{"id":12123,"date":"2013-05-12T10:01:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T17:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=12123"},"modified":"2013-05-12T10:01:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-12T17:01:39","slug":"america-street-photography-roadtrip-2013-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/america-street-photography-roadtrip-2013-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"America Street Photography Roadtrip 2013-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXC7x6AB7ow\" height=\"377\" width=\"670\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>(Above video: I chat a bit about my ideas for my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yXC7x6AB7ow\" target=\"_blank\">American Street Photography Roadtrip<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite photography projects of all-time is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/timeless-lessons-street-photographers-can-learn-from-robert-franks-the-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Americans<\/a>&#8221; by Robert Frank. I have always had a dream of working on a similar project&#8211;to take my car and travel across America&#8211;documenting the people and places that I encounter.<\/p>\n<p>I am excited to share that this dream has come true (or at least the means). Ford contacted me about a few months ago letting me know about their new &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/fiestamovement.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fiesta Movement<\/a>&#8221; campaign in which 100 &#8220;agents&#8221; are given a new pre-production 2014 Ford Fiesta with 8 months of gas and insurance covered. The catch? We are given fun video assignments once a month to complete (that somehow have to incorporate the Fiesta).<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity <s><\/s> as I saw it to be a great opportunity for me to work on my version of &#8220;The Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12124\" style=\"width: 607px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/america-street-photography-roadtrip-2013-2014\/fiesta-eric\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fiesta-eric.jpg?fit=607%2C553&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"607,553\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fiesta-eric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Meeting my 2014 Ford Fiesta for the first time!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fiesta-eric.jpg?fit=607%2C553&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12124\" alt=\"Meeting my 2014 Ford Fiesta for the first time!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fiesta-eric.jpg?resize=607%2C553\" width=\"607\" height=\"553\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeting my 2014 Ford Fiesta for the first time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About two weeks ago, I flew out to Philly to do my training with the 2014 Fiesta (which involved some fun laps in a parking lot with cones, Top Gear style). I met a lot of talented other &#8220;online personalities&#8221; <s><\/s> many of whom are very popular on YouTube. It was very inspirational to meet all of these other guys who produced incredible videos&#8211;which has given me a lot of inspiration to start doing more videos myself.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12125\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/america-street-photography-roadtrip-2013-2014\/hero3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/hero3.jpg?fit=592%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"592,484\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hero3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hope to make lots more cool videos with the new GoPro Hero 3!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/hero3.jpg?fit=592%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12125\" alt=\"Hope to make lots more cool videos with the new GoPro Hero 3!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/hero3.jpg?resize=592%2C484\" width=\"592\" height=\"484\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hope to make lots more cool videos with the new GoPro Hero 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ford also hooked it up with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B009TCD8V8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B009TCD8V8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20\" target=\"_blank\">GoPro Hero 3<\/a>, which I plan on using to do more video features\/interviews\/street photography videos with. I know sound quality has been a major complaint in the past, and after talking to my buddy <a title=\"http:\/\/www.tylerbedgood.com\/home.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tylerbedgood.com\/home.html\">Tyler Bedgood<\/a> he gave me some great recommendations for Lavalier microphones. They are great for interviews and superb in blocking out ambient noise. I just ordered one, so I plan on using that more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12126\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/america-street-photography-roadtrip-2013-2014\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of my fiesta in Cleveland. Unfortunately battery died when going through Cleveland with the GoPro. Note the GoPro mount on top of the car&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o.jpg?fit=660%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12126\" alt=\"Photo of my fiesta in Cleveland. Unfortunately battery died when going through Cleveland with the GoPro. Note the GoPro mount on top of the car\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o-660x660.jpg?resize=660%2C660\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o.jpg?resize=660%2C660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o.jpg?resize=290%2C290&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465196_10151429213142717_1162907658_o.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of my fiesta in Cleveland. Unfortunately battery died when going through Cleveland with the GoPro. Note the GoPro mount on top of the car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On my mini road-trip from Philly to Michigan, I also strapped my GoPro to the top of my Fiesta and took a fun time-lapse. Hope you enjoy, you can watch the video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Szgg6Lw2Xc\" height=\"503\" width=\"670\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For my America Street Photography Road Trip Project, I hope on also doing a series of interviews with interesting people I meet along the way. I&#8217;m not exactly sure how I plan on editing and putting this all together in the end&#8211;but I will try to go with the flow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12128\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/america-street-photography-roadtrip-2013-2014\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bedford, Pennsylvania, 2013. Shot on Instagram and Samsung Galaxy S3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o.jpg?fit=660%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12128\" alt=\"Bedford, Pennsylvania, 2013. Shot on Instagram and Samsung Galaxy S3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o-660x660.jpg?resize=660%2C660\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o.jpg?resize=660%2C660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o.jpg?resize=290%2C290&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/465198_10151428574147717_1501183162_o.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bedford, Pennsylvania, 2013. Shot on Instagram and Samsung Galaxy S3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One fun thing I have also been doing during my travels is shooting more with my Samsung Galaxy S3 and with Instagram. I have been using this as a bit of a &#8220;visual diary&#8221; of my travels and to just keep y&#8217;all updated with where I am. As with the majority of the shots of my project, I&#8217;m planning on shooting it with my Leica MP and Contax T3 with Kodak Portra 400 film.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12127\" style=\"width: 547px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/america-street-photography-roadtrip-2013-2014\/t3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/t3.jpg?fit=547%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"547,604\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"t3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My new co-pilot with my Contax T3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/t3.jpg?fit=547%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12127\" alt=\"My new co-pilot with my Contax T3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/t3.jpg?resize=547%2C604\" width=\"547\" height=\"604\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My new co-pilot with my Contax T3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some more exciting news: my manager and boss <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neilta.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Neil Ta<\/a> was able to correspond with Ricoh, and I am getting one of the first digital Ricoh GRD V&#8217;s in the states. I am generally not interested in gear, but I am actually quite excited for the Ricoh GRD V for the street photography community. After all, it is an affordable, ASPC-sized sensor, 28mm compact camera that can slip in your pocket. You can read some of my thoughts about the camera <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/street-photography-camera-game-changer-the-ricoh-grd-v\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since many of you have been asking for more POV street photography videos of me in action and interacting with other people&#8211;this will make shooting and editing these videos much easier. I have tried making a few POV street photography videos with my GoPro with film, but honestly it is a pain in the ass to edit in the shots. So hopefully the videos I end up making will personally help you.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 528px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/street-photography-camera-game-changer-the-ricoh-grd-v\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click to read more\" alt=\"1x1.trans Street Photography Camera Game Changer: The Ricoh GRD V \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ricoh-grd-v-angle3-660x377.jpg?resize=528%2C302\" width=\"528\" height=\"302\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Ricoh GRD V. Plan on also doing a review of the camera in the near future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the next 8 months, I plan on doing a series of road trips across America. The first big one will be in about two months, when my girlfriend Cindy and I are moving from Michigan to Berkeley. She just got admitted into UC Berkeley&#8217;s History Ph.D. program for her research in Vietnamese History, so I am excited to start collaborating with more street photographers in the Bay Area (my home)!<\/p>\n<p>You can keep updated with my travels at my Fiesta Movement page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiestamovement.com\/agents\/erickimphotography\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I would love to hear your feedback: where are some places in America that you think I must visit for this project? Please leave a comment below and give me some of your thoughts and ideas!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Above video: I chat a bit about my ideas for my American Street Photography Roadtrip) One of my favorite photography projects of all-time is &#8220;The Americans&#8221; by Robert Frank. 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