7 Tips for HD Color Correction and DSLR Color Correction
Color correction is just one step of the entire filmmaking process…but oh, what a difference it can make. You can [...]
Preset Photo Adjustment Follow Up — Debate is Split, Scott Chimes In
It’s been gratifying to see that the great preset debate from my earlier post is not isolated to this office, instead there seems to be a lot of interest in this topic and a fairly even split in favor of and against using adjustment presets. The majority of comments landed somewhere in the neighborhood of...
Adobe’s Al Mooney Hurlblog Interview Part II
In part II, Premiere Pro Product manager, Al Mooney, details the [...]
Preset Photo Adjustments: Instant Gold or Drab Repetition?
Scott here. Many of you know that I’m the primary retoucher here around the Chase Jarvis studio. I was surprised to get into a fairly spirited debate the other day with some of my co-workers. The topic? Adjustment presets and plug-ins in Aperture or Lightroom or Photoshop. I’ve got a strong opinion on this, but...
Adobe’s Al Mooney Hurlblog Interview Part I
An interview with Adobe's Premiere Pro Product manager. He discusses Adobe's [...]
Dark Energy: Lightning in a Bottle for the HDSLR Revolution
Over the last 6 months, I have been under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with a company out of [...]
Deconstruct This Photo 5.0 – Tell Me How It Was Done
I still deconstruct the work of other photographers all the time – it’s a great way to expand skill sets and understanding. And I know from your previous feedback that you guys are fond of these posts, so let’s dig into another one. I was asked to photograph the amazing and controversial Prince Manvendra of...
Little Things Make the Big Difference – Editing in Adobe Premiere CS 5.5
About a month ago, Shane asked me to join the Elite Team as his editor. There’s an old saying: [...]
Complete the Edit – Win Vincent Laforet’s Redrock Kit
Want to win a redrock micro kit just like the one Vincent Laforet uses? Then ‘complete the edit‘ for creativeLIVE and enter! Some details During Vincent Laforet’s most recent workshop on creativeLIVE, Vincent and the studio audience shot a scripted scene called “Choice.” We have been waiting to unveil this footage to announce a very...
Technicolor’s New Picture Style- Cine Style
My last blog post was about story and not getting caught up in all the tech/gear frenzy. Now, I want to talk about [...]
Tiffen and HV Collaborate To Make Extraordinary Images with Water White Glass
When I was doing a Canon 5D film test in January of 2010, I put eight 5D's in a line for this cool action camera array.
10 Minute Film School with Robert Rodriguez
[Erik here with a quick guest post about some videos I wanted to share. I find them incredibly informative and inspiring, and I hope you do to.] Robert Rodriguez is a special breed of filmmaker, a breed that we’ll continue to see more and more of as filmmaking technology becomes increasingly accessible and affordable. The...
