Interview with Famed Photographer Joel Grimes filmed on a Canon 7D and GH1

This week Scott and I, along with eleven other dedicated photographers had the pleasure of spending a weekend in the company of a truly visual artist, famed photographer Joel Grimes. Although his brush is light, his canvas now a silicon sensor, Joel Grimes is an artist whose brush strokes can be seen in each of his award winning photos. As we learned in his amazing seminar this weekend, the placement of light on our subjects can and must be crafted to create that stand out look that will "pop" off the page.

Having attended a number of seminars over the years I can truly say that Joel's was prehaps the best and I know why that is. In addition to his artistry Joel also has a passion for teaching the craft and passing his talent and vision to others. If you have ever attened a workshop where in the end you felt as if the goal was to just market more things to buy, that is not the case here. Joel dumps his heart and soul into every moment of the seminar leaving nothing out and no one behind.

Yes, if asked you can bet we will recommend you attend one of Joel's workshops if you can. You will never regret it and definitely never forget it. I know for Scott and I, we have become energized with new ideas, that we can't wait to try. Perhaps that is the best testiment, a rekindling of one's vision. I know for myself that has been the case. With that, I Mark Hensley, along with Scott Eccleston, Gary Lowell, and the attendies of your workshop here in not so sunny Maine, We Thank You!!!!

This was filmed using a Canon 7D for the wide shot and a Panasonic GH1 for the close-up of Joel. Two large 1000 watt tungsten lights with softboxes were used to light the scene to ISO 400 at F6.3. Editing was done using Sony Vegas Pro 9. I filmed the wide shot in 1080P which allowed me to crop the shot in post. I filmed the close-up in 720P which was the target resolution. By shooting the wide shot in 1080P it allowed me to recrop the shot and reframe it in post without any loss of resolution.

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[waltography]

Love his photography, he seems like a real nice guy too. Brilliant :-)

[markinmaine2]

@waltography He is a really nice guy. You know you can tell a really confident photographer when he or she is completely comfortable telling you how they work and what makes them successful. Joel is one of those great photographers that can teach his technique without holding back.

If you can ever attend one of his workshops I would recommend it.

Mark

[adey7569]

Very informative video, I love the close up shots they really pop out.Great editing by the way. Two 1000w lights running,did it get warm in there lol. Well i guess the 7D behaved and didn't over heat. Just wondering what Audio setup you used, onboard microphones or Shotgun(Nt2) mic plugged in or old school field recorder and sync'd up in post. I use Rode shotgun,Zoom H2/R16 and when im lazy onboard lol.

[markinmaine2]

@adey7569 Hi Adey, I did do second sound. I had a Rode VideoMic on a boom postioned just above them and turn in to them. It work pretty well I think. We did it first thing in the morning before a lot of people show up at the imill we're in otherwise the ambient noise would have been a problem.

Both cameras worked very well with the extra light from the two 1000 watters. The close-ups were with the GH1. I do love that little camera.

[westcoasthaase]

I like Joel! Down to earth he is!

[ytplist]

... Joel Walks the Walk!