Published on YouTube Jan 28, 2014 Randy Halverson is a driven person, as driven as anybody living in rural South Dakota can be I guess. Randy and his two Canon 5D Mark III's sure did some traveling last year, covering South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah shooting in...
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Great story, client with low production budget, good but public shooting location, no lights, crew or assistants? I grabbed my Panasonic GH3, and Panasonic's fantastic 12-35mm f/2.8 Lumix zoom, and went for it. The Panasonic GH3 is a fine video camera for a lone storyteller. All...
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After a seven day trial, on November 22, 2013 the jury in the Daniel Morel vs. Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images (Getty) trial awarded the defendant, Daniel Morel, the maximum statutory damages allowed by the law. The jury awarded in the amount of $1.2 million while finding...
After a seven day trial, on No...
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While most of the country chilled out inside avoiding the "Arctic Vortex," thousands of brave souls battled the crowded isles for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas, NV. Show attendance was reportedly brisk again this year, where the features were focused...
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Creativity is not a destination. Contrary to what many believe, it is also not something that you are just born with or that develops over the years in some magical, unseen, uninterrupted series of creative events. Creativity is not an elusive creature that stalks you...
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AeroDrome from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. Some may think me a dinosaur when I express a preference for working with a manually focused lens. When I started in photography there weren't any autofocus cameras, so everybody either learned to use manual focus or learned to live with...
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Sony A7R from Simon Hammond on Vimeo. The versatility of the A7/A7R allows a professional photographer many different options for lens choices. Some lens adapters though can be challenging to mount. How a pro changes a lens can be the difference between success and abject failure...
Sony A7R from Simon Hammon...
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This story of love is the journey a Cincinnati, Ohio, family is making through life. A complete cycle; from start to finish and everything in between. It is a short story of love but already an epic journey, rapidly unfolding over just four and a...
This story of love is the jour...
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Modern photography is incredibly complex. We like to pretend that our mastery of cameras and digital technology has made photography easier or better, but in reality it has never been harder to simply create photographs. Above all else, cameras and digital technology give us choices, and more choice...
Modern photography is incredib...
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Hot off the truck and right into my welcoming hands, my pre-ordered new Sony A7R came in today. I had to run right down to Samy's Camera and pick it up. Of course, immediate still and video clips were required. First impression is - this...
Hot off the truck and right in...
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Dia de los Muertos from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. I've photographed Dia de los Muertos in Mexico for seven of the past eleven years. It is one of those long term photography projects that just snuck up on me. I didn't even realize it was a long...
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It's all about the Jaw from Peter Hurley on Vimeo. Peter Hurley explains how he accentuates the jawline of his clients with a few simple tips that you may want to add to your bag of tricks whenever you have a subject in front of your...
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Once a generation maybe, pressures for change combine with forces for a better, fresher future, and a generational musical event like "The Fox" happens. That vision satisfies better than an image of a stodgy, smoke filled back room of cigar aficionados deciding who the next...
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If you have never seen the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, you've never seen hot air balloons. There is, simply put, nothing else on earth like it. Last month, at the first part of October, Albuquerque, New Mexico, held its 42nd annual International Balloon Fiesta, or as...
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I photographed Day of the Dead, or "Dia de los Muertos" as it is more properly called, in Mexico seven of the last ten years. It is always a challenging shoot, but such a magical experience it is a must attend event however difficult the...
I photographed Day of t...
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As a young man growing up, "I want to be a Cameraman" was never heard around our house. Too difficult. Is there any professional value in that dream today? Ironically, the possibility of becoming a photographer was a goal I never considered, though I was gifted...
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