Steven Friedman Phase One Blog Post

[stevenfr]

Have a look this just went live today. Let me know if you have any thoughts.

Thanks Steven

https://stories.phaseone.com/steven-friedman-shoots-intriguing-landscapes/

 

[med]

Interesting read. Thanks for posting!

I’m also from Ottawa and wish I found cameras in Gatineau park... I had to borrow and buy my first 35mm cameras!

 

[stevenfr]

Thanks for the feedback. The camera was a Minolta X7A. I remember buying a samyang wide angle lens for it for $95. What a difference compared to my kit today and the size of the prints that can be accomplished.

We moved out West from Ottawa about 23 years ago. I do go back to see family and for autumn colour.

Interesting read. Thanks for posting!
O.
I’m also from Ottawa and wish I found cameras in Gatineau park... I had to borrow and buy my first 35mm cameras!

 

[Jeffrey]

What a wonderful story on Steven and his evolution to become one of the best medium format landscape photographers today. I always learn a lot by studying his images, particularly in how he frames an image. All the best, Jeffrey

 

[stevenfr]

Thank you Jeffrey.

What a wonderful story on Steven and his evolution to become one of the best medium format landscape photographers today. I always learn a lot by studying his images, particularly in how he frames an image. All the best, Jeffrey

 

[drunkenspyder]

What an excellent and illuminating post. Thanks much for sharing.

 

[stevenfr]

Thank you for the great feedback.

Steven

What an excellent and illuminating post. Thanks much for sharing.

 

[drunkenspyder]

Thank you for the great feedback.

Steven

It was also encouraging to see someone closer to my, ahem, age bracket hauling an XF system around in the wilderness.

 

[stevenfr]

Plus six blue ring lenses. Looking at a couple more.

It was also encouraging to see someone closer to my, ahem, age bracket hauling an XF system around in the wilderness.

 

[drunkenspyder]

Now see, you're like the crack dealer driving around in his new Bentley . . .. You're doing nothin' to ease this idiot's habit.:scry:

The good news is I don't know how to fit six Blue-Rings on my back.

Plus six blue ring lenses. Looking at a couple more.

 

[stevenfr]

Funny, no crack. I carry all the lenses with the xf in a f stop pack. They fit, a bit tight. My wife will have to carry the new lenses, lunch, water, drone and bear spray.

Which lenses do you have? I have the 35, 55, 80, 110, 150 and 240.

Now see, you're like the crack dealer driving around in his new Bentley . . .. You're doing nothin' to ease this idiot's habit.:scry:

The good news is I don't know how to fit six Blue-Rings on my back.

 

[drunkenspyder]

Funny, no crack. I carry all the lenses with the xf in a f stop pack. They fit, a bit tight. My wife will have to carry the new lenses, lunch, water, drone and bear spray.

Which lenses do you have? I have the 35, 55, 80, 110, 150 and 240.

I have the 35, 80 and 120M. I also have a Hassy Super Achromat 250 that makes some nice images and takes up less room than the 240, but of course does not have AF. In the past, that wasn’t a big deal for me, but P1’s focus stacking is awfully nice.

Which lenses do you find yourself using the most consistently?

I have more than a couple of f-stop packs and ICUs. My goal is to be able to get what I need into an ICU that I can fit in a Pelican Air 1535 so I can take it on board when I fly. Depending on the actual backpack (I usually take the Tilopa), I can throw a smaller ICU in there while I carry the pack on the plane. Then, at my destination, I take the ICU out of the Pelican and put it in the backpack with whatever else I carried for photo-trekking.

 

[stevenfr]

I mostly use the 110 lens, folowed by 150 and 80.

All my gear fits in the Tilopa fstop bag. You may like the 150 lens.

I have the 35, 80 and 120M. I also have a Hassy Super Achromat 250 that makes some nice images and takes up less room than the 240, but of course does not have AF. In the past, that wasn’t a big deal for me, but P1’s focus stacking is awfully nice.

Which lenses do you find yourself using the most consistently?

I have more than a couple of f-stop packs and ICUs. My goal is to be able to get what I need into an ICU that I can fit in a Pelican Air 1535 so I can take it on board when I fly. Depending on the actual backpack (I usually take the Tilopa), I can throw a smaller ICU in there while I carry the pack on the plane. Then, at my destination, I take the ICU out of the Pelican and put it in the backpack with whatever else I carried for photo-trekking.

 

[D&A]

Wonderful Blog post Steven. Enjoyable and interesting read about yourself and your work. I regret I wasn't able to make your talk & presentation recently in Washington D.C. I had planned all along to be there until a last minute work assignment got in the way and prevented my doing so and yet I was only 30 minutes away from where you presented at the time.

As for carrying all that equipment, yep, like so many others, been there, done that and I vote for putting it in one of those little red wagons most of us had as kids. .

Dave (D&A)

 

[stevenfr]

Dave

Thanks for your kind thoughts and for responding to my post.

It would have been great to meet. Washington Stand Out was a lot of fun. I went a little over on my time alotment. I get a bit carried away when I talk about photography. Maybe they will invite me for another event on the east coast. We are in preliminary talks about doing a talk as part of a art show at one of the galleries that represent my work in the first quarter of next year.

My thoughts on carrying the gear. I always thought if I leave a lens behind it will be the one I need. I am thinking a couple of assistants to carry the gear might be needed as I get older. Its funny, any time I say this to people they always respond saying sign me up. Not sure they would put up with what I have put up with to get a image. The waiting is something not to many non photographers really get.

Steven

Wonderful Blog post Steven. Enjoyable and interesting read about yourself and your work. I regret I wasn't able to make your talk & presentation recently in Washington D.C. I had planned all along to be there until a last minute work assignment got in the way and prevented my doing so and yet I was only 30 minutes away from where you presented at the time.

As for carrying all that equipment, yep, like so many others, been there, done that and I vote for putting it in one of those little red wagons most of us had as kids. .

Dave (D&A)