Photofocus Podcast February 28, 2017 — Mirrorless with Scott Bourne & Marco Larousse

Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics on this episode of the Photofocus #Mirrorless Show: Scott shares his impressions regarding mirrorless cameras from the WPPI trade show for wedding and portrait photographers in Las Vegas. Scott and Marco share their impressions from the new Fujifilm GFX 50s mirrorless medium format camera in comparison to the Hasselblad X1D.…

Blackmagic Design release DaVinci Resolve for Linux and two new low budget control panels

DaVinci Resolve just keeps getting better and better with each new announcement. A long time staple for cinematic colour correction & grading, Resolve recently started adding editing capabilities. Those still have a little way to go, but they’re coming along nicely. Today, though, they’ve announced that DaVinci Resolve is now available for Linux. As well […]

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Improve your aerial footage by learning your drone’s intelligent flight modes

Shooting quality aerial video is the main reason that most people get a drone like the DJI Phantom 4 Pro. So, when your footage doesn’t look that great, it’s a bit of a disappointment. Often, though, the problem is simply down to not understanding how your drone works, and the different flight modes it offers. […]

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How to Plan a Video Project: Preproduction

This post also appears on DPBestflow.org This is Part 2 in our series on planning a project (don’t miss Part 1)  Successful video projects rarely just happen; in fact, they often involve a great deal of planning. Budgets need to be created, contracts drafted, crews booked, and schedules made. A video shoot has many elements:…

Blackmagic’s new 4.6K URSA Mini Pro is three cameras in one

Blackmagic Design’s URSA Mini 4K and URSA Mini 4.6K have been extremely popular amongst cinematographers. And for good reason. They are extremely capable cameras that provide excellent results. But, there are features that users have been asking for. Features that would make them even more powerful and faster to use. In response, Blackmagic Design have […]

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See Nikon’s 105mm f/1.4 go head to head against the 200mm f/2

When Nikon announced its new 105mm f/1.4E ED lens last year, it got a lot of attention. And it’s easy to see why. 105mm is an ideal portrait focal length for many photographers, and personally it’s where I find I spend the most time for portraits, too. One photographer who was particularly interested in checking […]

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