Welcome audience to our 2nd chapter of Who's behind...at garage punk ruins my life blog!! We have the great pleasure to introduce you "the man behind the camera" of Ecstasy and Wine Flickr. His name is Felipe, and I would like to thank him for taking this time to answer this blog questionnaire!!
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| Paul Weller (pic for Ruta 66 magazine cover) |
-What is
your first memory handling a camera?
It was with
the camara my relatives gave as a present to my sister on her first Comunion. I
was 5. I wasn't making pictures, it was just a toy for me. It was a black 35mm
compact camara, don't ask me about the brand or model because I don't remember.
I found a very similar one last year in a street-market but it was pretty
damage, no worthy to buy it....a pity.
- When you
decided that photography could be your way of living?
To be
honest I'm still wondering how I do it...since photography and money don't seem
to go together. At the beginning I didn't even thought about it, it was 2
1/2 years ago when I decided to go for
it and, so far, I'm not getting rich but I'm surviving from my pictures which
is not bad at all if you consider how things are in Spain right now (and
specially in this sector).
- Tell us
about your educational background regarding photography?
First I
joint one of the courses sponsorshiped by the Madrid council, highly
recommended in my opinion, quite affordable in terms of price and very
professional covering all the aspect of this matter. At that time I was
studying something else not related to photography, I quit those studies and joint
the Degree of Image. There are also private schools &universities
where you can study this degree, prices are around 8.000€/year.
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| Kim Fowley |
- Which was
your first semi-pro or pro camera?
It was a
semi-pro Nikon f-601, a 35mm reflex. I learnt with it the very basic
concepts of photography.
I also
bought at that time a digital one because there weren't good times for my
economy and I needed to shoot&shoot all the time. It was a Nikon
d-40, I squeeze it until its last breathe for 3 years and now it's part of my personal
collection.
-What’s
your link with the 60's scene?
Well,
Ramones and Barracudas changed my life but they were not the beginning of my
60's adventure.
I used to
listen indie music like Los Planetas and in their interviews they were always
talking about the 13th Floor Elevators or Spacemen 3.... Bands totally unknown
for me!! Then I discovered Nuggets compilation and that was like a
revelation. From that, Sonics, Standells, Electric Prunes, Seeds, the
80's revival...let me please highlight the Inside Out of The Miracle Workers
(best lp of this period).
- Tell us
about that project of capturing the scene through your camera?
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Juanito (Wau y los Arghhs!! frontman)
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I started
taking the camera to the gigs and the I began to shoot everyone involved in the
night scene (attendance, musicians, workers,bar tenders...).
-Your
pictures for album covers are also very well known...
I am very
proud of those ones for Saturno Records Ep of Lord Rochester.
The session
took place in Benidorm at Funtastic Dracula Carnival, no sleeping, my English
is not very good and the guys are Scottish.....well, to my surprise everything
flew perfect between us, good feeling, and incredible sunset light and their
look in swimming bath clothes from the early 20's was the perfect touch to the
session. ( notice at the picture the sand coming out of the
foot...wasn't planned!!!!! see pic-->)
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| Holy Family (Barcelona) |
- Which are
your current cameras?
I have a
wide range of variety now, depending the purpose I use one or another.
For my work
I use Canon Eos Id Mark II with 27.70 2.8L and 80.200 2.8L lenses.
Since last
year Yashica, I love the colors and the texture. I was only using it for portraits but now I'm
also doing bands pictures with it.
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| Joaquín Pascual |
Films: new Kodak
Portra 400 (professional standard)
Before I
was using a Fujifilm Superia x-tra 400. The Kodak is more expensive but
also worthy.
Leica C1 35
mm compact. For the portraits I've been doing since the last 3 years.
The serie
of portraits “Ecstasy and Wine” started with Leica C11 compact (aps
format) but when I found a similar camera but in 35mm I changed it because the
aps developing is much expensive, it was difficult to find films and I found
out they were stopping to produce it.
I was also
using Polaroid 600 but then months later it was a impossible mission to find
films...
My
favorites: Leica C1 and Yashica FX3... And for the special moments together I
would add my Canon Eos ld.
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| Dallas Good (singer & guitar at The Sadies) |
- Self
develop?
I wish! But
it's actually unaffordable specially the color one but one day I would to have
my own developing room for B&W.
My next toy
will be a scanner for NEGATIVOS and have my NEG scanned in hi-res at
home...less is nothing...
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| Borja (Faith Keepers) |
- Your opinion about Lomo?
The biggest
rip off in history along with the impossible project. I've done some
films with the fish eye and it is the greatest rubbish. I rsther use The
disposable cameras Of The big brands instead, actually that's what I'm using at
festivals and big events where you don't know the level of drunkenness you can
get...
-24/36?
36, the
price without copies or scan is the same as 24.
- Your recommendations for a beginner?
Canon
500d-550d-600, this is something regular and good price/quality. Then if you
are really interested then you can acquire a better equipment...also depending
on your budget of course!
Thanks
Felipe and keep shooting!!
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| Jens Lindsberg (Crimson Shadows) |
