Josh Roberts and the Hinges
The thing that makes me nervous about bringing my camera on tour is the obvious: “What if?” What if someone breaks into our van and steals it? What if I get too drunk, set it down somewhere, forget about it, and lose it? The truth of it is: These are all SERIOUS reasons and will likely happen, so be mindful of your sh!t!
On tour I carry a Nikon D50 with a kit lens and a 50mm 1.8 lens. It’s not a full frame and the higher ISO settings SUCK. I work around this problem by using a mono pod. Best investment EVER. It’s super handy for minimizing camera shake, and I use it a lot to get different perspective. Example: Get your exposure setting where you want it, set the swivel (if your mono pod is equipped) to the approximate angle to get the coverage you need, set the timer, hit the shutter, stick that puppy up in the air and hold it steady till it clicks. Then take a look… Might take some trial and error, but you will get some really cool perspective shots that you wouldn’t get otherwise.
Michael Winter 