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Smartphones vs. Photographic Cameras
In recent years, smartphones have had a significant impact and advancement in terms of image quality and photographic capabilities, which has revolutionized the photography industry, as more and more people use their mobile devices to capture moments and share them on social media. However, Nikon,...
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Booking A Photo Workshop?
https://youtu.be/jNApH8nGj1U A photo workshop can be a spectacular adventure. While being a vacation from one's normal daily routine, the better photography workshops are not a vacation from hard work. Learning how to execute good photography is not easy, nor does the knowledge come quickly with such a complex...
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Beeswax Lavender Oil Print Finishing
I've been playing with some different print finishing techniques, intending to meet necessary print protection requirements while avoiding the use of heavy cover glass and those annoying reflections its use introduces. Beeswax Lavender Oil seems to be the best among them. Most coatings I've found don't work....
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Sony FE Planar T 50mm f/1.4 ZA
OK, you probably know I don’t like ultra-long lens names. I don’t like lenses that are expensive (who does?). So when you throw out a 50mm lens with a long name, like the Sony FE Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA, and price it at $1,500 I’m...
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Credential Me DNCC
Yep, I'm cutting my Summer Vacation from writing here short and covering the Democratic Convention if the DNCC will kindly provide me with Press Credentials to access the inner sanctum sanatoriums. Keep your fingers crossed for me, and hey, if you know anybody now would...
Yep, I'm cutting my Summer Vac...
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The Making of: Three Days In August
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to actually shoot a feature length motion picture using only a Sony mirrorless body? Wonder no more, The movie is called Three Days In August! This first feature film shot exclusively in 4K on a Sony Alpha mirrorless...
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ANATOMY OF AN INDIE: We Have A Trailer!
https://vimeo.com/169312151 The story progresses forward! I'll let you enjoy our first release of the Married Young trailer, and talk more about it in my next post. Any questions, please ask them in the comments section below, and I'll do my best to answer them for you....
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ANATOMY OF AN INDIE: The Language of Lenses
Every lens has a personality and a usage. Certain lenses are good for close-ups, certain lenses are dynamic for emotional moments and certain lenses work for action. I have even had an Executive Producer who encouraged me to use the “funny” lenses – in his...
Every lens has a personality a...
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ANATOMY OF AN INDIE – Suspension of Disbelief
[embed]https://youtu.be/tfhao9psW5g[/embed] At the core of Western Narrative Filmmaking is an unspoken contract that filmmakers make with the audience. It is called “A Willing Suspension of Disbelief.” What that means, is that I, as a filmmaker, am going to do everything possible to make the image look...
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WPPI 2016: The Overview
https://youtu.be/Txs4Y5QkP8w Once again, the first hints of Spring in the air, the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International show, WPPI 2016, beckons me to Las Vegas. This conference is one of my annual favorites. I love the focus on up close and personal education, the intimate setting...
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You’re A Photographer, But Are You An Artist?
https://youtu.be/sieUlqQIxT8 Are you an Artist? Are you familiar with American photographer Roger Ballen or his work? If not, you should be. Do you think before you shoot? This and 7 thoughts from world-renowned artist Roger Ballen on what the differences are between the way an artist sees...
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Dillon Markey – Playing With Power
The Dillon Markey story: https://vimeo.com/116585007 In 1989, Nintendo released the Power Glove for its Nintendo Entertainment System. In 2015, Dillon Markey modified a Nintendo Power Glove, turning this humble Nintendo relic of a bygone generation into the most awesome stop motion animation tool ever made. Dillon Markey is an...
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Nomads Of Mongolia
Life in Western Mongolia is an adventure. Training eagles to hunt, herding yaks, and racing camels are just a few of the daily activities of the nomadic Kazakh people. Global nomad filmmaker, Director, DP, and editor Brandon Li spent a few weeks living with the nomadic...
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Sony A7 Camera Series and ZEISS Milvus Lenses
https://youtu.be/W1PctXnvsPs When it comes to a subject as complex as choosing what particular set of expensive video lenses to use, nothing substitutes for actual hands on experience. The experience a Professional like Jem Schofield has acquired over his many years of using the various lenses and...
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ANATOMY OF AN INDIE – Color and VFX
In my last installment, we completed the color work grading our movie. Unfortunately, as I have learned the hard way, nothing in life is free. It is not that Paul or Mark or Michael were anything but the kindest, most generous people – they are....
In my last installment, we c...
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