Photoshoot and Beyond
A few days ago we shared a cool way to mount a strobe to a tree using a 3D printed “dog bone” and a strap. It used a cool housing for the strobe that placed the strobe 100% on axis which was very cool. We actually got some mails about that flash mount from the video so we asked Chris […]
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We all know that the devil is in the details, and sometimes what makes or breaks the final output, be it a video or still image, is the tiniest thing. When it comes to movie or studio props, ancient maps and dusty old parchments are pretty common. What’s not as common, however, is this quick […]
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GoPro action cameras are small enough that they can be placed almost anywhere. But the problem with choosing unconventional locations is that you still have to press the record button yourself. Of course, you could use GoPro’s smartphone app to trigger the camera. But there are undoubtedly times when you don’t want to put your […]
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If you are doing a lot of outdoor shooting using hot shoe strobes, you need to find a way to place them in three dimensional space. Of course, the trivial way is to use a light stand. But if you shoot in anything other than an open space, photographer Chris Cameron has a nice tip to […]
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So, Santa brought you a GoPro for the holidays and you’re looking for something extreme and crazy to film with it. Well, you’re in luck, because we’ve come across one of the most impressive GoPro ‘tests’ we’ve ever seen. It’s called the GoPro Canon and it comes from the brilliant minds behind Eclectical Engineering, David […]
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A Light Blaster is a device that projects slides or transparencies onto walls and models. There is a commercial Light Blaster version for small strobes out there and it does have a studio adapter. But I, as always, prefer to go the DIY route Though thi…
When you edit, and especially when you colorize, you want to do it in a relatively dim environment. And if you cannot achieve that, you at least don’t want any direct light falling on your monitor. That can really screw up the color your eyes perceive. If you are using a calibration tool like Datacolor’s Spyder (reviewed here) […]
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Here’s a bit of photography-related Star Wars trivia you may have never known. The lightsaber used in the original Star Wars was a modified 3-Cell Graflex Flashgun handle. DIY YouTube effects guru Shanks FX took this piece of trivia and used it to create an informative tutorial video showing how you can make your very own […]
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In case our name didn’t tip you off, we love DIY projects. Even more so, we love when DIY projects turn out to be just as good, if not better than something you could buy off the shelf. Thus, when we came across this DIY camera slider tutorial from YouTuber DIY Perks, we knew we […]
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In case our name didn’t tip you off, we love DIY projects. Even more so, we love when DIY projects turn out to be just as good, if not better than something you could buy off the shelf. Thus, when we came across this DIY camera slider tutorial from YouTuber DIY Perks, we knew we […]
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