Preparing for the Biggest Organized Event of Them All: The Olympics
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August 7, 2008, 3:32 pm
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I’m not sure there’s an event I ever cover that requires as much advance logistics planning as the Olympics. Travel plans start up to a year before The Games, and from there on you continue to prepare until the games begin. In this post, I will discuss how I did my best to prepare for these games in advance, and how I packed all of my equipment for the Olympics—something that took well over a month on its own in the end.
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Good luck Vincent. Patrick.
Comment by Patrick Baldwin August 7, 2008 @ 4:18 pmWow, nice lenses:-D Good luck!:-D
Comment by Csanadim August 7, 2008 @ 4:20 pmVery interesting to see how pro photog prepares for major sports event!
Comment by very August 7, 2008 @ 4:23 pm[…] It’s just a little insight into how difficult it can be just to make the pictures you see. Click here for the blog entry and click here for detailed photos of all the equipment and […]
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Comment by moose395 August 7, 2008 @ 4:57 pmVery cool indeed! Great to see a whole other side of photography from what I experience!
Thanks!
Moose Peterson
Great post Vincent, thanks for that. Best of luck at the games.
Comment by Ed Salter August 7, 2008 @ 5:29 pmwow! now i know where they shot the ad for the canon ad with all of the lenses 🙂
Comment by Jason Cohen August 7, 2008 @ 6:08 pm*drool*
I hope you get to enjoy the Games and not work too hard. Looking forward to hearing more and seeing some of your photographs.
Comment by Daniel Yee August 7, 2008 @ 7:32 pmlooking forward to seeing your images from China. Best of luck getting through Customs!
Comment by Benjamin Spell August 7, 2008 @ 8:55 pm[…] that sounds like a dream to me. Vincent has a blog about this huge assignment and after seeing his latest article about packing down his gear I down for sure that I’m not ready, at least not yet. Someday I […]
Pingback by Sigurjon’s PhotoLab » Are you f***ing kidding me? August 7, 2008 @ 9:40 pmVery interesting. I enjoyed reading and looking through the gallery. Looking forward to the images. We’re pulling for you. 🙂
Comment by Aaron August 8, 2008 @ 12:43 amWow. Look at all those lenses! I hope you get to use them all. Have fun!
Comment by Jimmy Worsten August 8, 2008 @ 8:35 amThanks for putting the time into an interesting article. Hope everything goes well for you out there too.
Comment by Tim August 8, 2008 @ 11:33 amOne question – when you mention setting up the remote cameras sometimes a week in advance, how do you manage battery life for that particular remote? Hook it up to the mains, or do they allow access briefly to switch it on closer to the event?
Hi Vincent, just wondering, you mentioned the fact that you can’t take it all, but still you take a 400/2.8 and 500/4, wouldn’t the 400 with a 1.4 TC just as good (or close at least), and save a little of your back?
Best regards, and good luck in the Olympics!
I would reckon the images made by you that stand out the most will be with your T/S lenses 😉
Jan
Comment by Jan August 8, 2008 @ 1:01 pmVery interesting blog post. Good lcuk over there in Bejing!!
Comment by Frederik August 8, 2008 @ 1:36 pmThis is so cool, I can’t wait to see what else you have to show us. Keep it up!
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Pingback by Friday Five - Aperture, Chase, Vincent, Eyeball, Crankworx | ImageGuy.com August 8, 2008 @ 5:26 pmWow, Vincent… fascinating. Thanks for taking the time to share this!
Comment by Michael Caswell August 8, 2008 @ 8:20 pmOK I just gotta ask. Where on earth did you find the Canon N-Rain covers?
Comment by Jeff Lynch August 8, 2008 @ 9:14 pmthe 500mm with a 2x – that’s crazy talk! 🙂
Comment by Dave August 9, 2008 @ 8:04 amThanks so much for showing how it’s done. It’s great to see how an experienced Olympic shooter pulls a logistical nightmare together. Looking forward to seeing the results of all your hard work.
Comment by Nicholas August 9, 2008 @ 11:16 amMikes back is going to hurt after this!
Comment by Carson Blume August 9, 2008 @ 11:09 pmThanks for sharing this! It is a great insight to know the background of the craft. I’m sure some people just think a photographer whips out a camera and takes a picture. Volia! But it is much more involved, especially in this case. Thanks again for sharing.
Comment by Jeff August 11, 2008 @ 12:54 pmthats just insane! its a canon advertisement!
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Pingback by Ikke pakk mer enn akkurat det du trenger August 13, 2008 @ 6:10 amThanks for sharing Vincent – most informative. I hope you’re getting some killer shots in Beijing.
Comment by Richard Sharman August 13, 2008 @ 9:17 amHoly optics, Batman! That’s some beast equipment you’ve got there. Can’t wait to see the images you get.
Comment by Nathanael Gassett August 13, 2008 @ 6:37 pm[…] came across this blog of New York professional photographer, Vincent Laforet, on his preparations to shoot for the […]
Pingback by Preparing for the Olympics « One guy, three girls… August 14, 2008 @ 12:24 amWow, that is amazing! Thanks for sharing, I will share parts of it with my high school photography class.
Comment by Adam Leahy August 18, 2008 @ 2:17 pm[…] One post that will be particularly interesting for gear heads is: Preparing for the Olympics […]
Pingback by Equipment Packing - Olympic Style » That Pixel Geek August 18, 2008 @ 2:55 pmWhy is it that all the pictures shown in the article were taken with a Nikon camera, was a canon not good enough ?
Comment by G.Cresswell August 19, 2008 @ 9:09 pmSo the Olympics are over and you are home, hopefully with all your gear.
Was there anything you never used and would not pack again.
Do you think you overpacked or do would you feel comfortable with the same set up in two years.
What non-photographic gear do you think is essential for a gig like this?
All the best,
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