Damian Strohmeyer

Hello, my title is Damian Strohmeyer.

I’m in my fourth decade as knowledgeable photographer. Firstly of my profession, after a brief stint at newspapers in Topeka, Kansas, and Denver, Colorado, I spent the following twenty to thirty years as a photographer with Sports activities Illustrated.

I accomplished a number of thousand assignments and racked up seventy-two covers whereas working with them, and it was positively my dream job!

Being on this planet of sports activities images, I’m a little bit of an gear aficionado.

I like my Canon gear, and I cater to every particular person task. That’s my rationalization for why you see a lot gear within the picture.

I want numerous totally different digicam gear, and I’ve used Canon gear nearly solely as knowledgeable.

That is in all probability solely half of my digicam gear, and my lighting gear is simply as in depth.

The emergence of mirrorless cameras is probably the most thrilling change within the digital digicam world. The Canon EOS R3 was my entry into mirrorless. It’s an incredible piece of kit! It’s mild and highly effective, and the file is a deal with to work with.

I’ve three of them!

Along with my three Canon EOS R3 our bodies, I’ve a Canon EOS R5 as a backup digicam in addition to an EOS 1 Dx Mark III.

I exploit a spread of lenses from 15mm to 400mm on the Canon our bodies.

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM – this is my main tremendous telephoto lens which I in all probability use greater than another piece of drugs. Canon’s lengthy lenses are amazingly sharp and rugged.

I haven’t purchased the brand new Canon RF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM but, however I’ve plans to accumulate one quickly.

I additionally use the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM and the Canon EF 200mm f/2.0L IS USM for some work, however not almost as a lot as I exploit the 4 hundred.

Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM, the Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM and the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM –  these three are the go-to lenses that I name the trifecta of lenses above the “Holy Trinity” as they’re all vital in nearly each style of images. 

The opposite objects that I hold in my luggage are the little issues that you simply want on nearly each task; further batteries, chargers, gaffer tape, CF playing cards, a lens material, an air blower, a Gitzo monopod, and rain covers.

I additionally attempt to hold a cherished household picture someplace at hand if I’m going to be out on an prolonged task.

I pack issues into a wide range of Assume Tank luggage and a Assume Tank Form Shifter backpack. They’re the perfect I’ve ever used; finish of dialogue. The little objects match into my Mountainsmith Tour Traditional waist pack.

I’m nonetheless actively capturing sports activities, occasions, and industrial stuff, something which will come down the chute. Our trade is challenged, however I imagine that the following era of picture makers shall be even higher, significantly with the fixed enchancment in gear.

As a sports activities photographer, I’ve at all times been a little bit of a gearhead. I like new cameras, unique lenses, and the newest, biggest equipment and software program.

After I assume again about my digicam gear, it’s fairly superb how cameras have advanced. My first digicam was a Canon AE, and I bear in mind shopping for a winder for it, so it ran on the fee of two frames per second. What else might you ask for?

After a very long time of observing images and being part of the trade, I can safely say that, in my humble opinion, there are such a lot of extra nice images made at this time than ever earlier than.

I’m pleased to have made a small affect on our images world.

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