In The Bag with Photographer David Burnett

This was a fantastic interview. I was trained on film and still have a love of film cameras and it was great to see how a seasoned professional uses them in his daily work. Thanks guys!

Yep me too – trained way back when film ruled and i guess i am around the same age as David so interesting to see how he goes about his profession- Grant

My hero since 1977. 1977? Ouch.

iPhone video link?

Does anyone know which focus screen David was referring to for manual focus in the video? Many thanks!

Do you have a link for the 5D focus screen he uses? (Interesting viewing, thanks)

Excellent! Big fan of Mr Burnett. I especially love the film work.

the EES screen for the 5d (mark ONE) is the one i use.. not sure what the screens are for mark TWO, etc>..)

Most Awesome – Really enjoyed this one – I’m getting me one of those Canon Tilt/Shift Lenses – Thanks!

Thank you David for the focus screen info :)

David B, what are your favorite films to use on your 120N?

Guys, thank you so much for this, it was wonderful. He sure looks like a humble down to earth guy, despite his brilliancy.

I had the pleasure to work with David many years ago on a Kodak shoot in Miami. Working out in the hot Florida sun, David was nice enough to purchase everyone on the crew fishing caps. It was a baseball cap with a bill that was 12″ long. During the shoot I saw something that I needed to point out to David. As a crew member I wanted to keep it from the Art Director. So as David was shooting I leaned over to whisper in David’s ear. However I had forgotten that I was wearing a cap that was 10 miles long. David turned to see what I was pointing out and BANG! I poked him right in his camera eye. I was so embarrassed and totally freaking out. OMG I’ve ended the career of a prize winning photographer. The good news is it was not as bad as it seemed and the shoot went on without a hitch. I still have that hat!

What a great video/interview, i always love hearing from the seasoned film photographers and how they did it – and David is no different, what a guy.

Terrific interview, i always love to hear from these old school photographers

I love to see a Holga come out of a famous photographer’s bag! :) Wonderful interview packed with interesting and useful information. Thank you so much.

…makes you want to run out the door and make something happen.

What an amazing photographer!! I was lucky enough to hear a talk by David in Adelaide late last year at the Nikon Event. It was one of the most powerful talks I had ever heard. If you ever get the chance to see him make sure you do it!!

[...] By 7:30 a.m., we were connected again, with David picking his spots and starting to get some great images from his two Canon 5Ds and one Leica.(David has quite the assortment of cameras that he likes to choose from – cool “what’s in the bag” video here.) [...]