83four — about me
Videographer and photographer with a graphic design background. Made by Tomz.
Photo · Design · Video
My story —
Hey, I’m Toms or Tomz, today I’m a videographer, photographer and graphic designer. I create content for athletes, teams, brands and companies, mostly for social media usage, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube... But it wasn't always like this.
I grew up racing bikes and competed at the highest youth level up to juniors. When racing stopped, creating started: I picked up a camera and launched my YouTube channel 834live, where I spend a day with professional cyclists. Photography followed, and last year I started studying graphic design. I’m now in my second year, learning more every day.
Above all, I’m a hard worker. Bad weather, tight deadlines or last-minute changes: I can make almost any situation work.
but numbers don’t mean everything
What I do —
01 — Best photos
03 — Work
Social media stories —
For one race day I ran the Instagram stories of the Cannibal team at the Watersley Junior Challenge.
This one was quite interesting, because all the stories were uploaded in real time, so the fans could follow along. The riders passed, I took photos and within 10 minutes they were up on their Instagram.
The assignment —
As an assignment I had to create a complete brand identity for FORM, a graphic design festival in Ghent, and pick five speakers. The speakers could be anyone, so I chose them randomly.
Most festival posters look the same: colourful, clean and made fully on a computer. I wanted the opposite. Most of this identity is handmade. The font was chosen, but the “O” is my own fingerprint, and the textures come from photos I took of walls and streets in Ghent.
One loud yellow with black and white keeps it bold and easy to read from far away. The logo is vectorised, so it works at any size.
Magazine —
For an assignment I had to create a magazine about my favourite artist: A5, 16 + 4 pages, with a cover and masthead, a contents page and editorial pages. I chose Dave.
This is how the magazine turned out. I’ve been a fan of Dave for a very long time. I tried to include the best things he has done: his 3 albums, Top Boy and his love for Stone Island!
Movie poster —
For an assignment I had to design a movie poster for one of Quentin Tarantino’s nine films that is clear, eye-catching and stands out. I chose Django Unchained.
Most Django posters use the same red and chains. I went for a blue sky and a face built from fragments, showing the different sides of Django: a slave, a helper and, in the end, a bounty hunter. The fragments are taken from different Django pictures.
There are small details everywhere: the longer you look, the more you see.
SafeStream giveaway —
A giveaway post made for SafeStream, where one lucky winner could win a speedsuit signed by Tim Merlier, Jasper Philipsen and Jasper Stuyven. We did this giveaway when the SafeStream team (me included) filmed a Tour de France criterium in Belgium.
02 — Motion
Short form edits made for Instagram and TikTok
04 — Film
