消防摄影师资料:Tod Sudmeier

加利福尼亚州阿马多尔县的Butte火灾现场的火灾设备。

在本月消防摄影师profile,188金宝搏是正规吗talked to Tod Sudmeier, who is catching fires around Southern California. Tod took some time to discuss the area he operates in as well as some of his work.

FE:您从火摄影开始了什么?

TS:工作时的圣贝纳迪诺县(CA) Fire Department, I always carried a camera. Getting photos of fires and other incidents became very common for me. When I retired, I began to do much more fire photography. Now I really enjoy photographing the larger incidents and catching the crews engaging fires and营救。目前,我是洛杉矶县火灾,洛杉矶城市火,卡尔夫尔,雷德兰兹市以及河滨和圣贝纳迪诺县的摄影师。

FE:您使用哪种设备?

TS: My camera gear consists of Canon 5DII bodies with L series lens. My usual arsenal at an incident is one 5DII with a 24-70L and a second 5DII with the 70-200L lens. For night work I use a Canon Speedlite 580 EXII flash, used mostly off camera and I always have the CP-E4 battery pack attached. I also have full safety gear and radios so I am aware of the fireground operations and any life hazards that may be present.

FE:一些更令人难忘的工作是什么?

TS:令人难忘的工作将包括2009年洛杉矶县的车站大火。我花了六天的时间拍摄各方的火灾。车站Firestarted in late August and burned 160,577 acres, andtwo firefighters died在大火中。我最近的大火是莱克县的山谷大火,是另一个令人难忘的事件。这场大火始于2015年9月12日下午,在撰写本文时,大火烧毁了76,067英亩,摧毁了1910年的建筑物。大火袭击时,我在加利福尼亚的米德尔敦。大火移动的速度令人难以置信,一场房屋燃烧后。这是非常超现实的,我不会忘记的东西。

FE: What’s unique about the area you cover–the place, thefirefighters,危险等?

TS:我涵盖了整个南加州。如果有足够大的incident,我会出现的机会很不错。诀窍是足够快地到达那里以获取动作镜头。当有大的时候荒地大火,即使它是中央或北加州,我也会尝试燃烧一周或更长时间。我涵盖了所有类型的火灾和紧急事件。如此独特的是,您可以从一个结构火一分钟到大型迅速扩展的野火,到一天结束时,其他地方的山洪泛滥。人们经常说Cal有四个季节:火灾,洪水,地震和暴动……。

FE: What have been some of your more memorable publications?

TS:我确实抓住了封面188金宝搏是正规吗今年5月。谢谢FE!我为那张镜头感到骄傲。它显示,来自雷德兰兹消防局的两名消防员发泄了100年历史的维多利亚时代房屋的屋顶。我还拥有其他火灾出版物的封面,以及部门促销活动到招聘传单中使用的照片。就我个人而言,看到我的作品出版是我辛勤工作和努力的回报。

FE: Any advice to aspiring fire photographers?

TS:对于那里的新火photogs,我想知道当地部门。前往电台,与船员见面,展示您的一些工作。如果有的话,请给他们一张照片或发动机/电台的照片。这将使您更好地访问。认识酋长。这样,当他们看到您出现在一个事件中时,他们已经认识您。不要妨碍您。您可以在不前进的情况下获得很多好的镜头。始终注意您的周围环境,并注意危险。一旦您与部门有融洽的关系,门就将打开。 You may get to do some ride-a-longs or you may be asked to take some photos at an event or training. Do it all, have fun, and then when the bell rings you will have the access beyond the tape and can get the great shots FE and other publications are wanting. Good luck, have fun, and be safe.

托德的更多工作可以看到http://firewxphoto.com/

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