Dinner with… Dano Pendygrasse at Cardero’s

POSTED March 16, 2011 BY Bob Kronbauer

We’re resurrecting our Dinner with… feature! And by “resurrecting” I mean that we’re getting it going after a false start last summer. The idea is to take you to some of Vancouver’s best restaurants with some of Vancouver’s best humans. We’re going to start with people who work with Vancouver Is Awesome and who support this non-profit operation with their skill, their time and their ideas: our contributors and editors! There are a lot of them so along with introducing you to some great places to eat they will likely be the theme of this feature forever.

First up is legendary snowboard photographer, Dano Pendygrasse, who headed up our Daily Flickr Pickr for a few months last year and who we’re going to be working with on some upcoming projects we’re producing. Say hello to Dano and say hello to Cardero’s restaurant who were kind enough to provide us with a fantastic dinner.

Our conversation started with V.I.A. stuff but quickly turned to fishing as Dano and I are pretty passionate about it. Fittingly, he started with some wok squid.

Next he dug into some Ling Cod for his main course.

Then it was on to wild berry crumble for dessert.

The conversation went a bunch of different directions throughout the evening and one thing we talked about quite a bit was photography, as not only do we have fishing in common but we both have experience as professional photographers. The next few photos will illustrate the fact that Dano has obviously spent much more time behind the lens than I have and is far better versed at low light situations and at… well… photography in general. I shot the above photos with my Canon G11 and he shot these ones below with his Panasonic GF1. When he sent them over at first I was almost ashamed at how much better they are than mine but rather than be ashamed I am freaking psyched that we have such skill on board the V.I.A. team!

Oh, and I had the lobster, and it was absolutely perfect.

A huge thanks to the folks at Cardero’s in Coal Harbour for having us for dinner and for helping us to continue this feature. Check out their menu and learn more about them HERE.

Stay tuned for the next installment in our Dinner with… series set at another one of Vancouver’s best restaurants with another one of Vancouver’s best humans.

Category: Dinner With Series,Food and Drink,People

http://www.danopendygrasse.com dano

I like your shots better Bob. Well, except the one of me, I should stay behind the camera…
http://Chrismoorecreative.com Chris Moore

I’ve been a fan of Danno’s work for years. Nice to see him in a VIA article. Although I feel like the article could have had a little more substance. Pics of what you had for dinner doesn’t really feel like much of an interview to me, but who am I to judge?
http://www.bobkronbauer.com Bob Kronbauer

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the feedback! To clarify, these aren’t supposed to be interviews with people but instead simply an introduction to them as well as the restaurant that we eat at. But I talked to Dano and presented him with the idea of answering some questions from our readers in these comments, so have at it!

Ask Dano a question here in the comments and he’ll answer as best he can.
Matt

Dano,

For someone starting out photographing snowboarders, how important do you think it is to have a crew that you regularly shoot with? I’m trying to work on my composition, but having just moved to Vancouver from NZ, I don’t have a crew here.

Love your work and thanks in advance!
http://www.danopendygrasse.com dano

Hey Matt,

Good question. It’s really important to have a “go to” crew, even if the crew is just one or two people. They don’t have to be the top pro either, but picking who you work with is very important. If you’re working with up-and-comers it makes sense to focus on the riders who are committed to taking a real shot at making it, then as their star rises, you can rise with them. Also, when you work with the same people over and over you establish a working relationship and understanding how each other works is an important part of the process. During my career I developed really strong working relationships with a few key people that were always reliable and willing to work with me to get a shot. They tend to be the ones who ended up on the cover.

It’s not hard to meet new people to shoot. Riders like to see pictures of themselves and these days it’s easy enough to get a few good shots in the park and then approach a rider later in the lodge to show them. After that it’s just “let’s shoot sometime”.

Cheers Matt. Good luck.

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