Keith Terra | Interview
If I looked in your camera bag what would I find?
You would find a lot of things and depends on which one. My main bag has 3 bodies, canon Eos 1n 35mm, canon Eos 1d 35mm digital, and a bronica sq a medium format. Got some lenses to go along with the canon stuff like a fixed 50mm 1.8, 15mm 2.8 fisheye, 70-200mm 2.8 and a 28-80mm 2.8. For the bronica I have a 35mm 3.5 fisheye and a 80mm 2.8. For flashes I have 2 sunpak 622 pros and a 120 j. 2 lumedyne and a sunpak battery pack to power those flashes and 3 radio slaves to set them off. Then there’s the little stuff like lens cleaner, film, film backs, memory cards, ect…
If BMX and the business side of photography did not exist what would you take pictures of?
To be honest, if BMX didn’t exist, I don’t think I would be shooting photos. Through BMX is how I got into photography. But if I did get into photography without BMX, I would probably be shooting music stuff. I love to shoot that and haven’t done much of it in a while. I think I might have to change that.
Name, Age, and Location where you are right now?
Keith Terra, 28, long island, NY. And I’m in my room now at my computer desk.
Describe where you're from and how that’s influenced your photography and lifestyle?
I’m from Long Island, NY and while growing up there there was a really big BMX scene from the local track to all the trails. There was a great older generation of riders that were a great influence for us to continue things on. And while growing up with that older generation I became good friends with Keith Mulligan who was a part of that group. From the start Keith was a great photographer and helped me with my early stages of development with that camera. Along with Keith was Ted Nelson who was also a great influence as well.
What would you suggest to young photographers out there trying to make a career out of this art form?
Just realize what you’re getting into..haha. It can get quite pricey at times, but if you don’t mind spending funds on doing something you love, then keep it going. Another thing would be to except your flaws and listen to criticism. You can only learn and improve from this. But at the same time have confidence in your work. And the more you shoot, the more you can figure things out.
Do you have any other hobbies besides your camera and your bike?
Yea..there are a couple. I played baseball for 11 years when I was younger and quit to ride more, but I recently got back into it. We got a pretty fun softball team going and its fun again to throw a ball around. I’ve always loved to read and write. I’ve always wanted to write a book and have really been trying to work out some ideas for one. I’ve written some short stories that could be worked into expanding to the lengths of a book. But we’ll see…
You would find a lot of things and depends on which one. My main bag has 3 bodies, canon Eos 1n 35mm, canon Eos 1d 35mm digital, and a bronica sq a medium format. Got some lenses to go along with the canon stuff like a fixed 50mm 1.8, 15mm 2.8 fisheye, 70-200mm 2.8 and a 28-80mm 2.8. For the bronica I have a 35mm 3.5 fisheye and a 80mm 2.8. For flashes I have 2 sunpak 622 pros and a 120 j. 2 lumedyne and a sunpak battery pack to power those flashes and 3 radio slaves to set them off. Then there’s the little stuff like lens cleaner, film, film backs, memory cards, ect…
If BMX and the business side of photography did not exist what would you take pictures of?
To be honest, if BMX didn’t exist, I don’t think I would be shooting photos. Through BMX is how I got into photography. But if I did get into photography without BMX, I would probably be shooting music stuff. I love to shoot that and haven’t done much of it in a while. I think I might have to change that.
Name, Age, and Location where you are right now?
Keith Terra, 28, long island, NY. And I’m in my room now at my computer desk.
Describe where you're from and how that’s influenced your photography and lifestyle?
I’m from Long Island, NY and while growing up there there was a really big BMX scene from the local track to all the trails. There was a great older generation of riders that were a great influence for us to continue things on. And while growing up with that older generation I became good friends with Keith Mulligan who was a part of that group. From the start Keith was a great photographer and helped me with my early stages of development with that camera. Along with Keith was Ted Nelson who was also a great influence as well.
What would you suggest to young photographers out there trying to make a career out of this art form?
Just realize what you’re getting into..haha. It can get quite pricey at times, but if you don’t mind spending funds on doing something you love, then keep it going. Another thing would be to except your flaws and listen to criticism. You can only learn and improve from this. But at the same time have confidence in your work. And the more you shoot, the more you can figure things out.
Do you have any other hobbies besides your camera and your bike?
Yea..there are a couple. I played baseball for 11 years when I was younger and quit to ride more, but I recently got back into it. We got a pretty fun softball team going and its fun again to throw a ball around. I’ve always loved to read and write. I’ve always wanted to write a book and have really been trying to work out some ideas for one. I’ve written some short stories that could be worked into expanding to the lengths of a book. But we’ll see…
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