Add overhead support to your camera gimbal stabilizer for under $100

Camera stabilisation has come a long way over the last few years, but one thing you just can’t get around is the weight.  The more motors and electronics you have to add, the heavier it gets, and if you’re using a DSLR or bigger camera with a large lens, forget about it. Netherlands based Filmmaker […]

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Using Pixelsquid to add 3D Star Wars (and other) objects to your images

I’m always looking for good stock images to use in my photoshop composites. I find them online, or use the awesome Texture Store. Or I make my own. But sometimes its impossible to find the right image that fits your idea. And if you do find the right image, it’s at the wrong angle or […]

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Check out this Bird’s Nest Timelapse with a Twist

This bird’s nest timelapse video with a GoPro did not turn out as expected. Tan Nguyen found the nest in his front yard and set up his GoPro camera in the tree to capture the action. He got much more than he bargained for and now his nature video has amassed over 5 million views […]

How to avoid flickering lights when shooting video

Anybody who’s ever shot video indoors will, at some point, have come across the issue of flickering lights and scanlines moving up and down your image while trying to record. Well, Jonas Stenstrom of Rob & Jonas’ Filmmaking Tips is here to help, explaining exactly what causes this and how to overcome it, even when your frame rate doesn’t […]

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Typical. You wait ages for a bus to show up, and then one suddenly photobombs your demolition video

It’s typical.  You wait forever for a bus to come along, and then they always seem to show up right when you don’t need them any more.  The creator of this video, which was supposed to be of the demolition of a high rise block of flats a few days ago in Glasgow, Scotland, certainly […]

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Snowdonia: an inspiring video that will help take your photography to the next level

What do you do when your photographic endeavors go from exciting and passionate to stale and stagnant? If you’re anything like photographer Sean Tucker, you pack up your gear, hop in your car and take some time to simply find yourself in a new, challenging photography environment. #instagram #usedarkroom #snapseed #photography #landscape #snow #Snowdonia #rocky […]

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Photographer invents a chassis to turn your iPhone 6S/6S Plus into a camera rig

I get the charm of shooting video on an iPhone, especially since picking up an iPhone SE.  It’s small, it’s always with you, and the video it can produce is pretty impressive.  But where my SE has the advantage of a slew of cases available that let me hook it up to all kinds of other video shooting […]

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Photographer invents a chassis to turn your iPhone 6S/6S Plus into a camera rig

I get the charm of shooting video on an iPhone, especially since picking up an iPhone SE.  It’s small, it’s always with you, and the video it can produce is pretty impressive.  But where my SE has the advantage of a slew of cases available that let me hook it up to all kinds of other video shooting […]

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Atomos releases an update for their recorder monitors adding HDR Video support for free

Atomos have announced at NAB2016 that they are allowing owners of Atomos recorders to update their firmware to all of their devices except the Ninja 2, giving everybody the ability to record HDR video absolutely free. Now, I know what you’re thinking.  HDR.  It’s usually pretty hideous, overdone, ugly, etc., but when it comes to […]

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