Helmet Cam 1988 - Liam - Pipeline Painting

My work for the past 40 years has been inspired by my love of surfing, nature and the ocean. Back in 1988 long before Go Pro Cameras existed I was inspired to shoot radio controlled photos of surfing. In order to do this I had to build a camera rig. At the time, I was also shooting NFL photos for the San Diego Chargers and NFL Properties. While I was on the sidelines one game day, I picked up one of the helmets and discovered they were fairly light and they were equipped with small air bags that conformed the helmet to the wearers head. Which mean I could potentially fit this helmet on many different surfers. With this in mind, I called Ridell, the company that make helmets for the NFL and discussed my project. To my surprise, the sales rep sent me a helmet for free. In my research for the radio control set up, I found a nice until that was built for radio controlled race cars that had a long distance capability and strong signal. I took the device apart and took the guts to Ron Barbish, a guy the built water housings for me in Carlsbad, California. When the construction was finished I had a helmet cam rig that would fit a Canon T-70 body and a Canon 15mm corrected lens. It was a bit heavy almost 15 pounds. I took it our to test riding a few waves and discovered it was doable. I had counter balanced the camera and radio control units and it felt pretty good. My next big challenge was to travel to the N. Shore of Oahu and convince a pro surfer to paddle out and Pipeline. one of the worlds most powerful and dangerous waves in the world wearing this helmet and pull into the tube so I could capture and create this image. Local N. Shore pro Pipeline specialist Liam McNamara offered to help me with the project and after 3 months of work we were able to get this image. I shoot my images on both 35mm slide film and digitally. My process then is to scan my images and begin my digital painting process. I use a digital air brush and when the images are finished I output them to either canvas or aluminum. Acrylic paint is added to some pieces to highlight certain areas. I like show the flow of the water in my images. This particular piece was finished on 12/10/15 and it has not been printed to either canvas or aluminum yet. If you look closely into the center of the painting you'll see numerous faces that are Hawaiian Kahuna Medicine Spirits. The file size for the original art piece is 40" x 60". It can be printed on either Aluminum (40" x 60") or Canvas (40" x 60" as a Giclee. I'd suggest the Aluminum with a medium gloss.

Painting:Acrylic on Aluminium

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:40 W x 60 H x 1.5 D in

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