Do You Want to be a Grown Up?
It’s kinda fun doing things the wrong way.
You can buy a fancy slider (I did, I love my Glidetrack HD), or you can feel so much more clever and agile turning any tripod into a jib arm.
We’ve been having a lot of fun shooting with DSLRs, co...
Dying To Live – inside South Korea’s ‘Coffin academy’ by Al Jazeera’s Matthew Allard
Dying To Live from Matthew Allard on Vimeo. In South Korea, many people “die” to learn how to live. The country’s Coffin Academies may sound strange, but they have become very popular and even large companies like Samsung have made it mandatory for employees to attend. The idea is for individuals to think about what...
Jag35.com launch Monitor-X finder for HD-DSLR at PhotoCine Expo – offers two eye viewing of camera LCD screen
Jag35 launch Monitor-X finder and updated shoulder rig from Dan Chung on Vimeo. Jag35.com were at PhotoCine Expo showing off their soon to be released Monitor X LCD magnifier which allows shooters to view and focus an image without having your eye right up to the camera. The company were keen to stress this is...
Johnnie Behiri shoots National Geographic ‘Africa’ on Canon 7D
BBC freelance cameraman Johnnie Behiri shoots his second commercial film for National Geographic bags. NG “Africa” from Johnnie Behiri on Vimeo. Following my last National Geographic bags film ‘Desert Adventure’, I was asked to produce, direct, film and edit ‘Africa’, to be shown in megastores, at exhibitions and in shops. The initial idea was to...
Ha ha very funny Canon now get back to work
Image courtesy of Philip Bloom. Click through for his actual coverage of the show.
Canon Expo kicked off with a bang as the venerable imaging giant stunned crowds with its working prototype 4K camera! Is this the future of digital cinema?
Ug. I think I...
Unboxing – One of Life’s Great Joys
Let me ask you, as one photographer to another… are there many things better in life than unboxing a brand new camera? Not many, I think! A serendipitous sequence of events lead to the ability to buy my Canon EOS 7D with 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM kit lens – which I have greatly coveted since...
Shooting For Fun Friday: How A Pro Shoots His Vacation Pics
Good Afternoon Everybody, I thought I would be posting this after we arrived home today. But as fate would have it, we are stranded in Washington National Airport till 4:00 p.m. Ugh, the life of the airlines traveler. Hey, the good news is that...
Wednesday’s Great Debate: Canon 7D or 5D Mk II – Which One Is Best For Wedding Photography?
Good Morning Everybody, I not sure what happened, but between Monday and Tuesday in Bar Harbor, Maine, it looks like the word got out that must be the center of the universe for summer travel. Parking lots to the top sites in Acadia National Park were...
Travis Fox uses a Canon 7D rig to shoot for PBS/FRONTLINE
Recently, a couple people have asked me about my (and these are not my words) ghetto fabulous or franken-camera Canon Eos 7D video system. In some ways, the DSLR system for me simply represents a better camera, not a fundamental shift in video storytelling. Over the years, I’ve changed cameras when technology changed and quality...
Wednesday: I’ve Got To Focus, Really Focus Today
Good Morning Everybody, Well, the best laid plans went astray for today. I was planning to be on an all day portfolio building photo shoot, but the rain over the last several days has put a damper, (no pun intended) on today's session. You kno...
What’s Up Wednesday: Canon 7D and High Speed Flash Sync; Album Design Webcast Update – More Prizes; & Yes, I Was Agent 007 In A Previous Life
Good Afternoon Everybody, Boy, yesterday turned out to one of those days where the "bear got me". You know what I mean, too much to do and too little time to do it. I just barely got the Technique Tuesday post up by late afternoon - whew! Th...
FREE LIVE Event: HDDSLR Cinema with Vincent Laforet
Hey hey. Reminder that over at creativeLIVE.com, we’re bringing in my good buddy Vincent Laforet for a FREE all-weekend-long workshop about making videos with the new breed of HDdSLR cameras.
[update: we're LIVE now! check it out. And... you spoke, we listened. For those who couldn't catch it, every night there is...
