Full post at fstoppers.com Fstoppers travels to New Orleans to interview Sports Illustrated photographers Damian Strohmeyer, Al Tielemans, Simon Bruty, and John Biever as they shoot the 2012 BCS National Championship Game featuring LSU and Alabama.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Tommy plays jazz with Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo, Bucky Pizzarelli 2-12-2012 at the sold out Crest Theater in Sacramento, CA. Great sound from multiple legends, including Bucky Pizzarelli, who is 86 years old and plays 200 nights per year. Recorded stealthily with a Nikon D7000 with audio from Zoom H4N recorder. Please leave comments and subscribe to my channel!
Bob Dil Len
December 30, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Leave it up to Sports Illustrated…
Bob Dil Len
December 31, 2012 at 12:28 am
.mp4 COME ON!!!
AndrewGreggPhoto
December 31, 2012 at 12:39 am
This is and probably always will be my favorite video from you guys. I’ve watched it at least 30 times. More videos like this please.
bernhardtsen74
December 31, 2012 at 1:11 am
Inspirational!
fkylw
December 31, 2012 at 1:53 am
You guys know you don’t have to play music throughout the entire 11 minutes, right?
Darryl Henick
December 31, 2012 at 2:38 am
I shot Pac-10 (now Pac-12) football for three years and NFL for ten years- TOTALLY different flavor to each. They’re right about film vs. digital- i have pics of Ricky Henderson at 800 ISO at a night game at Coors Field that kick ass over stuff from 200 ISO film images. But, damn, i really do miss seeing that image come up in the developing tray in the darkroom!
Enid2Sacramento
December 31, 2012 at 2:49 am
Terrific work, guys! Very professional looking and informative to boot. I would love to see more features like this.
John Yau
December 31, 2012 at 3:08 am
love this video guys! I’ve watched it about 20 times already!
WakaFlockaGame
December 31, 2012 at 3:20 am
Very good video
ksearles85
December 31, 2012 at 4:01 am
I wouldn’t say they would make more than $60,000 a year from SI, tbh … but they would all supplement with studio work.
Patrick Hall
December 31, 2012 at 4:07 am
ha no, normal photo files aren’t as wide as HD video so I had to place another image behind it to fill the frame.
mikewinburn
December 31, 2012 at 4:27 am
that i’d heard of (saw a couple reviews here on youtube…. but thought he was referring to a 500 .28 prime…. i’d imagine that to be enormous!…. might need more than a monopod for that haha
Killswitch88NOR
December 31, 2012 at 5:13 am
Sigma has a 200-500 F2.8 zoom. Never seen it used on a sporting event, but was lucky enough to try it for myself once at a Sigma stand. Heavy beast, 16 kg.
Dncyx
December 31, 2012 at 5:34 am
that chap look like Tom Hanks
dorucreo
December 31, 2012 at 5:52 am
02:09 wtf??? stitching in photoshop gone bad?
mikewinburn
December 31, 2012 at 5:59 am
simon said you need a 500mm f/2.8…who’s producing that? i suspect a tripod would be needed and not a mono
ChrisGrosserPhoto
December 31, 2012 at 6:25 am
Man, this video makes me miss photographing NCAA. I definitely had some great times!
applemaster405
December 31, 2012 at 6:41 am
Hey guys, another great original! What I’m interested in however is what it took to make this as in how you went about getting access to the field and SI photographers?
uniquesista12
December 31, 2012 at 6:52 am
Thank you so much for this video. I had been trying to find answers on professional sports photography, and this helped so much. You guys are the best!
PinPin167
December 31, 2012 at 7:47 am
Amazing.
HanysssHicks
December 31, 2012 at 8:18 am
Awesome vid. Love it! Thank you
wkendhacker
December 31, 2012 at 8:59 am
Unless you’re a staffer, forget about making money shooting pro sports.
SurrealLeaf
December 31, 2012 at 8:59 am
Like the video said, you start usually at the bottom. Its sadly very unlikely that you can just send photos of still models or so to huge magazines like SI and get straight to NFL. You can go to local kid leaque or something, shoot few pics and ask local newspaper to publish em or offer to take photos for it while they send reporter to do writin. Then you build your portfolio and get to bigger newspapers..then other newspapers. Maybe in 10 years you could get to international paper;)
MrKLMFokker
December 31, 2012 at 9:49 am
please please please upload more of these!!
FStoppers
December 31, 2012 at 10:40 am
I don’t know about well paid, I didn’t ask them the specific number. But they are on staff with SI so they do get a salary with the magazine. It could be $60,000 or it could be $120,000 I dunno…but yes most of them supplement that income by shooting other projects. If you are freelance, then you probably make very little money by licensing your images. In that case, 99% of the time you would have to shoot other projects.
CaptainLara
December 31, 2012 at 10:51 am
Pure joy.
SmackDownBrown49
December 31, 2012 at 10:52 am
If you’re on that stage you’ve arrived.
scruno50
December 31, 2012 at 11:49 am
“Whispering”
Joseph Manuel
December 31, 2012 at 12:05 pm
simply super_all greaT musicians_ Of cOurse when TOmmY is arOund, The music is aLways EXCITING and Of very high sTandard_ Thanks fOr upLOading_ josman592 India
JRGCommercials
December 31, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Just wow.
organguy1
December 31, 2012 at 1:05 pm
As a musician…I love these guys, and they love what they’re doing!
nandosainz
December 31, 2012 at 1:47 pm
claro que si!
rkcaughman
December 31, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Outstanding!!!!!
way2muchawesome
December 31, 2012 at 2:08 pm
its a 7 string 4 on top 3 on bottom. Peace.
shrlchovan
December 31, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Thanks for posting these great guitarist having fun
rumple49
December 31, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Even at 86..lol..Ol Puckin Pickers Still RULE..
nedladdy
December 31, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Yeah. I’ve heard it before but I can’t place it either.
cheers
c9sus4
December 31, 2012 at 3:40 pm
love it when they play together, Pizzarelli still has the touch
StSunrider
December 31, 2012 at 3:46 pm
I got to be there that night- the show seemed Way too short!! And I was surprised Bucky was still alive as well. Thanks for posting, Cap’!
justin friedman
December 31, 2012 at 4:44 pm
what tune is this?
57JackCaptain
December 31, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Did you notice how many strings on Bucky’s guitar? Eight? Jeez!
Amazing!
6stringwood
December 31, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Bucky is proof you don’t have to sit in a rocker when you reach 86 and think about your life…but you can sit play your jazz guitar and enjoy life. Outstanding ! ! ! !
justin friedman
December 31, 2012 at 6:30 pm
put tears in my eyes
mikeyd1951
December 31, 2012 at 7:11 pm
INCREDIBLE
Borsalino10
December 31, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Mis favoritos!!! Wooooooooooooooo!!!
DerisedEgami
December 31, 2012 at 8:40 pm
I honestly didn’t know Bucky was still alive!
Harky1951
December 31, 2012 at 9:14 pm
The best of the best right here. Woweeeeee…….Pamela
melanieprice
December 31, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Watching again because I enjoyed it so much the first time. Simply wonderful. Lorraine
musicalhartbeat
December 31, 2012 at 10:46 pm
Awesome thanks!
tomspiritmist
December 31, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Zowie! I can’t believe your prowess. So happy to relieve this show. Such wonder sounds.