Dolphin Bay from Joey Daoud on Vimeo. A few weeks back when I went up to the film school to take pictures at their Gala, I was invited to tag along to go swimming with dolphins and film it. Um, awesome. Gabrielle has been swimming with this same pod off the coast of...
Cameras
Cherries Falling in Slow Motion
Sony EX1 Slow Motion Test from Joey Daoud on Vimeo. I know what's been keeping you up at night. You've been wondering, if you have a Sony EX1, what settings get you the best looking slow motion: shooting 720 60p or 720 30p with S&Q at 60? Well, lose sleep no more...
Where the Wild Lensbabies Are
Using the Lensbaby in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and the NY Times feature article on Spike Jonze and the making of Where the Wild Things Are
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...
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 photo. I'll...
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 across the...
RED: The Ultimate Guide Interview with Author Noah Kadner
Despite how long the RED camera has been out, RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera is one of the first books to tackle all the details of the camera. The author of the book, Noah Kadner, was cool enough to answer a few questions on his new book...
Roger Rabbit’s Eyelines
via 37signals
The DIY Dolly Club
Filming a documentary in a robot workshop has its advantages, like a wide assortment of available tools and constant motivation to build something of your own. So I decided to take on the DIY dolly - the one with skateboard wheels on PVC pipe track - and join the club...