Shooting a documentary on the homeless in Manchester – the DSLR way
By Mike Staniforth I’ve been wanting to do some kind of short film featuring the homeless in Manchester (UK) for a while now. I’ve noticed that the number of people ‘begging’ or busking has been gradually increasing in the city centre and that told me that the problem is only getting worse. Council statistics gathered...
Prolost Flat
For shooting video, I’ve set up every Canon HDSLR I’ve owned the same way since the very beginning, and the 5D Mark III is no different.
Start with the Neutral Picture Style
Set Sharpness to zero—all the way to the left
Set Contrast...
Canon EOS 60Da announced
After 7 years, Canon announced a new dslr model designed with astrophotography in mind. Few of you may remember the previous model of that kind – the Canon EOS 20Da. The EOS 20Da… featured a live view. Yes, a live view that was virtually unknown among SLRs at the time.
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The dream they carry –A short doc on migrant labourers in northern India shot on 60D
By Micha Hilliard Last November I found myself hurtling along perilous roads, across flat and arid expanses and along azure rivers. I travelled up passes at the end of winding valleys surrounded by snow-capped mountains – all in a shabby old Maruti 800. From time to time, when nearing a solitary road or building construction,...
All about Canon EOS 5D Mark III / 5D X rumors
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Information about Canon’s replacement for the EOS 5D Mark II, new Canon EOS 5D Mark III or Canon 5D X…
We’ve all seen all kinds of rumors and info – some more believable than others. All over the internet Related posts:-
Life in Singapore – captured with a 60D and a Kessler Pocketdolly
By Rick Macomber Life in Singapore from Rick Macomber on Vimeo. For me travelling to Singapore has become like slipping into my favorite pair of shoes – Comfortable. It’s become my favorite city to visit – metropolitan, diverse people, great food and they speak english. And I’ve also grown somewhat accustomed to the long flight....
Jonah Kessel captures unusual Chinese protests in Wukan for the NYT – with Canon 60D and 5D mkII
By Jonah Kessel Wukan Video Journal from Jonah Kessel on Vimeo. Using a fat Chinese man, a large backpack, a baseball cap and the hood from my sweatshirt, I attempted to hide myself. I was sandwiched in between the beefy man and a f-stop Satori backpack jammed with gear on the rear of his motorcycle....
Making a visually boring person interesting to watch – A 5DmkII video shot for the New York Times
By Jonah Kessel Word Crimes from Jonah Kessel on Vimeo. Murong Xuecun is one of the least boring people I have ever met. He is energetic. He is dynamic. He is impressively clever. And in the last year, he has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of censorship in China. However, he is...
Shooting in the Snow in Japan with A Canon 60D – by Al Jazeera’s Matthew Allard
Unforgiving Winter from Matthew Allard on Vimeo. It was not a story that immediately inspired great visuals. Correspondent Harry Fawcett and I had to do a story on Japan’s rapidly declining population. Our producer Aya Asakura suggested we head to Takane Village, high up in the mountains in Gifu prefecture, central Japan. With a declining...
Scarlet What You Will
Be a fanboy or be a skeptic, but there’s a working fixed-lens RED Scarlet on this very planet.
Interesting times, these. We’ve got inexpensive 35mm-ish cameras rife with artifacts, a couple of reasonably-priced not-quite-35mm camera with g...
The Panasonic GH2, DSLRs, and Funky Frame Rates For Creative Effect
Many folks wrote in the comments of my Canon 60D article something to the effect of “what about the upcoming Panasonic GH2?”
The GH2 is not yet available. Despite having been briefly up for pre-order on both Amazon and B&H, it is now l...
Sony PMW-F3 Shoots, Scores, Has a Little Brother
Sony very wisely lent one of their pre-production PMW-F3 cameras to Jason Wingrove, shooter, director, and co-host of the invaluable Red Centre podcast. He made this:
compulsion - teaser from Jason Wingrove on Vimeo.
I’ve seen the raw fo...
