This is a detailed review of the DJI Mavic Air drone used for aerial photography and videography. As I was deciding on what gear to bring for a trip to New Zealand earlier this year, my biggest dilemma was whether to take a drone with me or not. The thing...
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Sennheiser, AT and Rode Shotgun Microphone Comparison
John Bosley and I have been actively working on producing our second Level 1: Post-Processing Basics video and we have decided to look into getting a shotgun microphone for the studio environment. While our lavalier microphones have been working great for the most part, they tend to collect ambient noise...
Desert Timelapse in 4K
During my trip to Death Valley, I experimented a little with timelapse photography using the MIOPS device. One of the moments, particularly at Zabriskie Point, was the one I did not miss and capture it at its full glory, while the light was constantly changing. At first, I set up...
Introduction to Video Shooting Gear
Nowadays, it is not unusual to hear about photographers being asked by their clients to do video work for them. For many photographers adding video to their list of services can be a bit intimidating, especially when it could entail making some investments in video-related gear. While it is certainly...
Shooting Hand-Held Video with Nikon 1 CX 70-300mm
During my recent trip to Cuba I had the opportunity to try out my Nikon 1 CX 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens shooting some hand-held video of various birds that were in the small wetland area that was adjacent to the hotel. Typically when shooting video outdoors with my Nikon D800 I...
Thomas Leveritt: How the Sun Sees You
Today we want to move your attention from photography matters and enjoy this short film called "How The Sun Sees You". After watching this film by Thomas Leveritt, I smiled so hard my cheeks still hurt. I very much hope yours will hurt even more! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9BqrSAHbTc On one hand, yes,...
How Shooting Video Led to Me Selling All My Nikon DX Gear
Whether you’re an amateur or professional shooter the choice of which camera brand and format to buy can be daunting. Often after you’ve shot with it for a while another round of soul-searching can happen as you better understand the strengths and limitations of your gear, and consider where your...
How to Use a DSLR to Shoot High Quality Videos
If you are like many professional photographers, you may be finding that more and more clients are asking if you can also do video for them when you’re on-site doing a photo shoot. Video can be a "strange new world" and you may be passing up some good opportunities. Most...