Day to Night: The “Holy Grail” Timelapse
Joel Schat has put together an excellent tutorial showing how to use the Promote Control and bulb-ramping to create a day-to-night time lapse which requires minimal post production. Great stuff!
20 Photographers To Follow on Instagram
As a photographer, I find I am encouraged to shoot more by looking at the work of other talented photographers. The following is a list of the professional photographers I currently follow on Instagram. Stephen Alvarez Pamela Chen Jimmy Chin Robert Clark Melissa Farlow Ken Geiger David Alan Harvey Aaron Huey Charlie Hamilton James Ivan…
10 Tips for Creating a Personal Photo Project
What can’t you help but photograph? What are some of the common threads in the images you’ve made up until now? Think about these questions and mark down any ideas that come to mind. Make a list of some of the best photo experiences you’ve had. Then look for links between them that might lead…
Two Wireless Webcams for Live Streams
In my daily work, I do a lot of live streaming, Skype and Google Hangouts. Creating interesting camera angles with webcams has always been a challenge. The straight on, built-in webcam common in laptops and mobile devices presents all sorts of issues: boring camera angles; tethered to the laptop/device; odd light & shadows. Moving the…
A Camera Kit for Web Documentaries
Recently, a friend asked me for some advice on the best beginner camera setup for the shooting web documentaries. Her parameters were: Documentary/interview series. Probably be about an hour long. Uncut, raw, conversational. Distribution via the web. Initially, she was looking at the Canon Rebel T3i. Her logic was sound as the video DSLR can,…
Three Things We Need From Sound Devices
At NAB 2012, the Sound Devices PIX 260 (shown above) was at the top of my list of “must sees”. We use the PIX 240 in daily production and it is … butter. In my opinion, there is no better all-around production capture device for BOTH audio and video. The PIX 240 brings all of…
“Rackable, Stackable” Mac Pro Makes Sense
If the rumor mill is to be believed, Apple will refresh four of their five PC form factors next week. Reliable sources have been reporting that updates are all but certain for the Macbook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac. So, the fourth refresh will either be the Mac Mini or the Mac Pro workstation. Over…
"Rackable, Stackable" Mac Pro Makes Sense
If the rumor mill is to be believed, Apple will refresh four of their five PC form factors next week. Reliable sources have been reporting that updates are all but certain for the Macbook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac. So, the fourth refresh will either be the Mac Mini or the Mac Pro workstation. Over…