I’m pretty sure it’s October tomorrow. Why oh why did I not pack my flip flops?

My hotel on the left

I’m off for a preview of the photo gallery (although I did sneak a peak last night). I think it looks amazing but feel that there’s stringer work there than mine. Regardless I’m going to have a great weekend, take in everything Annecy has to offer and watch a fair few movies!

This weekend all eyes of the ski industry get focused on Annecy, France for a weekend of movies, parties, business talk and an awards ceremony at IF3. I’m heading over tomorrow before the festivities kick off and will try and keep you updated a little over the weekend on its progress.

One exciting addition to this years awards evening is an award for best European photographer. We were required to make a submission during the summer and 8 photographers were selected for a gallery during the event, with the title going to one at Saturday nights ceremony. My submission was shortlisted so will be keeping my fingers crossed for Saturday night!

Now that premiere season is in full swing there is a fair amount of my most recent work doing the rounds from the ski companies. My first shot in this series is a shot of Wiley Miller taken during my trip in Japan with Level 1 earlier this year.

I spent 3 weeks with a crew consisting of Wiley, Tanner Rainville and Parker White along with director Josh Berman and Bravoski editor Tatsuya Tayagaki. Snow conditions meant that we spent long days in a van making the trip to an area around Kiroro resort with a mixture of riding in resort bounds and the surrounding side country. This shot was in the resort itself and had a log about two metres further back which was perfect for forming into a takeoff. We decided to let the area sit until there was fresh snowfall so made the trip back as soon as it was on.

The takeoff had settled well and on a very snowy day myself, Wiley and Josh ventured back over to try and get the feature dialled. There was no messing about from Wiley as he stomped it cleanly making his new signature ski pop through the snowy backdrop.

Japan was a great trip. There was not always great snow and we faced constant challenges but when the stars aligned we came out with the goods making this one of my favourite images from the season.

Wiley signing the poster at the Denver After Dark premiere

After Dark from Level 1 is doing the rounds in theatres at the moment and is due on itunes this October. The Japan trip holds its place with its own segment and i can’t recommend it enough.

For the last year or so whenever i’d needed something printed i had a tendency to opt for cheap online printers or enlargements carried out at regular high street shops. I was never blown away by the quality of the print but instead felt satisfied by an job that could only be defined as ok. Alright, ok, not bad. Not exactly great descriptive words for your work…

My realisation came a few weeks ago when i was over in Athens staying the evening at another photographers house. All over his house were prints either framed or in boxes all printed on various different textures and thicknesses of paper. I was sold straight away and knew i had to find a printing company i was not only satisfied with but impressed by.

theprintspace is a company i’d found online and was attracted by a pretty simple concept – the sample pack. What i noticed when looking through prints was the sheer amount of paper choices you have when printing. Its often a minefield attempting to decide what paper to choose when you have nothing to gauge it on.

A few days after ordering it a packet containing 11 A4 prints arrived each showcasing the different paper and desired effect it had. I can’t overstate how cool it is to be able to picture how your print will turn out by seeing the paper firsthand.

Wanting to get straight into printing something i arranged to order a print for a present – kind of as a test of the service before putting in a large order. I ordered a 16×12 Kodak Metallic print online at 4.30 in the afternoon and was amazed to see if arrive by recorded delivery the following morning. It came flat packed so i didn’t have to deal with a rolled print and was well packaged up with the obligatory ‘Don Not Bend’ sticker.

For a first try at printing with this company its safe to say i’m impressed. In future i’ll be looking to print on a much larger scale and knowing that there is a fast and reliable company is such a bonus. If you’re reading this thinking, “i’ve always wanted to get that made into a print” then get to it – i’m pretty sure you’ll be happy you did it.

The last day has been somewhat of a blur. Falling asleep last night at 5pm was always going to play havoc with my sleeping pattern which in turn gave me a kick awake at 3am. I’ve been wide awake since. The reason for my erratic sleep lays in the fact that i’ve just returned from a weekend away – in Australia.

In one of my more adventurous weekends i made it from the UK to Sydney to photograph Paul and Sally’s wedding. Paul has been a great friend of mine for a number of years and it was great to be able to make it over to witness such a unique wedding. Think lifeguard chauffeurs, sand dunes and a beach wedding involving sandboards, balmy temperatures and a big blue sky.  Having only arrived the morning before i was in a world of ignorance to the weather the previous weekend. The reality was that this wedding couldn’t have happened one week before as Sydney was in the process of experiencing the wettest July since 1950.

Luckily for me the carbon footprint i’ve just bestowed on the universe organised a truly beautiful day that no one at the wedding will ever forget.

Here’s just a little snapshot from the weekend.

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