and threw them all out over 12 rolls of 36
thinking film is dead.
[11:13] After the first year of
owning the XTI I upgraded the lens to a 24105 f4 and from there every few months the
camera bodies.
[11:13] <@mink> That can get pretty expensive -- every few months!
[11:14] Everything I do is self
thought. I’m a more technical shooter.
Every gear I own I know the weakness and
strong point and use that to my advantage.
I read the reviews and tests of the camera
bodies and lens and know where is the sweet
spots.
[11:03] <@mink> Speaking of electronic
gadgets, you’re shooting with the 5D
Mark III right now -- plans to upgrade
to the IV?
[11:04] I’m pretty happy with
the 5D III and depending on the new sensor in the IV I would sell my 5D III and
my backup 5D II to fund the difference
for the 5D IV
[11:05] <@mink> Yeah -- I hope it’s a
hit. It has the WiFi capabilities that I
was hoping that all cameras by now would
have had. Way easier than tethering.
[11:06] I also use a Nikon D800
when I do some commercial type shoots. I
should use it more because it has a better sensor. The Canon kills the Nikon on
how fast it acquire focus and the 5D III
you are able to link separate vertical
and horizontal point. With the Nikon I
have to take a few seconds to move that
single af over the person eye.
“
I actually used to shoot film
and slides in the late 70’s
and early 80’s. My dad had a
few Minolta cameras. In high
school I did a few sports and
the cheerleaders on Ektachrome
asa200 and Kodachrome 64 and
wondered why I could not get a fast
shutter speed. I had no idea what
the difference was.
[11:06] <@mink> When did you start
shooting, anyway?
[11:08] I actually used to
shoot film and slides in the late 70’s
and early 80’s. My dad had a few Minolta cameras. In high school I did a
few sports and the cheerleaders on Ektachrome asa200 and Kodachrome 64 and
wondered why I could not get a fast
shutter speed. I had no idea what the
difference was.
[11:09] <@mink> sports were hard back
then -- even sports cameras today have
performance levels much greater than our
studio counterparts
[11:09] When Digital dslr
started to come on the market I shot
shooting. I used to attend a lot of family cousins wedding in Miami and shot
film develop at Scooters those big 5x7
prints and gave them a set.
[11:10] My cousin brought over
a Canon XT and I said wow this thing is
pretty neat and then bought my first
dslr the Canon XTI
[11:14] <@mink> Do you remember your first
fashion shoot?
[11:17] Yes I can still remember all my shots when starting out. I had
places a casting back in the days on model
mayhem and a model who would be a standard
agency model responded and also a mua and
stylist. I used to have space at my work
location 2200 sq ft so I turned 3 rooms
into a studio and for 2 years did glamour
studio work. After awhile I found it boring
that same pose just different model.
[11:18] The mua Jonah Fheonix responded he would love to be part of
the team and said he would even style the
shoot. Being as green as I was I said you
mean “You are a hair stylist?” He responded
“Nono clothing!” We shot 4 looks and they
were amazing.
[11:10] <@mink> That’s awesome -- you
still shoot any film today?
[11:12] No film today, during the transition to digital I had all
kinds of Kodak Gold and Fiji film in
the fridge. Had it for a good 8 years+
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