I’ve been a Canon user for a very long time, in fact since 1984. Over most of that time, I’ve been pretty happy with Canon. I’ve liked their innovation and their support of what photographers wanted to do with their gear. But over recent years, as my own artistic practice has grown and developed, I …
The VariCam 35 was chosen for the popular BBC One docu-drama The Moorside, the most successful debut of a drama for the Corporation in 15 years. Set on Dewsbury’s Moorside estate, the series follows how a group of ordinary women brought the community together as one to try and find a child who had disappeared …
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I’ve posted a new macro video shot with the Canon MP-E65mm macro lens. And below is another image of obsidian, volcanic glass, shot with the same lens.
Below are some still images and a video I shot with the Canon MP-E65mm macro lens, an amazing lens that covers the 1-5x macro magnification range. All are shot of one piece of obsidian, a natural volcanic glass.
Here’s what caught my attention about photography, video and art in the past week: 10 Zero Budget Filmmaking Tips http://www.raindance.org/blog/10-zero-budget-filmmaking-tips/ Your Basic Filmmaking Kit & Crew: A 3-Level Guide http://www.raindance.org/blog/your-basic-filmmaking-kit-crew-a-3-level-guide/ Video Codecs: What to know – Filmmaking Tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uk6nzYCr7o 8 Honest Behind-The-Scenes Movie Making Documentaries http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/8-honest-behind-the-scenes-documentaries-that-show-both-sides-of-movie-making-dbell.php/2 Alt Script: Four Ways to Control Your Script’s Budget …
A great website came to my attention cinemagraphs.com. The work of Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, the site shows their moving still images. These are animated GIF files that have one element moving within what is basically a still image. If you think of the moving photographs in Harry Potter newspapers you will have …
Tests Confirm CS4 Users Can Save Thousands of Dollars Through Productivity Gains in Everyday Tasks Adobe today announced benchmarking results from an independent research study conducted by Pfeiffer Consulting and commissioned by Adobe. According to the report, features in Adobe Creative Suite 4 software can dramatically increase productivity, efficiency and return on investment. Research shows …
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GET CREATIVE OVER CHRISTMAS AND START 2009 WITH A LENOVO W700 THINKPAD VALUED AT MORE THAN $6,000 Lenovo is running a “Create an ad” competition over the next two months for designers to win a W700 ThinkPad powered by Intel ® Core(TM) 2 Extreme processor valued at $6,399. Designers have to create a YouTube ad …
You can now view YouTube content on AppleTV Apple today announced that YouTube is now live on Apple TV. Users can download the free software update using Apple TV’s built-in software update feature, and then easily navigate through YouTube’s familiar video browsing categories or search for specific videos. YouTube members can also log-in to their …
A Comprehensive Guide to Making Videos That Make Money The Essential Digital Video HandbookA Comprehensive Guide to Making Videos That Make MoneyBy Pete MayRockport Publishers, RotoVision, 2004ISBN: 1 59253 024 9 There is a lot to learn about digital video and many people are coming straight to digital video cold with no prior analog video …