Ron Risman On Location with Commercial NYC Photographer Gregor Halenda

Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by planetmitch

Ron Risman of CameraTown.com sent us this feature he did for cinematicStories.com about NYC photographer Grego Halenda – which of course he shot on HDSLRs.

I wanted to share a promotional film that I shot last April for commercial photographer Gregor Halenda in NY. I was asked not to promote the film until his new site was ready, and of course that took until last Monday. Lol

I was hired to create a behind-the-scenes film to show his on-location work. He was hired by Scorpion Helmets to create images for their catalog and they decided to shoot it over a 3-day period in NYC. The entire film was shot on the Canon 5D MKII and 7D, along with a couple of shots from a GoPro and one quick shot from a Canon HD camcorder. Other gear used on the shoot included the Steadicam Merlin, Glidetrack Shooter SD, Manfrotto Tripod and 501HDV head, Monopods, Zacuto Z-Finder Pro, Canon lenses, Sigma 20mm Wide lens, and memory cards from Lexar, SanDisk, Kingston, and Transcend.

Gregor Halenda

A snip from Ron’s article – which includes more photos and background info!

Ever witness a photographer laying in the back of a flatbed truck, holding a $30,000 Hasselblad just inches from the pavement while photographing a motorcycle rider doing wheelies at 70MPH? Meet Gregor Halenda.

Last April I drove down to New York City to meet up with Gregor Halenda and his team. The goal – to create a compelling behind-the-scenes film that would show prospective clients what it’s like to work with and be on-location with Gregor Halenda. In the weeks leading up to the shoot I was pretty nervous about whether or not I would be able to create something that would live up to caliber of work that Gregor expects for himself. Look at this portfolio and it’s clear that he is a perfectionist. His attention to detail is what separates great photographers from good photographers. I had to keep reminding myself that I was hired based on previous work that I had produced. Of course I also know that what I’ve created in the past has no bearings on future endeavors. Back to being nervous.