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His name is Steve Wayda, his career as a photographer, however, and some other photographer, Steve is the famous Playboy magazine for professional photographers. If anyone is going to shoot a biographical film, it will be his exclamation: is it really so lucky? Steve early work was a newspaper reporter, in his brief career as a reporter

His name is Steve Wayda, his career as a photographer, however, and some other photographer, Steve is the famous "Playboy" magazine of professional photographers.

If anyone is going to shoot a biographical film, it will be his exclamation: is it really so lucky?

Steve's early work was a newspaper reporter, in his brief career as a reporter, on the corner of rescuing the ruins of a battered and blue dying of police.

Then he joined the "Playboy", began shooting countless sexy people, making a number of controversial photos ... His success depends on his will combine aesthetic and technical capacity, especially for "Playboy" this magazine photography, all the models are all star level characters, and themes are in the various concepts and aesthetic edge, how to properly grasp the scale, technology requires significant experience and skills, at this point, Steve did a good job!

The wave of the digital, many magazines have shifted from traditional device digital, Steve is no exception, from a skilled use of traditional photographic equipment of the photographer to a comfortable control of digital effects, the late Steve naturally has a lot of feelings! this interview from the "United States photography" magazine and Steve's chat, let's see how he, from traditional to digital and the "Playboy" this old man magazine into the 21st century.

Reporter: (remember) when you choose to use digital when choosing film?

Steve Wayda: (hereinafter referred to as Steve) I could use in any digital, will use digital devices.

Specifically, it basically all figures shooting will select digital equipment, but on the cover page and inserts the figure, there will still be a film shoot.

Note: to describe your digital equipment.

Steve: Al-Khasawneh H1, PhaseOne P20 digital back.

Most of the time, ISO setting in 50 or 100, use RAW format pictures. In General, digital back will link two Mac G5 computer instant display shot, of course, if I need to quickly complete the shooting, or will use a storage card.

Note: so this digital equipment does your shooting people's process to help?

Steve: of course, when shooting with film, we can provide a model to see sample just a little baolilai snapshot, without any details, but you can now model 30-inch display, instant photos just see yourself, we can very easily discuss what needs to be improved, what does a good job! this is what the advantages of digital equipment – what you see is what you get.

Note: do you think of a good photo should be like?

Steve: I and our editor and models of communication issues fixed a lot of brains, we can not only from their own perspective camera model, but should show her inner side, her ideas, her preferences, her mood ... , For me, my model is absolutely trust me, so I feel an ideal photo must be a model of your favorite photos.

Steve Wayda works

Steve Wayda works

Note: the use of digital equipment and film photography, you will not have to adjust the lighting?

Steve: basically the same, the difference what does not exist.

Note: do you think the use of digital equipment in the highlights of the control is not higher than in traditional film to difficult?

Steve: on the contrary, I think a more simple, probably because I use is the cause of the top-level device! top digital back usually has enough wide dynamic range.

In the film inserts or cover these photos, I will first use digital devices until you achieve satisfactory results, write down all the parameters, and then restore to film slap.