Documentary Photo Book for Cuba Baseball (Ira Block pt 2)

We head to NYC to get photography tips from National Geographic photographer Ira Block! Ira is a Sony Artisan with DECADES of experience. You know those National Geographic magazines you used to look through as a kid? Some of those photos were his. He's honed his craft over decades and he freely shares everything he knows!

[nickynoodles]

"Find a good background and wait for something to happen". Love that. It's tempting to think that photo journalists like Ira "get all the luck" just walking around and snapping great shots. Good to remember that some of these have taken a couple of hours of persistence to get the perfect photo. Find great light, find a great background, wait for the action.

[ogjbot]

Absolutely stunning. If I took any one of these photos I would be immensely proud of myself.

[PossMcLeod]

Awesome vid Chelsea! What an amazing man! Great photographer, but also a genuinely nice guy! Thanks for letting us into his world! <3'd it!

[wngimageanddesign]

A wonderful video showcasing such a talented photographer. Brilliant compositions! I hope to visit Cuba one day with all my gear.

[JonathanPetersonlistenEITS]

Happy to see this. Working with National Geographic is a dream of mine. Hearing this man's advice was wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

[donstravelsandrants.]

Amazing photos from Ira Block. Thanks for the insight.

[Pierre.P]

Very cool video. Chelsea looking extra pretty on this one.

[alexhagen]

What Sony camera did he take these with? The colors are phenomenal!

[adamoutofoffice]

Great video and I really like the pictures, especially at 4:46. But Can somebody explain what is going on with the shadows? The two men have shadows going to the right but the horse seems to have a shadow going to the left. Is it a composite image or an effect caused by a ultra wide angle lens, or something else? Not try to criticise just would like to learn.

[njco]

Yeah but what camera settings did he use?

[Piezzu]

man, with what did you film this? quality is great

[kendallarroz]

I don't know about the A7 series cameras but I wonder if he uses silent shooting too so when people do walk into his shots it doesn't alarm them. I know I do on my A6300 when I gather up enough courage to do street photography.

[zguy]

Chelsea looks like such a badass in this video

[fitwithgabbie]

What's the lens Chelsea is using here

[AcidTripwire]

Great video, but same as the other video with Ira, the high framerate is totally jarring to my eye and takes away from it. This sort of thing is more suited to the smoothness of a slower frame rate, in my opinion. I know you're big fans of 60fps but maybe switch it up now and then?

[mallninja]

Great content! Where'd you get your backpack, Chelsea?

[mlevesque]

How does a professional photographer like Ira Block set his white balance before taking photos?

[luisalbertogonzalezhernand]

Que guapa y sexy es esta MUJER LA AMOOOO😍😍😍😍😍

[gordon]

I want to go to Cuba to look for Biggie and Tupac.

[theosphilusthistler]

So in summary his advice is.... go to exotic locations where you don't know the language, hang around groups of other people's children with a camera "befriending" them and giving small gifts..?? Is he trying to get potential competitors killed? Small but important detail missing from that advice BE OBVIOUSLY AND DEMONSTRABLY WORKING FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.