Butoh dancer SAL VANILLA, Tokyo 1998-2001
I connected with members of Sal Vanilla a Butoh dance group. Butoh is a contemporary dance form born in the sixties. We started a series of collaborations, Light painting at first, then video, then live performances. The collaboration between Sal Vanilla and I, was pure symbiosis. We were like one creative living organism. With barely...
Geneviève Borne, TV host
“What an honour to be light-painted by such a creative and talented artist such as Patrick Rochon! It was a fascinating and unforgettable experience.” -Genevieve Borne, Montreal march 2011 http://genevieveborne.com
Karine Vanasse, actress
Experimentation, Montreal 2010. This a collaboration I did with actress Karine Vanasse and makeup artist Anicko . This was my first time working with a professional actress. By the quality of her presence, Karine enriched the shooting and influenced my light painting in new creative directions. http://www.karinevanasse.com/ Link to Anicko’s agency Satellite: http://agencesatellite.com/#/maquillage-et-coiffure/anicko
Publications & Magazines, Japan 1998-2003
These are some of the works that was published (magazine, poster, CD jacket) while I was in Tokyo. The first shooting I did was for ZYAPPU an art and fashion magazine written in roman character using Japanese words. We did a fashion series shot from the ceiling. With 2 opposite characters on each page. Male...
Toyota Altezza, Japan 1998
Full length promotional video (10 minutes): Excerpt from the interview with Camera Obscura: http://cameraobscura.busdraghi.net/2010/patrick-rochon/ While I was in Japan (1997-2008), I was introduced by photographer New York photographer Mark Higashino (http://www.mhpi.com/) to Itaru Sugita an art director and graphic designer. In 1998 I was passing by Itaru’s office in Tokyo to say hi, he was...
PARASUCO Fashion Campaign
This is a campaign I did for Parasuco. We shot in studio and improvised all day sometimes giving lights to the models so they would do light painting themselves. I just told them to jump, dance and have fun. I used a flash-ring + a Canon Mark II and did 3 second exposures. Models:...
Usher Tour – Visuals
This content was originally created to use for the visuals of the Usher tour 2010-2011* In collaboration with Geodezik: Olivier Goulet, Gabriel Coutu-Dumont, Etienne Cantin, Terry Godin, Alexandre Casabon www.geodezik.com Producer: Derek Kennedy Assistant producer: Martin Lamirande Model & Stylist: Cristina Acevedo http://www.cristinaacevedo.com Light Painting by Patrick Rochon and his team: Victorine Yok, Sylvain Lavoie Filmed and edited by : Victorine Yok Special...
Light Painting Workshop NYC June 18 – The results
Here are the images from the workshop. Everyone took turns at light painting each other and towards the end of the day, we all had the chance to light paint our model Anya Thompson. Light painting by: Clay Howard-Smith Matthew McAllister http://mmcallister.com Marina Wonder Joel Chapman Lindsay Adler http://www.lindsayadlerphotography.com Aurora Crowley http://auroracrowley.com And while all this...
Fire light painting with Anita Bombita
On my way to the shoot with my friend Anita Bombita, I had a vision of creating fire with light painting. The way I did it was with to different color flashlights, yellow and dark orange and my fingers. I sculpted the light with the fingers as I’m moving upwards. Anita is an art director...
Test shoot with makeup artist Julie Begin
Julie Begin was the first professional makeup artist I collaborated with when I was still studying photography in 1991. In 2009 when she was in Montreal, we did this test shoot. What impress me the most was the feedback she gave me on my light painting. As a makeup artist she’s always looking at faces...
David Bujo, musician & composer. CD Jacket
“It’s not that he only paints with light, it’s that he inspires, just from the light he creates. I HAD to work with Patrick Rochon and I am grateful towards our collaboration.” -David Bujo, Montreal 2010 “Ce n’est pas seulement qu’il peint avec la lumière, c’est qu’il inspire juste dans la manière avec laquelle il...
Michel Simard, composer & music teacher
Private session. Montreal, feb. 2011 When Michel saw my work, he asked me if I could do his portrait with light painting. He said he’s been looking for a local artist to do a piece for his living room. I said: “of course I can but I have to warn you that the only problem...
