Photography – BEHIND THE SCENES
Here is a selection of articles that go behind the scenes on many of my photo jobs. As I was a photojournalist for most of my career, most of these articles go behind the scenes on my various assignments. As a result, I spend less time talking about gear (though I do share many of my shooting specs), and focus more of this writing on my technique and personal experiences at these events, and how the melding of those two produced my images. Of course there are also some behind the scenes videos and articles on my various Aerial shoots, as well as a look at hybrid photo/video shoot.
Empire State Building BTS – A quick little behind the scenes on my climb of the Empire State Building to create an image looking straight down from the top at two maintenance workers back in 2000. The image ended up making the front page of the Times and its one of my crazier moments as a photojournalist.
NYC Sunrise to Sunset BTS – This post that goes behind the scenes on a sunrise to sunset helicopter shoot – specifically the editing process as I shot close to 6,000 frames for the client in less than 24 hours. At the time of the article I was reaching out the readers of the blog for a hand in editing the massive amount of photos – that window has obviously closed, but there is still some valuable information pertaining to editing your selects after a shoot. For a more in depth BTS on the actual shoot – check out Matt Buchanan’s Gizmodo article.
Night Flight over NYC BTS (and other thoughts) – While this article mostly contains my thoughts on the shift that I’ve made from photography to filmmaking, it also contains a video BTS of flying up in the Helicopter of the Chrysler building and a portfolio of the images I shot that night.
USAA – DSLR Hybrid Shoot BTS – VSA partners asked me to produce an annual report for USAA that would live both in print and digitally on the web as both stills and video segments. I though that readers might appreciate a slide show of images that show what such a production might entail in terms of gear. You can also find out more by reading the original post.
NYMAG Helicopter Shoot BTS – A behind the scenes look at another of my aerial shoots – this time the client was New York Magazine for their "Reasons To Love NYC" issue. You can also read their article on the shoot HERE.
Olympics BTS – The following are a series of posts that I wrote while shooting the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Newsweek. I had an amazing time at those games, and as a photographer, it such an interesting experience that I blogged about it so I could share it with others. You can find 11 different articles below – and please check out the video in THIS ARTICLE. I did this with such an old version of WordPress that I can no longer get the video to embed here – but it is a true "behind the scenes" look at what goes into photographing the Olympics.
2008 Olympics BTS I – Practicing during Preliminaries
2008 Olympics BTS II – Shooting the Pool and Gymnastics
2008 Olympics BTS III – Introspection and Learning from Mistakes
2008 Olympics BTS IV – Things Starting to Click
2008 Olympics BTS V – Shooting From Above
2008 Olympics BTS VI – Hurry Up… and Wait
2008 Olympics BTS VII – Shooting While Exhausted
2008 Olympics BTS VIII – Trying to Break Out of the Olympic "Bubble"
2008 Olympics BTS IX – Shooting the First Ever Olympic BMX Event
2008 Olympics BTS X – Shooting Portraits of the Men’s Diving Competition
2008 Olympics BTS XI – How Much Did I Shoot in Beijing?
Preparing for the Biggest Organized Event of Them All: The Olympics – A behind the scenes look at my packing process for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The Carrier – This is the text from my photo essay on the USS Abraham Lincoln that I did for the Times in 2003. Technically not a Behind The Scenes, but I tried my best to give a realistic portrayal of my experiences and thoughts on this job. I hope you are able to find something educational in there.
These videos and articles are utmost amazing.
You continue to inspire me Vincent!\
Cheers!
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You are one of the best for me !
Sorry for my english but same in belgium you have fan !
You make me discover the way to shoot the way to learn how to do photography 😉
Good luck for the next episode
Guillaume
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Vincent Laforet Reply:
October 16th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Thank you (et merci!)
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Say, good and professional stuff. People could learn a lot from here. Although I do believe I can learn also from behind-the-scenes shots of other movies and projects before. A single picture can reveal an aspect of that filmmaking project with good impact.
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Tip top stfuf. I’ll expect more now.
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That’s a mold-breaker. Great thinking!
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I’ve been wearing glasses since 5th grade and my vision is only getting worse and worse since then. Gahhhhh, but I can’t seem to find a pair that fits my personality right. These all look so funky, but I only wish I can pull them off.
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This sounds like a great hot dog! I am going to try the recipe over the next couple weeks – it would be perfect for Superbowl Sunday. I am fortunate to live in an area with easy access to fabulous Mexican food, etc., so I'll have to look for the rolls. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Creo que como bien dices no se llegará a ninguna acción de gran calado.Se hará un paripé y nada más.Se volverá a mirar hacia otro lado mientras los judios siguen con su terrorismo de Estado.Estamos acostumbros,desafortunadamente,a que Israel no respete ninguna Resolución de la ONU y a ir por libre,dado el apoyo de sus grandes aliados occidentales.Es grave lo ocurrido pero más fue lo de Gaza y LÃÂbano y como si nada.Abrazos
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great post
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