What a great quote and it perfectly sums up this whole video/stills balance.
So, I thought I’d drop in a few thoughts of my own about this whole "convergence" debate of mixing stills and video for the professional photographer.
First up, I’ve tried a few bits and pieces and I can’t see a way of making it work. I’ll get that right off my chest now. Just because my camera can take excellent video (and Vince Laforet’s work shows that) doesn’t mean I should.
Issue 1) When I’m in stills frame of mind, …
Helping you understand the difference between shadow contrasts, shadow transitions and lighting ratios, this podcast will let you describe and re-create any lighting setup.
“Oblique Strategies” is a tool invented by Brian Eno (of Roxy Music fame) to help creative’s get past creative blocks.
This podcast talks a little bit about Oblique Strategies and how to get your mojo running when you’re feeling a little stuck
You know you have to!
I’ve been asked several times recently about my backup strategy, so I thought I’d write a quick post about how my backups are handled.
OFF THE CAMERA
I have written a special piece of software that downloads the images of the CF card. It creates some working folders for me, separates out images that need rotating, RAW files from JPEGS and Movie files all to separate folders.
At the same time, it creates a duplicate of all these files onto a second internal hard disk. So straight out of …
Just got back from the first day, I’ve only been down to the trade show, would like to do the convention as well, but couldn’t make the time this year.
So, here’s a quick view of the trade floor:
1) Very crowded, it’s a shame a little more space would go a long way, goodness knows what it will be like at the weekend! Sort of related, but there’s very limited parking at the hotel too.
2) Lots of album and print suppliers – surprise surprise – I’ll come back to this in …
