Putting Lipstick on a Pig (Color Timing)

Remember UnderCover, that pig movie I was producing? The one where I said I would give you a play-by-play into the process of making but kind of slacked off a bit. Yeah, that one. Well, it’s officially done. And it’s really funny. This post is a little...

Grilled Food Photography

So here’s one of the images from the food photography shoot. And here’s the lighting setup: My main goal was to fill the image with as much soft light as possible. This setup is what I settled with later on. Main light behind the food, kind of low to rake...

Cheesy Photos

Heading back from Vero Beach after a grilled cheese photo shoot. It’s for Grilligans, this awesome resturaunt that makes a variety of grilled cheese sandwiches and delicious shakes (a perk of food photography is you get to try everything). Here’s a teaser...

Jennifer’s Body Cinematography Journal

Great collection of posts by D.P. David Mullen, ASC on shooting Jennifer’s Body. Getting the call: http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=28929 During Prep and Production: http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=29595 Nearing...

Flip You: How Flip Video Lost Me as a Customer

You might remember a few posts back I wrote about the Flip camera fiasco when I went swimming with dolphins. If not, don’t worry. The bottom line is I had a first generation Flip video camera, but I wanted to get some HD underwater footage. So I bought a Flip...