Here is a video segment introducing the WHAT WE USE video series. Below you'll find the transcript of the Video.

Transcript:

Hi, I'm John Harrington and we're going to break out and break down the wide variety of equipment we use to deliver images to our clients. From traveling light through the capital, to air to ground work, to air to air work, from airports to clean rooms, from recording studios to inaugurations. You’ll get to see all of the equipment we use to make these images happen. We’re headquartered in the nation’s capital and it's our gateway to the world.

Before I pull out the gear I should probably tell you a little bit about me. I've been making images for about 20 years, from impeachment hearings and Supreme Court inaugurations to annual reports, to the white house, I've served as an official photographer to folks like the Rolling Stones and Liz Taylor. I've produced commercial and advertising work for the likes of Lockheed Martin to Coca Cola, from XM satellite radio to General Motors.

I've probably traveled to every state, among them Alaska, Arizona, and trips to Cuba and Prague for editorial assignments. Wherever we go, it’s the need for gear that means we're traveling on business. To that end, we make sure we have the right gear for the right job and that invariably changes. It's critical too that our gear get into the aircraft, make the connection, and it survives the luggage handlers… and that's a challenge.

So let's show you what we use, why we use it, and more importantly, how we keep it organized for the load and go day trip to the air cargo drop off. These video are just as much for our newly minted staff, insights and "how to's" for our new interns, and a response to other photographers who ask what we use and how we pack it.

Lastly on the occasion that a client asks why it costs so much to produce an image for a specific shoot, because "Its just one portrait" they say, we can share with them this video so they too can understand what it takes to make "Just one picture".

So here we go. Next up we'll go over the various lighting tools we use for assignments. From our portable, battery powered Hensel Porty's, to our Hensel Vela's and our Hensel Tria kits. To our Rololights and why we use each. One nice thing about being standardized to Hensel is we have one series of speed rings, grid spot connectors, and so forth.

Since every job is different, we want to have our gear segmented out and in their own cases, so we can bring what we need and just what we need. Further, every case is labeled with our contact information in case an absent minded assistant leaves something behind. Also, because gear can break down, every system is labeled with a number so we can know which unit it is. This way when something goes down, you know which one needs to be set aside. Each kit is different and serves a very specific purpose.

So let’s take a look.