chad cheverier photography • blog

the biggest catch, the smallest pond

2008-08-26T11:59:00.000-07:00

This is the movie that Dave Helman created using me and my time-lapse.

I have lots of things to post in the coming weeks, but its all film so be patient.

Bike Movie

2008-08-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

After all of my bike tests, I put together this movie with some help from Dave Helman. I used the other tripod head and it worked better, however there are just way too many vibrations that go through a bike. Helmet cams are a much better idea.

This will be my last bike mount video, because I got stuck on the mount and rode into traffic, thank God I didn't die (or my camera get damaged). So I hope you enjoy. Dave will have a full length movie with actual video involved.

music by Neutral Milk Hotel

please check out in High Definition!

The Crosby

2008-08-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

THE CROSBY IS A RESTAURANT SLASH BOOKSTORE LOCATED RIGHT IN THE HEART OF "DOWNTOWN ORANGE COUNTY"

My friends have been telling me about The Crosby since before it opened. Due to my busy schedule I don't always get to see some of my friends all that often. On this night though it was a nice reunion at a great place.

Annie and Amanda

Tommy and Matt

My photos pictured here don't do the place justice. I hope to do a photoshoot there someday soon.

Summers End?

2008-08-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

With school just around the corner, summer appears to be coming to an end.

I will be taking Spanish possibly with my pal Byron

I am sure it won't be the last I see of these two

Unfortunately Strands was not saved and this bluff will feature many more homes in the coming years

I won't miss the crowded beaches

main beach Laguna Beach

actually I am not too bummed about summer ending, I hate crowds.

Outa Town

2008-08-14T09:00:00.000-07:00

I was invited to take a trip to Texas (Houston & San Antonio) with my girlfriend (pictured below) so I will be here for a week. Then I will be going to Outside Lands in San Francisco. Thanks to Blogger in Draft I have some blogs planned to show up while I am gone. Kinda like the Christmas lights in Home Alone.

Gregory Ortega

2008-08-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

This is Greg Ortega. He is also a graphic designer and a pretty good skater, even with a bandaged ankle. These are from the same day I took photos with Matt. Here are some other photos I took of that day that Greg posted.

I like the sun flair in this shot

Greg's mug

I thought I published this photo before but I guess not. Matt was kind enough to buy us ice cream.

Black and White Film is Ilford Delta 100. Color film was free.

Matthew Jenson

2008-08-11T20:17:00.000-07:00

This is Matt Jenson. He is a graphic designer, friend, and a fun guy to be around. On his somewhat recent visit to California from NYC, I had the pleasure of going on an adventure with him. We decided to go on a bike ride to a friends house a good 9 miles away to go skate his ramp. I did the ride on a very street friendly fixed gear, Matt rode a cheap, Target, girl, beach cruiser. He was a real trooper. We rode home too.

This is for an article in GQ

he is always stoked (Grant and Greg also featured)

did I mention he used to play soccer?

and the ride home.

Film is Ilford Delta 100 (a new film test if you are keeping track)

I love the train, I hate Amtrak

2008-08-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

After living in NYC, I have come to love public transportation, especially trains. However due to a poor experience with Amtrak I would much rather find other ways of getting around then use that train.

A few months a go I took a trip to Santa Barbara and then on to Monterey with my bike via Amtrak train and bus. On the way back the bus driver said there wasn't enough room for my bike (which there was plenty, he was just lazy) so I had to leave it in Monterey. My friend Jeremy whom I was visiting had to ship my bike via Fed Ex, where it got damaged in transit. So I have been without my bike for about three weeks total. I am only writing this because I want to encourage people not to take Amtrak and if traveling by train to use the Metrolink or the San Diego Coaster, both of which are much cheaper.

Brother Dustin Headshot

2008-08-02T20:56:00.000-07:00

My brother Dustin recently needed a headshot to get some athletic sponsors. He qualified for the ITU Duathlon World Championship in Rimini, Italy and has been training really hard and looking for sponsors to help him on his way. Here is the shot I took, retouched by the talented David Esler.

Wax Job Time Lapse

2008-07-30T19:52:00.000-07:00

After lots of abuse and abandonment, two of my most colorful surfboards got a face lift. A new wax job. For the first time ever this has been recorded. My secret waxing technique revealed by way of time lapse. My stroke technique is still masked but I will tell you this. I start with the hardest sex wax and work my way to the softest depending on water temp. I only used the 6x 5x and 4x.

But seriously, I was just messing around with the my camera while re-waxing my board, hope you enjoy.

music by modest mouse

Adventures with the Canon A1!

2008-07-24T15:47:00.000-07:00

Since I have been shooting 36 frame rolls of film and I am not a trigger happy shooter with film, some of these photos are long over due. My Canon A1 point and shoot underwater camera has become one of my most consistent companions out of all my cameras. Here are some of the things it is good for:

party photos (party poopers)

boat adventures on Lake Forest

train adventures with my lady

crossing pch

self timer, self portraits on my long board

burning people at Malibu

and the reason I bought the camera, photos of toes over

this was my 100th post, my next post should be all black and white photos from my rollei, or possibly something else who knows when.

Costa Mesa Critical Mass 6.27.2008

2008-07-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos I snapped at the Costa Mesa Critical Mass on June 27, 2008. This was my brother and I's first Critical Mass and we plan on riding more.

this is only some of the group, if friends want to go next time let me know and we can toss the bikes in the back of the truck and drive the 20 miles to costa mesa.

