I just got back from a job in Oregon. It was COLD!!!

I only took my SD800 with me because I would get in trouble if I had my DSLR...This company always shoots in such amazing places that I WANT to bring the D100, but I know if I do I won't be doing the job I was hired for...so a compromise is made.

Anyway, it was so beautiful. The fog kept rolling out and rolling right back in. On the website there are little names/descriptions for each pic.

http://gallery.mac.com/davidspeck#100083

 

You look like a fucking lumberjack...

 

Great pics.

 

Want me to chop your wood?

 

The fog is neat-o.

 

Was this near Tillamook?

Great shots BTW

 

Thanks

It was in Albany. We were crashing in Lebanon.

Sorry I never got back to you. We didn't come back to Portland until Sat morning right before our flight.

Tillamook got canceled because of snow.

 

HVX200?

btw would you happen to know a guy named Paul Ryan? He has a production company and does a lot of work for the WeinsteinCo.


Oregon looks amazing btw

 

Yes HVX. Love them so much I own one in a well known rental company.

I don't know you're friend however.

 

Oh, he was my teacher last session. Just wondering.



btw if you ever need an intern or PA sometime in the future...

 

You're a camera dork, too, huh. Well, I sadly I'm not in need of anything while this strike is happening.

 

Haha yea I am, I'm working toward the same field you are, cinematography (more commercial rather then feature though). Another year and a half until I graduate and I'll be out trying to get work.

Yea the strike... there's gonna be a lot of post work soon though but editing just never really piqued my interest much.

 

Just stay hungry. A lot of people wont survive. They don't get what being in the camera dept is all about, or how much demanding and physical work it is, so they'll quit. This is a tough industry to be in, but those will the will power can do very well.

 

Thats what our teachers keep telling us, I'm still young though so I can afford to stick it out. I definitely agree its really demanding, I haven't done that much work on other people's sets but just from the projects I've been on (some pretty extensive) it's definitely not easy. The documentary I'm working on right now is going to be really intense once we get to principal photography.


But yea, no kids and not gonna get married for a while now so I can make it those 4-5 years until I get decent work

 

Good to hear. Ever need any advice, just PM me.

 

Great shots!!

 

Thats ok, I've been extremely busy as usual. I'll be in SoCal sometime this summer.

 

Oh werd! well you know to hit me up.

 

Amazing pictures at some amazing locations

I'm not an a-zine historian, but what is your job?

 

some good stuff man.

 

Just got a chance to look at these. Great work with the P&S man!

 

yea +1 on the P&S work - real nice. 11 through 15 are particularly compelling.

 

I mainly work as a cameraman for movies/tv, but I have been working with this production company that does a lot of Yamaha stuff for a few years now. Its a fun break from the usual pace.

 

For something like this shoot, how does a scenic location like this typically get scouted? Does the production company have its own location scouts? Are there companies that just do location scouting? Would the client's marketing department have already done the scouting and dictated where they wanted the work shot? Just stuff I've always wondered.

 

I'm not sure how they landed on Oregon. In the past we did these shoots at Coal Creek, Tennessee.

But when they decide on a place they may have a contact already or will call teh local film commission and hire a locations person locally. After telling them what they want they will come up with the some places, and then the producer, director, whoever will usually fly out and scout to pick.

 

And thanks. I keep the SD800 in "manual" mode and I work with the settings as much as possible. typical its just ISO and exposure comp...but I find I get a fair amount of control with the exp comp. I almost always under expose. I tried to keep the ISO at 80-200 to avoid serious grain.

 

Some really gorgeous shots in there! I love shooting in OR. So moody...

 

Which? The people or the terrain?

 

Um..both? Nah, the people have all been really nice.

 

Nice shots!