Field Test; On Location With David X. Tejada Page 2
During those hours, he's very specific about positioning his subjects.
"That's when I'm directing things," he says. "It's
like, `I need a haul truck here, and a maintenance vehicle next to it.
I need two guys standing there. Can I get red slickers on the guys?'"
And hold the Bart Simpson T-shirt, thanks.
The Gear
David hasn't shot with a film SLR in five years. He does a little medium
format and some 4x5 work, but these days his annual report photography is overwhelmingly
done with digital SLRs. The photos here were taken with his current traveling
companions, D70 and D100 Nikons. One of his favorite lenses is an oldie--a
manual 300mm f/2.8 Nikkor that he's carried for 20 years.
He also uses 12-24mm, 24-85mm, and 80-200mm Zoom-Nikkors. In the bag is another
oldie--a TC-301 2x manual
tele-converter that he frequently uses with the 300mm lens. (Both were on the
D70 for the two liquid natural gas photos.)
His lighting gear consists of Dyna-Lite strobes--"six heads, three
packs, and all the stands and grips you can imagine"--and, recently,
Nikon SB-800 Speedlights for wireless remote flash photography with the D70.
Two tripods round out the main gear: a Gitzo Studex 320 with a Bogen head--"very
tall, pretty compact"--and a Hakuba HG-503-- "not as tall
as the Studex and not as heavy-duty, but it's carbon fiber and works well
in a lot of places."
And, of course, the walkie-talkies, T-shirts, and slickers that are necessary
when plant personnel, his assistant, or a client's rep are called on to
become models.
Note: David's website at www.tejadaphoto.com features an extensive portfolio of images.
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