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Shooting Sequenses with Chase Jarvis

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:54:02 +0000

Here is a nice little piece from Chase Jarvis that shows you how to shoot a hot sequence shot. Some good tips to know.

Adobe Elements 8

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:50:20 +0000

Adobe just announced the availability of Photoshop Elements version 8. Looks like I can finally ditch the full version of photoshop and just use Elements. Much cheaper ($79) and does everything I need. Sit through the whole video if you want to see some amazing stuff you can do with Photoshop Elements 8.

This video is by Terry White. Check out his blog for some good posts on tech gear, gadgets and photography.

Cool time lapse of a guy and his beard.

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:17:21 +0000

I love the way the background moves.

Another day another camera

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:15:18 +0000

Seems like every other week someone comes out with a new waterproof camera. This week Pentax unveils the WS80. I don’t think their last introduction the W80 is even shipping yet. Available in black with orange accents or white with purple accents, the PENTAX Optio WS80 will ship in September 2009 for $249.95 USD.

I am still holding out for my perfect point and shoot. I would need to have all the following features.

• Waterproof down to 30 feet. 60 would be excellent.

• At least 8 Megapixel with nice low light quality.

• HD Video 720p should be just fine

• Time Lapse similar to the Canon G9

• Slow Motion similar to the Casio EX_FC100

• Panorama Assistant

• Pocketable

This would make the perfect take everywhere camera. Rain or shine.

Nikon Coolpix S1000PJ

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:05:05 +0000

Nikon today introduced an interesting point and shoot camera. Forget all the other specs, this thing has a built in projector! Sure it is probably gimmicky but we have to start somewhere. Check out the full details at Nikon USA or DPreview.

New Nikon Gear

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:56:03 +0000

If you happen to be a Nikon owner or potential Nikon owner you may want to check out the new gear they announced this week. DPreview is probably your best bet for now. The most interesting is the Nikon D300s. It should catch the eye of both the photo and video crowd with autofocus 720P video as well as external mic jack. Also be sure to check out the Nikon Mini-site For the full frame crowd check out the new AF-S NIKKOR 70-200MM F/2.8G ED VR II. All the goodness of the original with a better low light slow shutter shooting and edge to edge clarity on full frame cameras.

Other items of interest include a revised AF-S DX 18-200mm VR II lens and an entry level D3000 DSLR.

Flickriver

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:55:14 +0000

Here is a quick little video I put together about flickriver.

Click over to the bottom right of the video and select HD if your bandwidth supports it.

Transform

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:51:39 +0000

Great video that applies to more than just photography.

Cleaning your camera gear

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:56:23 +0000

Moose Peterson has a nice series of videos on cleaning your camera equipment. The videos cover every aspect of your camera including some that you shouldn’t mess with unless you are a pro.

If you have questions about cleaning your camera or lenses check these videos out, you are sure to pick up a good tip or two. In the videos he uses lensclens. (Possibly the worst web site I have seen in a long time) Does anyone know a source other than direct to get the stuff?

This is part 4.

Here are the direct links to the other videos.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Photography is not a crime

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:19:05 +0000

This is The Colbert Reports humorous look at the recent problem of photographers getting harassed for doing what photographers do. Take pictures.

New waterproof camera

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:48:08 +0000

I have been looking for a replacement for my old Pentax Optio. I loved mine but haven’t heard great things about some of the later models. I love the pix and particularly the video quality of my Panasonic LX3. If this has the same video quality of the LX3 in a waterproof form factor will have to pickup one for use as my take everywhere, no really everywhere camera. The LX3 is great but can be a bit bulky and I wouldn’t want to take it to the beach. I took it skiing last week and got some great video but I was a little nervous I would break it. It made it home just fine but I wouldn’t want to take it to many more times and expect it to work. I like the idea of using a camera like this as a video camera.

Coming in April Panasonic will be releasing the Lumix DMC-TS1D. It features a LEICA lens with 4.6x optical zoom (28mm-129mm). The camera body is waterproof to 3 meters. It can shoot in temperatures as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit and it has passed drop tests at a height of about 4.92 ft.

The camera shoots in AVCHD format – lets you shoot HD motion images for a longer time
The TS1 records HD motion images at a smooth 60 frames per second with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution. It uses the AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264) format, which stores less data than other formats and thus lets you shoot more minutes of HD motion images before running out of memory.
Here are some pix. Head over to Imaging Insider or Panasonic for more details.

Here is the LX3 video from my ski trip for reference. Click here then hit the watch in HD to see a better version.

You can also click on the HQ on the right side of the video

Picasa for Mac!

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:33:56 +0000

Not happy with iphoto? Take a look at Picasa from Google, now available for the Mac. This and/or Adobe Lightroom is what I recommend to all my PC using friends.

LIke what you saw? Download it for free here

One year in 40 seconds

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:12:50 +0000

Cool time lapse video.

The President’s Photographer

admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:00:04 +0000

An interesting look at the presidential photographer.

Best Enthusiast Camera 2008

admin — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:44:43 +0000

LX3 takes the prize in the category or Best Enthusiast camera for 2008 See DPreview for the details.

Still time to pick one up for Christmas.

“Panasonic DMC-LX3 $410

If you want to get the same thing with a little more cache but the same performance get the Leica

“Leica DLUX 4 10.1-megapixel Digital Still Camera” (Leica) $849 Ouch! That’s a lot of dough for a red dot.