https://youtu.be/Y2gTSjoEExc Everyone by now has heard the sage old advice told to every young photographer without a zoom lens. Use your feet. Or Sneaker Zoom, as most of us old timers call it. Sneaker Zoom means getting closer or farther away from your subject to effectively change...
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There Is Entirely Too Much Talk About Pixels When we set out to make MARRIED YOUNG, my cinematographer and I had a long and detailed conversation about cameras. In fact, the talk about pixels even colored my choice of cinematographer. One of my favorite cinematographers interviewed...
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Here at LensRentals, we have a unique perspective to the market trends. With over 100,000 pieces of gear that are rented out regularly, we're able to effectively monitor what products are the most interesting for photographers and videographers. Here is where we'll show you all...
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https://vimeo.com/149524661 I should call this video "Digital Blindz" or something, that horizontal banding is so bad. As an environmentalist, I applaud the conversion from incandescent light bulbs to fluorescent and the new LED digital bulbs. The energy efficiency is so much better it can save a great...
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What surprised me most from the audiences was how difficult it was for them to follow the opening. Originally we opened on the pharmacy – David, our hero, is tired (pale, dark circles, unkempt hair) and he’s staring at laxatives. It should be a funny...
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Last post, we took apart the Canon 35mm f/1.4 Mk II lens. Continuing the 35mm theme, today we're going to do the same to the Sony 35mm FE f/1.4 ZA lens. And chill out, we'll do the Sigma 35mm DG HSM f/1.4 Art lens next and one of the Zeiss...
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https://vimeo.com/148669030 FS5 vs a7S II I'm shooting so much low light video these days that I was very interested to see what the new Sony FS5 was capable of, verses the new Sony a7S II. It is possible I will be using one or the other of...
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SYNOPSIS FOR "MARRIED YOUNG" David and Talya got married young. They have an 18 month old and another on the way. But life isn’t the way David expected it: they live in a trailer park (true, it’s a luxury trailer park), David uses his artistic ability to create...
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https://vimeo.com/148729865 What does it mean to tell a "Story With Soul?" I see photographs posted online that often make me stop and shake my head. Perfectly executed technically, but with little soul. These photographs show solid understanding of equipment operation, but nothing of the human condition or emotion...
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As soon as we optically tested the Canon 35mm Mk II f/1.4 lens we couldn't wait to tear into one for a couple of reasons. One was that Canon has been making a lot of interesting advances in lens mechanics lately, so we're always excited to look inside their...
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Make no bones about it, making an independent movie is nothing less than war. And to have very little money is to go into battle without bullets… or guns… or soldiers. [caption id="attachment_52819" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Director Daniel Kaufman and team reviewing video clips.[/caption] Married Young I am at the...
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When the a7S was released just over a year ago, it completely shook up the photo-video industry. I was there at NAB 2014 for the surprise announcement. Artists like myself and my friends were now going to be able to record still photographs and video footage in almost complete...
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A number of the media industry’s biggest associations and organizations have published an open letter to performers on behalf of thousands of photographers and journalists in the United States. The letter is titled “An Open Letter to Performers Regarding Standard Terms and Conditions for Photographer and...
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https://youtu.be/npCs9BijTEc Did you see yesterday's article on the Exposure Triangle for still photography? It's here: http://thecameraforum.com/exposure-triangle/ For video cameras, the same rules apply. There are 3 ways to control exposure internally on a camera, ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed or "Angle" as it is called on moving film cameras. For video,...
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Understanding the three pillars of The Exposure Triangle, and how to use each of them to your advantage in concert, is one of the highest arts in photography. Up there with color and composition. Understanding the exposure triangle of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO is...
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Gone are the days of the low image quality but highly portable palm size camera. Those models have almost all be absorbed by the ever growing tidal wave of smartphone cams. Every smartphone made now comes with a decent built in camera. Some, like the...
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