Posted by Jaron Schneider on May 18, 2012 ·
If you spend much time on the app store (or even if you don’t) you are inundated with the hundreds of camera apps, every single one of them claiming to be the greatest thing ever. Camera Awesome is no exception. I mean, they make quite the bold statement in the name of the app alone. [...]
Posted by Jaron Schneider on May 17, 2012 ·
In the past week, we have reported on some hot button issues. First we dropped the story regarding Time Magazine’s controversial cover. Not long after, Elle Brazil was next up to the plate with yet another contentious cover. Let’s look at what some of you had to say and discuss the issues further, because I [...]
Posted by Pratik Naik on May 16, 2012 ·
Behind the scenes shots are always fun, especially when it’s from really great movies. You get to see characters in their real element still dressed as their on-screen characters. These images are just awesome. These are rarely seen images of the cast of Star Wars that I am pretty sure you’ll enjoy. [...]
Posted by Lauren Jonas on May 11, 2012 ·
Photographer Martin Schoeller recently shot this TIME Magazine cover on an extended method of motherhood. The featured cover shows an image of a young mom and her son, still breastfeeding at age 3. While there is no right or wrong time to stop breastfeeding, these images have stirred up quite the controversy on just that. [...]
Posted by Lauren Jonas on May 11, 2012 ·
Lee Morris, Jaron Schneider and I want to meet up with local photographers and friends THIS Sunday May 13th. Come join us for drinks and conversation at Vinyl Wine bar from 7pm-10pm. Vinyl Wine Bar 359 Divisadero St. SF, CA 94117 (415) 621-4132
Posted by Pratik Naik on May 9, 2012 ·
The square Instagram App icon has become very well known to most of us. What if it was real? The team over at ADR studios rendered what it would look like if the icon became a real camera. Would it be something that you would buy if it was a possibility? [...]
Posted by Lee Morris on May 9, 2012 ·
Currently (as of 4pm eastern time) Scott Kelby’s live tv show is currently on the air with guest Peter Hurley. Head over to Kelbytv.com/thegrid to watch Peter’s interview live.
Posted by Mike Kelley on May 9, 2012 ·
As anyone who has tried to shoot video with a DSLR knows, creating a smooth, professional follow-focus motion can be a bit of a nightmare unless you’re willing to shell out for high-end equipment, and then deal with lugging it all around. How about a $45 solution that gets amazing results and works on any [...]
Posted by Philip Bloom on May 7, 2012 ·
ETHICS STATEMENT: I have not been paid by Adobe to use Premiere. I have all the main NLEs and I have been BETA testing CS6 for a few months. The improvements as detailed below convinced me to go with the CS6. I have no financial relationship with Adobe. Read more on my ethics statement here.
I learnt to edit tape to tape about 16 years ago at Sky News whist working as a News Cameraman. It made my [...]
Posted by Pratik Naik on May 6, 2012 ·
Arizona based photographer, Michael Kloth, started taking photos of sheltered cats in hopes to get them adopted by showing their personalities. “My experience has been that quality photography is the first step in marketing these furry works of art to potential adopters. It is my hope that I can use these local animals as a [...]
Posted by Mike Wilkinson on April 30, 2012 ·
When I first saw the link to this interactive short “Darkroom”, I was expecting some sort of YouTube style Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, where I’d have to click on links to new videos. Much to my surprise though, it was nothing of the sort. In this unique video by Vimeo User FIAP, you will want to grab your [...]
Posted by Philip Bloom on April 27, 2012 ·
I don’t often do posts just on other people’s work unless it is pretty special. I have my own Vimeo Channel that has my favourite work on it. Please check it out here by clicking the image below.
My friend Shawn Reeder has made this beautiful video Yosemite: Range of Light. It is one of the most beautiful timelapse films I have ever seen. Enjoy!
Yosemite Range of Light from Shawn Reeder [...]
Posted by Mike Kelley on April 26, 2012 ·
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’re probably familiar with LensRentals.com, which is one of the most popular camera gear rental shops in the world, if not the most popular. We recently had the chance to sit down with the LensRentals team and learn everything about what just [...]
Posted by Amy Hobbs on April 25, 2012 ·
I’m kind of obsessed with stop motion, and have dabbled in it from time to time. But this particular stop motion video is top notch. Watch as a pair of hands (belonging to an artist named Hagen Reiling) draw the story of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea. The camera work and edit [...]
Posted by Amy Hobbs on April 25, 2012 ·
I’m kind of obsessed with stop motion, and have dabbled in it from time to time. But this particular stop motion video is top notch. Watch as a pair of hands (belonging to an artist named Hagen Reiling) draw the story of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea. The camera work and edit [...]
Posted by Mike Kelley on April 25, 2012 ·
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’re probably familiar with LensRentals.com, which is one of the most popular camera gear rental shops in the world, if not the most popular. We recently had the chance to sit down with the LensRentals team and learn everything about what just [...]
Posted by Lauren Jonas on April 24, 2012 ·
As a photographer just starting my own wedding photography business, I quickly realized how much pro gear really costs. I don’t shoot often enough to afford all of the gear that I need but when I do have a shoot, I like to use professional gear and I like to have backups in case something [...]
Posted by Amy Hobbs on April 23, 2012 ·
This is the kind of project that I find exciting, inventive, and…kinda gross. A group of German garbage men are taking some pretty amazing pinhole photos using dumpsters as cameras. They simply drill a hole in the dumpster and expose the image onto a giant sheet of photo paper. Each shot requires about an hour [...]
Posted by Mike Kelley on April 21, 2012 ·
Ready to drop your jaw? Richard Kendall doesn’t really care if you’re ready or not, and he’s decided that it’s going to drop. This is seriously cool. He took the bullet-camera idea from The Matrix/X-Games (think the whole “40 cameras in a ring shooting simultaneously” thing that we’ve all seen a hundred times), but slow [...]
Posted by Amy Hobbs on April 14, 2012 ·
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 [...]
Posted by Jaron Schneider on April 10, 2012 ·
Ok, so the Lord of the Rings reference is a bit dramatic. But photographers ask this question of each other all the time: “What lens could you not go without?” Imagine that you had to pick one lens for your camera for the rest of your life. Which lens would that be? Could you be [...]
Posted by Mike Wilkinson on April 9, 2012 ·
Oscar-winning writer Andrew Stanton, who’s credit list includes WALL-E, Toy Story, and Finding Nemo among others, was featured in a recent TEDTalks Video sharing his insights onto storytelling, and what it takes to make them compelling enough to captivate an audience. There is a ton of great information here, and it really does go to [...]
Posted by Amy Hobbs on April 7, 2012 ·
These stunning nightscapes were captured by German advertising photographer Michael Schnabel. He calls the series “Stille Berge” which is German for “still mountains.” The images were taken in the Alps during the dead of night. It was so dark in fact that a one-hour exposure was requiredf. At first glance they look a lot like [...]
Posted by Corey Melton on April 1, 2012 ·
Let’s Colour is a worldwide initiative to transform grey spaces with colourful paint, and the results are quite incredible! This film was shot by Adam Berg over four weeks in Brazil, France, London and India. Every one of these locations has been transformed by a palette consisting of 120 different colours. The people in the [...]
Posted by Mike Wilkinson on March 30, 2012 ·
Shown at Sundance this year, the project called Bear 71 is unique spin on a documentary concept. Using an interactive graphical interface, the user can explore Canada’s Bow Valley, and click on points of interest like wolves and bears. It’s also a linear story being told through a warm, inviting voiceover, while video clips that [...]