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Bob Reed interview
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Bob has been a professional photographer for the past 35 years.
He is interviewed by Monty Hayes McMillan, a High Tech Media Director of Photography and Writer.
Monty: Hey, Bob.
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Bob: I studied photography at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara California in the early 70's.
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Bob: Studio photography, because I can shoot day or night, rain or snow, and even riots.
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Bob: Yes.
Lucky us.
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Bob: Like most professional photographers I used Polaroids for the test run before I'd start shooting with film.
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Bob: Plus there was that turnaround time to get the contact sheets back from the lab.
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Bob: Yeah... well, now that Polaroid has gone out of business I've been forced to go digital.
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Bob: Well, there's one less step in the process since I don't do the test shots via Polaroid anymore.
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Bob: Instead of waiting hours or days to see what you shot and got.
Faster and cheaper.
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Bob: I had 68 classic cars to photograph!
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Bob: When I went to the North Slope with you and Pamela to photograph the Alaska pipe line, the oil workers, and the locals.
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Bob: When photographers come to New Zealand they comment on how everything seems to be sharper.
It comes from the lack of pollution and a hole in the ozone over Antartica becoming larger from global warming.
Also during winter the sun never gets very high in the sky which makes it dramatic but it can be difficult to shoot.
One great thing for landscapes is that when you're in the States you have the "Great Golden" 15 minutes of light (15 minutes before sunset and 15 minutes after sunrise).
Here it's more like an hour.
Monty: Thanks so much, Bob.
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Bob, Monty, and Pamela met in Hollywood back in the 80's and have been friends and colleagues ever since, often working together on still shoots, documentaries, and commercials.
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Bob and his wife Jane, a very talented graphic designer, head SeeReed Visual Communications Company whose clients include wineries, resorts, and many Maori businesses.
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