Re: [CR]bicycle photography

(Example: Production Builders:Tonard)

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:52:13 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]bicycle photography
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Jan Heine wrote:
>
> After having worked with a professional photographer on an upcoming
> book, I found that the secret to good photos, beyond a lot of skill,
> is a lot of equipment:
>
> - medium-format camera with Polaroid back. That allows you to
> "pre-view" shots before you take them.

Hopelessly retro old tech Jan ;)

I recently supplied some bikes for a photoshoot that Worth magazine (part of Robb Report?) did and that studio was using cameras that had a wireless digital hookup to their computers and Photoshop. Megabucks but the results were astonding and instantaneous.

Of course with a magazine art director involved, when the photos wind up in the magazine... well.. we'll see...

Chuck Schmidt 3/4 South Pasadena, Southern California

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