Scott Eastman's Biography

Scott Eastman is a travel and assignment photographer based in Seattle Washington. He earned a Masters of Fine Arts degree in photography from Washington University in St. Louis in 1994, where he was also an instructor of photography. His work is available through eastmanphoto.com and through his stock agency. His photos have been published and exhibited in Europe, Iceland and the United States and are represented in private collections in Germany, Japan, Canada and the U.S. Currently he shoots with a 16.7 megapixel digital slr camera that allows him to shoot quickly and intuitively while maintaining the quality that he was used to achieving through medium and large format cameras. “My goal is to always find a balance between technical proficiency, artistic creativity and an understanding and connection with my subject, so that I can create powerful and moving photographs.”

Scott enjoys traveling in other cultures; spending enough time to get off the main path and establish friendships with the people he meets on his journeys. “Listening and absorbing what people have to say and share helps to make more compelling photos and often leads to explorations that I would never find on my own.&rdquo Teaching and sharing both his photographic knowledge and cultural experiences is a joy for Scott that provides constant inspiration and a fresh perspective.

Scott’s photography equipment:

Camera:

• Canon EOS 1DS Mark II 16.7 megapixel DSLR

Lenses:

• Canon EF 17-40mm f4.0 L USM
• Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8 L USM
• Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS
• Canon EF 100mm F2.8 macro
• Canon 2X II extender EF

Camera accessories:

• 2 Canon 580 EX Flash
• Canon remote switch RS-80N3 (electronic cable release)
• Hot shoe bubble level
• Kirk Photo plates for Camera and telephoto lenses
• Gitzo 1348 carbon fiber tripod
• Gitzo 1224 tripod
• Arca Swiss B-1 monoball tripod head with independent panning lock and quick release plate
• Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filters in various strengths
• Singh-Ray circular polarizer
• Singh-Ray gold and blue polarizer (seldom used)
• Profoto Acute 2R 1200 ws radio controlled studio lighting and heads
• Lite Disc reflectors and diffusers
• Lexar 80x 1GB and 2GB compactflash cards
• Hitachi 4GB microdrives
• Image Tank 20GB card reader and storage for emergency back up of cards

Computers and accessories:

Field:

• Apple G4 powerbook with 1ghz processor and 1GB ram

• Lexar 32 bit high speed PCMCIA card reader
• Adobe CS suite with photoshop
• Pixelgenius Photokit Sharpener
• Smart disk 80 GB firelite drives for backup in the field

Office:

• Lacie and Western Digital 250GB and 500GB drives for office and archiving photos at a safety deposit box
• Apple Studio display monitor
• Gretag Macbeth Eye-One color management system
• Epson 2200 printer
• Apple G4 powerbook with 1.5ghz processor and 2GB ram
• Del PC for accounting

Presentations and teaching:

• Epson xga digital slide projector

Packs:

• Lowepro Photo Trekker AW II (camera daypack)
• Lowepro Super Trekker AW (expedition pack)
• Lowe Pro Field and Stream belt and lens pouches (for crowds and fast shooting)

(Back up batteries for everything)