The tilt-shift effect has become quite common in regular ground based timelapse sequences. So much so, that we’re a little sick of seeing it. Not because we don’t like the effect, just that so many people do it quite badly. The same is true with drone tilt shift videos. I’ve seen a handful of really […]
A motorised gimbal is one of the most useful tools you can get today for camera stabilisation. They’remuch easier to get to grips with than a steadicam style stabiliser, and their prices have come down dramatically in the last year or so.For mobile phones, action cameras, DSLRs or even big RED setups, they areabsolutely invaluable. […]
It’s been a while now since Nikon’s 100th anniversary products were teased in February. But now, Nikon have finally announced pricing for all of the 100th anniversary equipment. Anniversary and other limited edition kit is often seen as quite collectable. As a result,much of it is simply purchased and put in a display cabinet, never […]
A couple of months ago, Sigma announced two new prime lenses: 135mm F/1.8 DG HSM Art and Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens. After the 135mm, the 14mm is now only days away from preorders. Starting from June 22, 2017, youll be able to preorder this lens for Canon EF, Nikon F and Sigma […]
One thing I’ve learned as I’ve started to do more video stuff is that there’s no such thing as too much b-roll. B-roll is essentially the visual content that plays while you’re hearing something else. Creating it requires as much thought as your main shot. It needs to progress the story, or illustrate something being […]
The soul of an image is not always visible in what the viewer sees, but lives in what the photographer experienced.Uneducated eyes are often all too quick to criticize a black and white image by Henri Cartier-Bresson, without taking into account what he had to create with, and the cutting edge that his work represented […]
Instagram’s been trying hardlately to clean up its act. It’s shut down several popular botting services. The so-called Instagram pods also seem to have been sort-of thwarted. And, for better or worse, they’re constantly tweaking their algorithm to help us see better content. They also took steps to help prevent misrepresented paid content on the […]
Everyones a photographer nowadays. How many times have you heard this phrase? This video from Erik Wahlstrom addresses it, and deals with one question Ive been thinking a lot in this era when photographys so available, what makes a photographer? If everyone is a photographer, is anyone? This question has been on my mind […]
The usual advice is to keep the camera as steady as possible when we attemptto make a photograph. But sometimes adding movement can create great and interesting effects. One such technique for that is to pan with your subject. Whether you shoot action photography or not, learning to pan with your subject is a valuable […]
