Storyteller: Fuji X-E2 with the XF 55-200mm is a great combination for shooting speakers

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Fuji X-E2 with the XF 55-200mm is a great combination for shooting speakers

Fuji X-E2 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4.5, 1/90 photo by Greg Schneider

I spent a lot of time talking to students and pros this past weekend. Many were asking for my advice for their career path. I ended up asking a lot of questions of them and hopefully helped some get some better traction for their journey.

Fuji X-E2 55-200mm @ 200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4.8, 1/20

This is Larry McCormick a photojournalist for The Tennessean who was one of the speakers at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference. He inspired us to love every assignment we do and to treat everyone of our subjects with honor, dignity and respect.

Fuji X-E2 55-200mm @ 200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4.8, 1/10

James Gregg, Staff Photographer, San Diego Union-Tribune was another speaker who walked us through many of his assignments. He is working predominately as a multimedia producer these days.

Fuji X-E2 55-200mm @ 200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4.8, 1/30

Greg Thompson, Sr Director, Corporate Communications, Chick-fil-A challenged us to be more client and audience focused. The story is not yours, it is the subjects and you share it to an audience.

Fuji X-E2 55-200mm @ 200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4.8, 1/40

Ron Londen, Chief Creative Strategist, Journey Group opened up the weekend with telling stories. He started with stories where he made mistakes. He challenged us to really connect with people and tell stories.

Fuji X-E2 55-200mm @ 60mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4, 1/20

All weekend I shot with the new Fuji X-E2 and when the speakers were on I shot mostly with the XF 55-200mm lens. I think it is extremely sharp and the image stabilization is the best I have ever used. Look at those shutter speeds shooting from the back of the room. Shooting zoomed to 200mm is the same as shooting with my Nikon full framed camera with a 300mm. These are all hand held and sharp.