Issue 276 Jan 2024. www.digitalcameraworld.com Pg 120. Interview.
PHOTOGRAPHY IN BAD WEATHER. Christophe Jacrot
His 6th book, Lost in the Beauty of Bad /weatger gas 160 photos of bad weather taken across the world. 13 years of photos. 400 photos to his agent. 160 photos printed. Black and white of snowy weather e.g. Russia, Switzerland, New York, London (Big Ben and London bus and pedestrian in the rain at night), Faroe Islands.
www.christophejacrot.com
@christophe.jacrot
CAMERA SET UP
He always started up with a quick shutter speed as quick as possible and ISOs depending on the light. He never goes above 3200. Controlling the shutter speed is his main priority.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
He has a lumbar compression fracture. So, as light as possible. A camera and a good zoom lens and that's it. His car or home is never far away. A snack of dry goat's cheese. Stay outside for hours. Camera is protected by a bag.
He wears standard gear, a thin glove on his right hand partly protected by the bag. The wind is his biggest enemy. He use disposable tissues to wipe the lens - can't use special cloth as he can use it once only. He has to deal with the risk of condensation and sudden temperature changes that cause the lens to fog up.
HUMAN ELEMENT
There is always a human element in his photo. He never venture deep into the wilderness.
SHOOTING LOCATIONS
A smartphone app that shows rain forecast. A lot of scouting online as the 48-hour forecasts are inaccurate. He stays a few days or longer in foreign country or one region. Dangerous and violent some spells of bad weather are.
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