Breaking the Sound Barrier
I’ve been wrestling with audio quality lately and losing every match. When shooting video with a DSLR—in my case with a Nikon D300s—the problem has been capturing quality sound. The […]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Go (Low) with the Flow…
A Cam Caddie Scorpion arrived today and I was blown away. At first, I thought it can’t be this simple…surely a more intricate rig is called for. Hell, companies are […]
Shoot the Piano Player
A pianist practices the scales, running fingers across the keys. It’s exercise, conditioning, keeping in shape. Music is almost beside the point. This practice serves to make one a better […]
The ‘Noise’ of Summer
Summer officially begins today and that’s a good excuse for a party with noise-makers. Joyful noise is always welcome, but not the noise we find in our party photos. High ISO […]
“Lost” Weekend
Chris DiGirolamo at Two for the Show Media have been showering us with some cool jazz lately. Indeed, I was knocked out of my chair this weekend by trumpeter Suresh Singaratnam‘s new […]
FlashBenders Have Landed!
Sorry, but I couldn’t resist the parody. I was so excited to receive a set of Rogue FlashBenders from ExpoImaging that I went a little nuts. (Hope photographer John Keatley […]
Weekend Reads
Books have been piling up on my desk again, more than I can possibly cover. Naturally I choose the ones that pop out at me—like Martin Evening’s Adobe Photoshop CS5 […]
Going Straight
In a recent post I talked about Lightroom 3 and its ability to import video files. Well here’s another feature I really like: being able to quickly correct lens distortion, aberration, […]
Well it’s about time…
Starting July 1st, Starbucks will offer FREE Wi-Fi at most locations in the U.S. Finally! Who do we have to thank for this? Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz? Nope. Thank Ronald […]
Lightroom, Cameras, Action…
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 has arrived and shutterbugs are smiling. There are plenty of reasons to upgrade from the previous version, and I’ll be discussing them in future posts. One […]
