Royal Wedding Photographers Kit

inkiboo said:


Rather chuffed to say the least.
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Great work and very nice shots. Is this the same shot that is on the commemorative plate that's advertised?
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mercedes said:
Great work and very nice shots. Is this the same shot that is on the commemorative plate that's advertised?
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I have no idea! Could you point me in the direction of the plate?

I doubt it is the same photo.
 
In terms of the operation you ran, I take it that is was exceptional in the grand scale of things?
 
joescrivens said:
well thats pretty stupid of them, nothing to do with appreciating your gear or not but arriving in the place you need to be with gear that works as needed to. Not putting on a cap or filter during a travel runs the risk of arriving somewhere with a huge scratch or tons of dust and getting a load of carp photos.
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I think you might be over estimating how much effect dust and scratches on a lens will affect a photo. About all it will do is reduce the resale value.
 
Many Thanks Inkiboo for giving us this interesting and informative insight.
Its great to see behind the scenes of a historical event such as this.
A very proud one for you too with yours being published. Well done
 
DavidBloor said:
In terms of the operation you ran, I take it that is was exceptional in the grand scale of things?
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In terms of size, it was quite a small event. Our biggest event so far has been the Olympics in Beijing. 33 venues, hundreds of photo positions, all linked back to a central office for nearly 60 people. Plus the Olympics runs for 2.5 weeks whereas the Royal Wedding was a few hours.

In terms of importance, it is probably the most important event since the World Cup Final in 2010.
 
lensflair said:
I think you might be over estimating how much effect dust and scratches on a lens will affect a photo. About all it will do is reduce the resale value.
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i think you might be underestimating it. a great big smudge across the front element could ruin that vital shot at the moment they need to grab the camera, it takes less time to pull of a cap than it does to clean the front element. just type "smudge on lens photos" to see plenty of examples, its not rocket science.
 
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joescrivens said:
i think you might be underestimating it. a great big smudge across the front element could ruin that vital shot at the moment they need to grab the camera, it takes less time to pull of a cap than it does to clean the front element
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After seeing a thread on here about a year ago there is a reportage about shooting with a lens with a completely smashed front element. Still completely useable images! I'm sure not putting a cap or two stopped pros making a buck they'ld be putting the caps on.
 
inkiboo said:
In terms of size, it was quite a small event. Our biggest event so far has been the Olympics in Beijing. 33 venues, hundreds of photo positions, all linked back to a central office for nearly 60 people. Plus the Olympics runs for 2.5 weeks whereas the Royal Wedding was a few hours.

In terms of importance, it is probably the most important event since the World Cup Final in 2010.
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So are all "your" photographers freelance or actually employed by Getty?
 
inkiboo said:
In terms of size, it was quite a small event. Our biggest event so far has been the Olympics in Beijing. 33 venues, hundreds of photo positions, all linked back to a central office for nearly 60 people. Plus the Olympics runs for 2.5 weeks whereas the Royal Wedding was a few hours.

In terms of importance, it is probably the most important event since the World Cup Final in 2010.
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nice... you on the team planning for 2012? Pretty awesome stuff, cheers.
 
TheNissanMan said:
After seeing a thread on here about a year ago there is a reportage about shooting with a lens with a completely smashed front element. Still completely useable images! I'm sure not putting a cap or two stopped pros making a buck they'ld be putting the caps on.
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Maybe it was this one :shrug:

Dirty lens
 
DavidBloor said:
So are all "your" photographers freelance or actually employed by Getty?
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Mixture of freelance, contributors and staff. I can't tell you the exact numbers but we have 100s of staff photographers.
 
Wow, an amazing insight!

I just assumed that it was all done wirelessly these days, I never imagined that you run cables to photographers, that in itself must be quite a task. I take it that there are tunnels under the Mall for cabling etc (which would have been troublesome as regards security etc.), and that you didn't just dig it up.
 
Aledafis said:
Wow, an amazing insight!

I just assumed that it was all done wirelessly these days, I never imagined that you run cables to photographers, that in itself must be quite a task. I take it that there are tunnels under the Mall for cabling etc (which would have been troublesome as regards security etc.), and that you didn't just dig it up.
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Yes, there are tunnels under the Mall and under the road between the Abbey and the QE2.

As for wireless, it is too slow and too unreliable. A cable always works.
 
TheNissanMan said:
After seeing a thread on here about a year ago there is a reportage about shooting with a lens with a completely smashed front element. Still completely useable images! I'm sure not putting a cap or two stopped pros making a buck they'ld be putting the caps on.
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the point is why bother risking it, for every 10 times the smudges do nothing that one big job could be ruined. for the sake of 2 seconds of putting a cap on when you pack the lens away.
 
Joe, can you knock it off please?

This is an interesting thread that deserves to not get trashed by squabbles.

Gerard, Have you recovered from cabling fatigue yet? :lol:
 
I'm trying to Brian. I was being polite and fluffy! :D
 
wish i could of been doing something like that no the day! the missus was watching i was getting the attick prepared for some guests. Raher take photos!
 
That's a lot of gear, interesting read from the article, cheers.
 
That's one hell of a lot of equipment. I think my entire gear isn't worth even one of those lenses or bodies. Congrats on getting in the paper too inkiboo, that must be so awesome to see and show people :)
 
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