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Canon EOS 5D Mark III Metering Problem Acknowledged
Posted by Photo-John on April 16, 2012 · 0 Comment
Over the past couple of weeks, reports started to appear on the Internet about light leaks with Canon’s new EOS 5D Mark III full frame digital SLR. Canon has confirmed that there’s a problem in an official “product advisory.” Apparently, the problem happens when you use the top panel LCD display illumination in very low light. Canon says that the problem is actually a metering issue and [...]
NAB 2: Another day, another camera! Blackmagic Cinema camera announced
Posted by Philip Bloom on April 16, 2012 · 0 Comment
This really is the NAB of new camera releases. Hot off the heels of the Canon C500, 1D-C and the Sony FS700, Blackmagic Design who are known for their recorders and transcoding boxes have announced a new cinema camera! Bloody hell!
I haven’t see it and can’t find any pictures. But I will be at the show later and will check it out then! It’s specs that have been released are very [...]
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[Video] Sony NEX-FS700 Hands on Video Overview
Posted by Corey Melton on April 15, 2012 · 0 Comment
This week the Fstop Academy released some BTS footage and a short film shot with the new Sony NEX-FS700. On their site they also have a great write up as well as a complete video overview reviewing Sony’s new 4k Super 35mm toy for the video boys. Enjoy!
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[News] NAB 2012 Update!
If you’ve missed the news, NAB 2012 is going on right now. NAB is the big video show that gives professional broadcasting companies something to look forward to. To that point, there are budget options and other video announcements that are sure to peak the interests of budget shooters as well. So far, Apple, Fujinon, [...]
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[Pics] ’3D’ In The 1930′s – Viewing Old Pictures Of Paris Through Sterographs
Posted by Pratik Naik on April 15, 2012 · 0 Comment
Alex was browsing through a thrift store in Paris where he came across an old sterograph viewer from the 1930′s. One item that sealed the deal on the sale was when the store owner told him that it came with a box filled with 50 glass plates. With it, came a view into a how [...]
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[Pics] Incredible Images Of Life On The Titanic
Posted by Nicholas Gore on April 15, 2012 · 0 Comment
As today is the 100th aniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, I thought it would be appropriate to share some really cool images of life aboard the famous ocean liner. These were all taken by Father Francis Brown and give us a glimpse of some of the day to day activities on board Titanic. [...]
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[Workflow] Three Pro Shooters Share Their Workflows
Posted by Nick Leadlay on April 14, 2012 · 0 Comment
Having a professional photographer explain exactly how they made a photo from start to finish is something that will always interest me. Having three photographers do this is obviously even better. In this short interview series we get to peak over the shoulders of photographers Romain Laurent, Raïssa Venables and Mat Baker as they explain [...]
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[Fun] Test Your Skills in this Virtual Lighting Studio
Here’s a fun Saturday morning activity for you – try your hand at lighting a virtual model in this Virtual Lighting Studio. It’s pretty simple, and very addicting. For each light, you’ll choose the source – a bare strobe, softbox, or ringlight. Then just decide the power, gel colors, placement and distance. Maybe for the [...]
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[News] It’s Official: Canon 5DMkIII’s Backlight Affects Exposure
Canon has issued a product advisory for the 5D MkIII, admitting that the company’s newest addition currently on shelves has some issues exposing correctly while the backlight is on. Canon is working on the issue, but has not yet stated anything specific about possible solutions… It’s important to note that this issue only happens in [...]
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[Gear] A Camera that Creates 3D Models of Rooms in Minutes
Creating 3D images of interiors, with furniture, colors and textures is a time consuming process to say the least. But now Matterport, a device prototyped from an Xbox Kinect, uses twin lenses on a hand held unit to render a three dimensional space. This tech obviously has a way to go but the preliminary results [...]
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[Gear] 5D Mark III vs. D800 (Part 2: low light, jpeg, buffering, ergonomics)
In this second installation, Chris Niccolls over at The Camera Store TV, compares the Canon 5D Mark III and Nikon D800, with photojournalist Mike Drew. Mike and Chris look at how these two cameras handle fast action in low light and how JPEG processing compares to the RAW files. What I really dig about this [...]
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[BTSV] An HDR, 35000 photo, 7 month Time-Lapse (for the love of it)
Here’s a brief behind the scenes video featuring Andrew Geraci and Drew Breese in a Q&A regarding their haunting video, “Asylum”. This HDR time-lapse was created from 35,000 photos over 7 months. If you missed this one, it’s here in the full post. As the BTSV reveals, Drew and Andrew made this for no other [...]
