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tasks: Lucia Griggi, a self-taught surf photographer.
Task: to continue efforts to travel around the world, and hope to the United States the National Geographic magazine and Getty picture library added to your customer list.
Mission: North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific and India Ocean island. Mission equipment: Canon 1D and 5 d Mark II, Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fish-eye lens, Canon EF 600mm f/4 l IS USM, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 double l IS USM,1.4 from the mirror, SPL water shield, wireless flash introduction, flash lamp and reflector from the machine.
rock point (Hawaii surf beach) Canon EF 600mm F/4L USM lens a surf of Hawaii players in rock point skyrocket. Sunset is special here, and the waves are also very suitable for backlight shooting. is what aroused your interest in surf photography? You are in the surf?
indeed, my own is a hand surfing. I started learn to surf in 2003 left the University. I from the Surrey moved to the sea at that time, and gradually fell in love with the sea. After the move to Cornwall, a lot of my surfing skills progress, is that I get to surf coaching qualifications. When in the summer, I just a surf school when the coach.
first photographing surfing is a winter in New Zealand and Australia on the Pacific near, then next year I went to the United States, and Canada and Alaska. Was at that time, I began to fall in love with photography, then 7 years I have been from the little black box creating ideas and to capture wonderful moments in time.
surfing photography equipment is very expensive, how did you started surfing photography way?
I walked across the road is very long. I only began to be accepted by the surfing community in recent years, has slowly gained confidence in the industry.
I had to work full-time. Surf photography is a very small area, many people dream career. I bought the camera and lens I need their investments, in one basket. I a loan in the Bank, and then in monthly instalments of loans paid off camera. With the help of parents, I will soon make it the first capital of the purchase of equipment.
Bethany this is Bethany Hamilton Hamilton,2003 years she attacked by sharks in the surf and unfortunately lost an arm. This photo was taken in 2009 Rip Curl House of the north shore of Hawaii. At that time, she still continues to surfing. and our experience to talk about photography in the water.
swimming in the water at a time when not only is physical strength is mental. I have encountered barrel waves in Hawaii before being shallow reefs produced by 25-foot waves. Barrel surfing area is one of the world's most dangerous breaking reef, sometimes wave power up to 40 feet, churenming every winter. When you swim into dangerous places, you can feel the adrenaline surge. When when the wave is above your head, you must learn how to offset or slowly releasing water pressure from big wave. In addition, you must also deal with the torrent, these are very challenging.
how do you work in the water--what equipment do you use? There is systemic from the dangers of the sea and back?
I is a company called SPL Water Housings of United States companies produce aluminum waterproof enclosure. It is designed in accordance with my equipment and custom--when I was in the water with a different lens, I can choose a different front end interfaces connected to the water shield. Button on the waterproof cover can adjust the camera's manual settings and menus on the LCD. I will wear flippers to help through the waves at the same time also I floated in the sea. Also, I used Gaff helmet to protect your head not hands or by other surf rock hit.
it seems that I was born to the sea, I feel the most comfortable in the sea. When I use a fisheye lens when shooting, I must be as close as possible to the surfer, but I also have to ensure that it and the surferSecurity, and he kept a certain distance. Surfing in the project have a article, is the distance between the two surfers must be greater than five metres.
