In The Spotlight with Peter Quinn!!

 

 

 

Hey Peter!

Thanks for accepting our September 08 In the Spotlight!

You’re a very knowledgeable and experienced photographer and I know the members of ProPs can and will learn so much from you!  Let’s get the usual out of the way

Business name:   Quinnco Photography

City & State:   Pine Bush, NY

Website:   www.quinncophoto.com

 

Ok, so on to the good stuff!!

What’s in your camera bag right now?

Canon Mark III, Canon 5D

70-200/2.8IS, 24-70/2.8, 17-40/4, 100/2.8 macro, 1.4x TC

580EX, 580EX II (2), Canon external battery packs (2), Grids, and diffusers

Pocket Wizards with cables to trigger strobes or camera remotely

Radio Poppers

Spare batteries for cameras and flash

Gaffers tape, Swiss Army knife

30GB of CF and SD cards

Firewire card reader

MacBook and external 100GB hard drive

 

Do you have a favorite subject to shoot?

I love shooting people. An engagement session with fun people is a blast for me.

When you are processing your images, do you use actions?

If so, what are your favorite ones, give us about 4 or 5 of them, that you use mostly?

I do use actions. I have a mix of TriCoast and Kubota actions as well as a few that I put together myself.

My most frequently used would be:

Kubota Vignette action, straight forward and simple.

Kubota Bronze God

TriCoast Alsott Orange

TriCoast V-Pop

Kubota Lord of the Rings EVERYDAY

 

 

What would be the perfect photo op for you?

A wedding where the bride and groom actually give me the time that they promised me.

 

Peter, who or what, inspires you?

Learning new techniques to overcome challenges. One of the best parts about this profession is that there is always something new coming at you. There is so much talent, both younger and older; that you can always find someone doing something new that is worth trying.

What is one thing you really want to capture with your camera that you haven’t already?

I would love to go back to Italy and be able to spend some time in the country shooting. I love the rustic architecture and the character of the people. I have been there several times but never had the opportunity to just go and shoot.

Qualifications/Training in Photography?

Ummm.. Self taught mostly. Started in middle school with a Pentax Spotmatic w/50mm f1.4. Learned the darkroom and how important that was to the process. Digital has really been a great thing for me as I can ‘develop’ my images as I saw them in my mind as I was shooting.
Allows much more creativity.

Can you describe your photography, in 2 words?

Updated classic

 

As you know, many of the photographers on ProPs are new to the ballgame, what advice would you give them to help put them on the road to success?

The shooting is the easy part. Learn to communicate well with your clients. Educate them and talk to them. Email is cold an impersonal and leads to many miscommunications. It’s great as a follow up to nail down what was said, but there is no substitute for face to face talks.

 

Learn from your mistakes. Look at what went wrong and what part you played in it. Don’t blame the equipment or the client or the weather. If you have sub-par equipment to be competitive, then upgrade. If you keep getting bad clients, learn to screen better or say “No”. Don’t let yourself be a victim in your own business.

 

Speaking of favorites, would you share with us your 4 most favorite images you’ve shot in the last 6 months?

 

 

 

Hey Peter, just a few ‘non’ photography questions!!

What’s your fave TV show?

I don’t watch much TV so it would be anything on Discovery Channel

What music are you listening to these days?

Whatever comes up next on the iPod. Mostly classic rock.

Do you have spare time for yourself? If so, what do you like to do outside of Photography??

Ride my horses.

Peter just wanted to thank you again for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and share what you do and how you do it with us!

We appreciate it and are looking forward to having you!!
Come visit Peter and pick his brain!!  In The Spotlight with Peter Quinn!!