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[Gear] See Every Hair, Every Pore, Every Strand of DNA (A 4k Display)
If you are not a seriously hardcore, professional editor then I doubt you will give the Eizo FDH3601 a second glance. With it’s 4k display that supports a resolution of 4,096 x 2,160 pixels or the equivalent of four 1080p displays in a 36.4 inch frame, this monitor would be the perfect companion for Canon’s [...]
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[FStoppers Original] BTS Video With Surreal Portrait Photographer Rob Woodcox
Posted by Mike Wilkinson on April 13, 2012 · 0 Comment
I’ve always been amazed by artists who have the ability to take a vision of something that doesn’t actually exist, and then produce a surreal image of it in fine detail. One such artist is photographer Rob Woodcox, and this past winter I got the chance to capture some behind the scenes footage of a [...]
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[News] 16 Cameras in a Haunted House (an interactive story)
Is there anything new under the sun? Has it all been done before? Maybe… but the shadows are a different story. “Haunted” is a paranormal thriller that takes place in a haunted house over the course of 48 hours. This awesomely interactive narrative was filmed using 16 cameras spread through out the various rooms and [...]
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NAB 1: The 4k exposition continues…4k Canon DSLR and the C500
Posted by Philip Bloom on April 12, 2012 · 0 Comment
I will try and do a few blog posts here at NAB…It’s a few days before we start but we are off!
Another day another couple of cameras announced…well it seems that way!
Hot on the heels on the very competitively prices Sony FS700 which should go for around £6k plus tax in England comes the Canon 4K DSLR, the EOS 1D-C and a sneak peak at the C500…
The 4k DSLR has been [...]
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[FStoppers Review] Atomos Ninja External Recorder With Nikon D800
Posted by Patrick Hall on April 12, 2012 · 0 Comment
There is no doubt that Nikon and Canon are putting a lot of effort in creating better video features in their flagship DSLR cameras. One of the most talked about new features has been Nikon’s clean, uncompressed 1080p output from the camera’s HDMI connector. Both the Nikon D800 and Nikon D4 DSLR cameras allow for [...]
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[News] Major Canon Video Announcements — 1D C and C500!
Canon unloaded a ton of news this morning. Apart from specifically releasing specifications for the EOS 1D C (Cine) DSLR and the C500, they’re also apparently working on a few other things, including four lenses and other 4K cameras — the C300 was definitely just the beginning. Full specs and tons of photos after the [...]
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[Pics] Flickr Spotlight #11 – Amazing Photos Of Dancers
Posted by Noam Galai on April 12, 2012 · 0 Comment
From my experience as a photographer, dancers are the best models out there by far. I’ll always prefer shooting a dancer with no modeling experience, than someone who cant dance and have some experience. They Know how to move, how to control their body and positions. They have grace, and usually with them I get [...]
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The Diamond Magic: Mini doc shot on C300 “bare bones” style
Posted by Philip Bloom on April 12, 2012 · 0 Comment
I am writing this at London’s Gatwick airport waiting to board a flight to Vegas and NAB. Just 48 hours after getting home from Australia! UGH. Travelling sucks. Trust me…it’s not glamorous. It’s exhausting. But I am looking forward to catching up with all my friends and meeting lots of great new people.
Canon are about to announce exciting new cameras. They have been very [...]
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[News] Canon Cinema EOS 1D, C100, and C500 Coming Soon?
EOSHD.com reports that Canon is working on both lower- and higher-end versions of the C300, the C100 and C500. While we’re unsure about the C100, new rumors indicate that Canon could be ready to announce the C500 along with the previously rumored Cinema EOS 1D DSLR made specifically for video! And all this could happen [...]
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[Pics] Color Photos From America’s Depression: 1939-1943
Posted by Nick Leadlay on April 11, 2012 · 0 Comment
It’s safe to say that most people probably haven’t seen color photos of small town America during the tail end of the Great Depression. There is good reason for this, as the photos in this post are some of the only color photos taken during this time. Captured between 1939 and 1943 these photos show [...]
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[BTS] Shooting With The Olympus i-SPEED 3 In The Paris Metropolitan
This is a really interesting behind the scenes video of the shoot for the music video for “What I Like” by Blake. The Olympus camera highlighted in the video was used at some crazy frame rates, from 100 to 400fps. Also, check out the bicycle dolly they’re using at the end of the video. Pretty [...]
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[Interview] The Strange World Of Steven Klein
This is a really interesting interview with Photographer Steven Klein, talking about his work, especially his then recent work with Madonna. I liked what he was saying about collaboration with his models, and how it’s good to work with people that you can collaborate with, instead of taking just their ideas or vice versa. His [...]
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[BTS] Guess Jeans Spring/Summer Photoshoot
So this video is mostly just absurdly attractive people having their pictures taken, but this video really gives you a great idea as to how big the scale of these productions are. They also seem to be using a lot of natural light for these shoots, which is kind of amazing. I won’t lie to [...]
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