The Great Camera Shootout 2011: SCCE ~ Episode Two | Zacuto USA. Part 2 of Zacuto's camera shootout is up. This one covers Sensors and Sensitivity. Wasn't as mind blowing as the first one but still very informative.
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Coffee Meets Celluloid: Caffeine as Developer
Interesting article on using coffee, tea, or vitamin c as a developer. Caffeine apparently works really well as a developing agent - how cool is that! Yes, it will take a lot longer (25 minutes for T-Max 400) and more light (rated at ISO 100), but if you're shooting...
The Great Camera Shootout 2011 – RIP Film
The Great Camera Shootout 2011: SCCE ~ Episode One | Zacuto USA. Last year Zacuto did the very informative 2010 shootout between DSLRs. They're back again with an enormous production comparing 11 cinema cameras, cameras (and film stocks) that could be used to shoot a...
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...
Roger Rabbit’s Eyelines
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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...
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...
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...
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...