They must understand the importance of a "Blog"! What a great assignement... the freedom to write a Blog while using all that equipement... I wonder if Canon sponsors him?
He probably spent more on excess baggage charges than my whole rig is worth.
Either you have way more gear than you let on or you haven't flown international in the last 2 months. Excess fees have SKYrocketed! I made the mistake of asking anyone is they wanted me to "bring them something back from the US" last month. It cost them. Dearly.
I don't know how I'm going to get home with my stuff when the time comes!
Oh yeah, and Vince, FTW on those captions, good story!!!
I really enjoy the fact of how "things" have changed due to the Internet... from only seeing a glance at these guys with their pricey equipment, to now being able to read and see the other side, and even leaving a comment and getting a reply! To read often their intimate thoughts on their profession... Meaning to me that this is a big step, almost as the immortals are now amongst us mortals... Very cool.
All are worthy of reading and include so much more detail than expected on items such as some EXIF, gear used, angles, composition thoughts, etc.
As a sports shooter, it gives me plenty of things to think about...
These are fascinating blogs April,
thank you so much for the links, I particularly enjoyed reading the differences between sports photoraphy expectations with the new digital technology compared to the once standard slide photography.clapclap
Vincent Laforet's Gear for the Olympics - he must have huge shoulders to carry all that gear around with him. And a huge wallet.
Not sure a huge wallet is part of this. It isn't all that different from a ditch digger owning a backhoe: you get the tools for the job at hand. If the job does not pay you to purchase the tools you need, you dont do the job. He seems to be successful enough to buy the tools he needs for his job.
As an amateur doing this for fun, that amount of equipment looks as out of reach as does a F1 car to someone buying a sports car. As a pro, it likely looks like a successful business.
He probably spent more on excess baggage charges than my whole rig is worth.
the courier service is much cheaper than the excessive luggage charge in the airport.
Just pack it right in the large Pelican cases and ship it out the day before the trip. The gears will arrive to the hotel earlier than yourself. Can track where are the boxes from the courier website and monitor it thru the PDA on the road.
Money cannot do everything but can pay for many things.
Not sure a huge wallet is part of this. It isn't all that different from a ditch digger owning a backhoe: you get the tools for the job at hand. If the job does not pay you to purchase the tools you need, you dont do the job. He seems to be successful enough to buy the tools he needs for his job.
As an amateur doing this for fun, that amount of equipment looks as out of reach as does a F1 car to someone buying a sports car. As a pro, it likely looks like a successful business.
He's a pro being employed by Newsweek -- a major national mag -- to shoot a once-every-four-years event. Newsweek paid the shipping and will pay his expenses, and I will go "all in" on a bet that he didn't have to pay for most of the gear.
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He probably spent more on excess baggage charges than my whole rig is worth.
Thanks for the link Andy!
Fascinating. What would you estimate the total amount invested in equipment?
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I've posted this before, and I'll say it again -- worth a watch and a listen and I still remember his work to this day.
Sports shots via T&S by Vincent Laforet in the New York Times
He shot the Pipeline Masters, US Open Tennis, World Series, Kentucky Derby, Superbowl, etc -- all via a T&S.
http://blog.newsweek.com/photos/olympicslaforet/images/566819/original.aspx
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El Jeffe, the NEWSWEEK director of photography, Simon Barnett
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All are worthy of reading and include so much more detail than expected on items such as some EXIF, gear used, angles, composition thoughts, etc.
As a sports shooter, it gives me plenty of things to think about...
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Hmmm...Must be the kid's snapshot camera...since all the serious gear is going on the trip!
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I don't know how I'm going to get home with my stuff when the time comes!
Oh yeah, and Vince, FTW on those captions, good story!!!
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These are fascinating blogs April,
thank you so much for the links, I particularly enjoyed reading the differences between sports photoraphy expectations with the new digital technology compared to the once standard slide photography.
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I missed that. Holey moley...
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Vincent Laforet's Gear for the Olympics - he must have huge shoulders to carry all that gear around with him. And a huge wallet.
Not sure a huge wallet is part of this. It isn't all that different from a ditch digger owning a backhoe: you get the tools for the job at hand. If the job does not pay you to purchase the tools you need, you dont do the job. He seems to be successful enough to buy the tools he needs for his job.
As an amateur doing this for fun, that amount of equipment looks as out of reach as does a F1 car to someone buying a sports car. As a pro, it likely looks like a successful business.
the courier service is much cheaper than the excessive luggage charge in the airport.
Just pack it right in the large Pelican cases and ship it out the day before the trip. The gears will arrive to the hotel earlier than yourself. Can track where are the boxes from the courier website and monitor it thru the PDA on the road.
Money cannot do everything but can pay for many things.
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