Bike Mount Test II

2008-07-08T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is round two of testing the super clamp on my bike. The much longer distance traveled in this experiment revealed some new challenges. The clamp did not falter however the tripod head could not handle the bumps and vibrations and so the camera moved, but did not fall off. The camera is still in tact and I have at least one more attempt up my sleeve before I try to make a solid video.

music by the who

Neighborhood Fourth of July Time Lapse

2008-07-07T16:35:00.000-07:00

This is a time lapse of my neighborhood during the course of the fourth of july. I think it is kinda slow but the neighbors want to watch so here it is.

music by Tommy Guerro

good publicity for him, good publicity for me

2008-07-07T15:34:00.000-07:00

One of the two fading images at www.DiskMakers.com is an album cover of Saul Ashby. photo by me. Check it out!

Bike Mount Test

2008-07-02T12:51:00.000-07:00

I recently purchased a super clamp with head just for this purpose. I used it to attach my Canon 5D to my bike to make a time lapse video. This is only a test however, I plan on making a better short film that is longer and with more interesting visuals. A video camera would probably be better as would more cyclist in the shot. Anyone have a video camera or interested in riding?

Mixed Media Creation

2008-06-29T22:41:00.000-07:00

In need of a creative day, my girl friend Jessie and I set out to make some crafts. I already had my medium other than photography chosen, she chose hemp bracelets. As for me I chose my favorite; cardboard and black paper tape. My tools; exacto knife and a metal straight edge. I decided to take a photo after every step (almost) and turn it into a time lapse. Here is the video.

on my way to completing goals, I...
• rode my first critical mass
• started training for a marathon
• have ridden the 82, 85, and 89 buses to such locations as Dana Point, Laguna Beach and Saddleback College
• I also decided that I want to do a triathlon at some point after riding my bike to laguna beach

Goals

2008-06-10T09:00:00.000-07:00

I usually write my goals and to do lists down, and recently read in some business article that those who write their goals down usually accomplish them. Since I usually lose those lists I have decided to post some of my goals here. This is more for me rather than sharing for you, but maybe you can help me achieve my goals. Either way thanks for reading.

short term goals
• run a marathon (Huntington beach February 1, I start training tomorrow)
• learn and use Orange County's public transit system
• burn a Volkswagen engine in the desert (its made of magnesium)
• get published more
• get a cover shot
• make a music video and/or short film
• make mailing/stationary card company
• ride Critical Mass for the first time, and then consistently
• not buy a car
• live a simpler slower more radical life
• move out of my parents house

long term goals
• publish a photo book
• own a studio
• get published in Italian Vogue
• drive 200 miles per hour at Bonneville or El Mirage and/or drive a ten second quarter mile
• get married and have children
• no more part time jobs after Trader Joe's
• don't let fear hold me back from doing what I want

places to visit:
travel the US in a train or motorcycle
lots of Latin America:
• Mexico (Mayan and Aztec Ruins, Mexico City), Argentina (Buenos Aires and Patagonia, Peru (Machu Picchu and other Andes sites), Brazil (beaches and Amazon jungle), Chile, Bolivia
Northern Africa
• Egypt (Cairo, Pyramids, Nile, and other sites), Algeria, Morocco
along the Mediterranean
• Spain ( running of the bulls), France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel
South Africa
India
South east asia
Japan
(OK I want to see A LOT, but if I have to see some of latin america and the some of the Mediterranean)

I was also prompted to blog about this after seeing Terry's new blog. This is a work in progress. my goals may change, I might have more and some may become less interesting to me, but this is them for now.

Roulette Live

2008-06-08T16:14:00.000-07:00

I was recently asked to attend a party at which Roulette played. I wasn't asked to take pictures but they are so sexy and I wanted to give them some more photos for their own self promotion. I think I may have snapped some good ones. What do you think?

Good-bye Grammy

2008-05-29T19:31:00.000-07:00

My grammy (dad's mom) is moving from California to Connecticut, and she will be missed. Here are some photos from our farewell.

This is Grammy

This is my family

This is Good-bye

Bye grammy if you ever learn how to use the internet, I will try to visit within a year

Happy Birthday Garret

2008-05-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

My friend Garret Curtis recently celebrated his b-day and I was present to take a few photos, heres two.

Blues Clues bounce house

Garret, Sterling, and The Franks

Tristan Ellis

2008-05-24T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is Tristan Ellis, an amazing artist and great friend of mine since 3rd grade. Recently we had a night out with some friends in Long Beach, here are a few of my favorite photos of Tristan from our adventure.

we both don't like to wear shirts.

click here to see Tristan's website

click here to see Tristan's blog

Blown-out Beach

2008-05-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Continuing along with my journey of black and white films... this is Ilford HP5 400, I developed it with Xtol (an unfamiliar developer) and am pretty sure I blew out the highlights by over processing, which gave the photos an interesting look but a little too much for me. The previous post and the next few are all from the same batch of film.

this is a day at crescent beach with some friends...

Tristan and Adam

Justin

Jason and his Girl

Justin running

tristan jumping

me demonstrating the awesome strength of the self-timer

these photos would look way better printed traditionally, the scanner is making it very difficult for me to work with the images. If only I had a darkroom...

Nostalgia

2008-05-22T13:40:00.000-07:00

This was once my car, my father bought it for me and I drove it into the ground for three years before she quit. My 1966 Malibu. This is her now and belongs to my father. She no longer runs for I seized the engine. One day my dad may fix her up but she will never be mine again.

Cardboard Magic

2008-05-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

So here are my latest mixed media creations, cardboard and black paper tape.

This one was made specially for Jessie since she loves Walt Whitman so much...

"Leaves of Grass" front 242mm x 245mm

"Leaves of Grass" back 242mm x 245mm

"Star" 283mm x 205mm

"Tree Sun II" 280mm x 160mm