DAVID ELLINGSEN PHOTOGRAPHY

I spent a great 30 minutes with Seacliff Construction’s CEO, Bill Crarer, for HR Reporter magazine in early December. We had spectacular natural light in his office space, and after a quick first set-up with strobes in the boardroom, we spent the rest of the time taking advantage of it. Mr. Crarer was a gracious host and it was a pleasure discussing our experiences in China, especially as I had returned from there so recently. Seacliff Construction is a dynamic company with recent accomplishments including the Richmond Oval for the 2010 Winter Olympics and some of the Skytrain Stations on the new Canada Line.

I was recently assigned to photograph IBM executive Chuck Hamilton in his home office. Chuck uses Second Life, the world’s largest 3D virtual community, for managing his global team virtually. A revolutionary approach in management for employees who are spread around the world. I got a 20 minute lesson on using Second Life and it’s pretty amazing…kind of like playing a video game for work…or James Cameron’s new movie Avatar…but without the guns.