CurtisRider Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 hey there i wanting to look at some biking photographers and sport photogrpaher sin general does anyone know fo any good ones and if so do you have a link to thier site?ive already looked at steve behr but couldnt get any decent info :o if anybody can help me i would appreciate it alot :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) Chris Radcliff? Takes alot of the photo's featrued in Hip Hop. He is a member of this forum his user name is Section7 he also is one of the founders of the section7 forum. section7.co.uk Hope this helps. Edited February 21, 2005 by derf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Deere Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Seb Rogers has some fantastic shots of XC. http://www.sebrogers.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMAyaRKay Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I did photography for my art a level study and did steve behr, got loads of infor too! (N) I simply e-mailed him with loads of questions and he was happy to help, I might still have them somewhere if you want them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMAyaRKay Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Here you go son - just got to dig a bit deeper for info next time (N) 1. How old are you? - 47 2. Where were you born? Cape Town, South Africa 3. Where did you grow up? Cape Town 4. Where did you go to college? University of Cape Town - What did you study? Law 5. How did you 'break into' the world of photography? I was working as a solicitor in the City (London) and got into photography and mountain biking around the same time. As I developed my photography, the mountain bike magazines were just starting to get going, and I guess I was in the right place at the right time. 6. did you look up to any photographer when you started out? have any influenced your work? I was given a lot of guidance by a photographer called Mark Wohlwender who was already shooting cycling at the time, he was very generous with his advice and tips at the events I was covering. I guess I was more influenced by the work of the surf photographers at the time, and some of the ski photographers that I was working with than the cycling photographers. Steve Giberson and John Ker of the americans were doing some nice stuff early on in mountain biking though. 7.Why have you chosen to photograph 'extreme sports' / Mountain Biking? I guess I grew up surfing, and was always (and still am) into that - when I came to live here it was harder to go surfing so when I found mountain biking I really got into it, and that coincided with my burgeoning interest in photography. So it kind of naturally happened. 8. What early photography jobs did you have / if any? My first paying commission was for MBUK back in 1988 - I was asked to shoot some London couriers. I had sold a few mountain biking pics before that, from races and leisure stuff, but that was my first commissioned feature. 9. How did you come about founding stockfile? - When was it founded? It was founded in 1989, when I returned from travelling round the world, looking for surf and biking a bit. I went into partnership with a ski photographer, Tony McLaughlin, and we set up Photomotion, a skiing and biking picture library together. His work took him abroad a few years later, and at that time my wife Jill came on board and we changed the name to Stockfile. Over the years the skiing side has got smaller and the biking has taken over. 10. How did you come work with MBUK? (I have seen your work through this magazine) I've been working with them pretty much since they started, I submitted a few race pics for the first or second issue, and they used them and the commissions started from there. When I got back from travelling I started doing more and more for them till that was my main work. 11. Apart from MBUK, is there any other 'projects that you photograph for? - Who have you photographed for in the past? I've done a lot of work for a variety of magazines in the past , and continue to do so, but most of my work is for MBUK and its sister publication What Mountain Bike. I have at some time done something for pretty much every cycling title in the UK, past and present. In addition I've done features for a lot of the mens mags, and a lot of commercial work for the bike manufacturers /distributors and importers. A fair bit of my work nowdays is for catalogues, ads, brochures for clients in the cycling industry. 12. Do you enjoy the travelling aspect to your work? Yes and no - sometimes it gets a bit tiring, and its hard being away from my family - I have 2 young boys and its difficult to be away for long periods. But its usually a lot of fun, and its great to get to some good locations and good weather with good riders. - Are there any favourite places or memorable trips you have been to / on? Alaska was pretty memorable, and very beautiful - I was there twice in the winter covering the iditabike races, chasing after riders on snowmobiles. Very hard work but a great experience, very memorable and enjoyable in spite of the cold. Otherwise I've spent a lot of time in the States, where I've seen some great terrain. And of course the alps - Chamonix is a particular favourite for shooting. 13. Do you have a favourite photograph that you have taken? Phew - not really, though there are a few that I look back on and think, "yes, I'm glad I took that." There are some that are favourites for reasons of who the rider is rather than the picture itself, there are a couple of people like Jason McRoy, Steve Peat, Rob Warner, and Dave Hemming that remind me of them and I like for that reason. Otherwise my favourite photo is the one I'm going to take next time I go out.... Hope this helps, good luck. steve Steve Behr Stockfile +44 1344 872249 steve@stockfile.co.uk www.stockfile.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMAyaRKay Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 :D" *Thanks alot that was very usefull, much appriciated - No problem, happy to help! (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 :lol:" *Thanks alot that was very usefull, much appriciated - No problem, happy to help! (Y) ← ahh sorry mate i posted this at skool and forgot to check it till today!!! :"> thanx alot for your help (and mikedeere+derf)!!! i should now hopefully have a good basis to do some work:p what kinda stuff did you do? just photography or videos? cheers:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingonthrone Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 I have choosen to do photography at a-level, sounds great. That interview is pretty cool from Steve Behr. I have always admired his photos in MBUK (about the only good thing in mbuk these days!) It was nice of him to take time to get back to your questions. He has gone up in my estimation even more. What sort of stuff do you get upto for a-level photography projects? is it around subjects that they choose, or is it quite loose and let you be adventurous? thank you mucho! Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMAyaRKay Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 I just took photos of my mates riding and tried to imitate shots he had already taken. Just generally commented on his shots too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3n Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Graphic-forums.com - Photography section Might be of use to some of you... a lot of awesome shots in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 For my photography project I studied Robert Oliver! He does sport photography including some downhill pics! Have a look at his site at Robert Oliver Cheers Rob (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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