Tanner camera bag or Incase DSLR Pro Pack. The new Poler Expedition bag looks nice as well. I kind of have a thing for camera bags.Usually when I travel, I bring my 35mm Rangefinder and three lenses, my Hasselblad, three film backs, two lenses and my Canon 5D with my 24-70mm f2.8, my 50mm 1.2 and my 70-200 f2.8. Those days it’s probably around the 40lb range. Not to mention my laptop, charges, film, etc. SOFB - MINIMAL SETUP? PROLLY - 50mm f2 Summicron on the Leica, Canon 5d 50mm f1.2 L, 80mm Zeiss on the Hasselblad. SOFB - DREAM LOCATION FOR FILM THIS YEAR?
road. It’s easy to fill a 8GB card, select the ones you like, post process them and put them online. Film is a different beast. I’ll shoot a fraction as much. I’ll take one or two shots, try to capture a moment and a feeling, rather than covering it from all aspects. But getting film processed while traveling is expensive, so I usually save the rolls and develop them when I’m home. Usually, I’ll shoot film when I’m on road rides, out and about doing “touristy stuff” or shooting rider portraits. Over the past 6 months I’ve made some hefty film camera purchases: a Leica M7 and a Hasselblad, so I like to use them frequently. SOFB - YOU RIDING YOURSELF, HOW MUCH DOES THIS AFFECT THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THE SPORT TROUGH YOUR LENS? I’m kind of a stickler for a few things, especially when it comes to shooting bike portraits. You can’t fuck up the side profile of a bike. I like a long focal length so you can tell the geometry of the bike and I’ll always shoot key details at a flat profile before examining them at an angle. I’m an architect by trade /
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education and elevations tell you a lot about a subject, so that spills over to my photography. Vertical lines are always straight, etc. When it comes to action, I like to have barspins clicked at 180*. Don’t even post it online unless they’re clicked. I also like to shoot the less-likely documented things at events. Getting photos of the photographers, or the random shit that happens when no one’s paying attention. All that and I’m still working on the perfect panning shots. Getting the subject completely sharp and in focus, with the background blurred really captures the feeling of speed. A little motion blur on the subject is nice, too. SOFB - YOUR CAMERA BAG? HOW HEAVY ITS? PROLLY - Depends. I don’t like carrying all my lenses and I’m not the person who uses lights. My general feeling is that if I can’t shoot something in natural light, I just wont. Sometimes I’ll use a tripod for low-light, though. Depending on where I’m going, I’ll either use my ILE Ultimate bag, ILE Photo Mini,
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PROLLY - It’s hard to say, running the blog has me traveling the world. Last year I was in Australia, Bali, Indonesia. Who knows where I’ll be this year? Right now, I know that I’ll be back in Australia again and over in Asia. So maybe Europe? I haven’t been to Europe since 2004. It’s long overdue. London would be rad. Or Germany. SOFB - IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUNGER YOU ADVICE ON HIS WAY TO THE FIRST VIDEO PROJECT WHAT WOULD YOU TELL HIM? PROLLY - Act professional and make sure you have your client sign a contract before you even step foot on the job. SOFB - ANY FINAL THOUGHTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? PROLLY - I’d like to shout out some of my influential cycling photographers: Brian Vernor, Emily Maye, Andy White, Brenton Salo, Damian Riehl, Kyle Kelley and Emiliano / Daniel from Yonder Journal / Manual for Speed. Also, always crop with your eye / glass is better than a body and if you want your digital photos to look like film, just fucking shoot film.
ONLINE MAGAZINE ISSUU 12 / 2013