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Worth the Upgrade? Sennheiser G3 vs G4

June 21, 2018 By Morgan 1 Comment

A New Era We’ve been using the Sennheiser G3 for all of our video work over the past couple of years. When Sennheiser reached out to us to see if we’d like to review their new G4 for them, we, of course, said yes. Win 2×2 Intellytech LiteCloth! The Sennheiser G3’s were the industry standard […]

5 Reasons the f/4 70-210mm Might Be Right For You

June 14, 2018 By Morgan 3 Comments

Telephoto Lens Choice Most of the time when looking at a telephoto lens option, one must choose between an f/2.8 lens and an f/4 lens. All f/2.8 lenses will be much more expensive than an f/4 lens. Since the lens has to open up wider, there are more elements or more expensive glass inside the […]

Laws of Light: Shooting in Direct Sun

June 7, 2018 By Morgan 4 Comments

The Difficulty of Shooting in Direct Sun A lot of the times when you’re shooting in direct sun, it’s very harsh on your subject’s face. Many people try not to put themselves in this situation because of it. Sometimes you have no choice, or maybe you like the location a lot so you have to […]

Why You’ve Been Organizing Your Camera Equipment the Wrong Way

June 5, 2018 By Morgan 4 Comments

The Good Old Days Everyone starts off with one camera and lens. Then everyone moves along and grabs a few more lenses, and a few more, and a few more! Sooner or later you have to upgrade your bag to fit your gear. And then you find yourself in a predicament. Now you have a […]

Correcting White Balance Using a Color Chart in Photoshop

May 31, 2018 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Tesla Coils and ArcAttack Julene and I were in Huston earlier this month and decided to hit up this band called ArcAttack! They use giant tesla coils to create music. I got my gong out to join in on the fun. Being Safe We are playing with electricity here and so the first step was […]

Camera Comparison: Sony a7R III vs Sony a7 III vs Nikon D850

May 24, 2018 By Morgan 17 Comments

The Top 2018 Cameras The Sony a7R III, a7 III, and Nikon D850 have been making waves this year and are in the conversation for best camera you can buy right now. Unfortunately, Canon didn’t show up to the party and haven’t made a camera the competes as well as these three can. Sony has […]

Travel with Seamless Just Got Easier with 86” Savage Paper

May 22, 2018 By Morgan 6 Comments

Savage Seamless Paper Have you ever had a hard time getting your seamless paper in the back of your car? It can be tough, especially in smaller vehicles like the Toyota Prius. As cars are getting smaller, the challenge of fitting a nine-foot seamless doesn’t make sense anymore. In the past, we’ve bent, rolled, […]

Capture the Action: Useful Application of a Pistol Grip Camera Handle

May 17, 2018 By Morgan Leave a Comment

The New Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 263CGHT Carbon Fiber Kit Vanguard has come out with a great bundle deal for people looking at creating an awesome tripod package for sports and action photography. The pistol grip form factor gives you so much flexibility to frame your shots and get the images you want. The trigger […]

TSA Battery Restrictions – Flying with Lithium Ion

May 15, 2018 By Morgan 3 Comments

Congratulations! You just got hired to travel for your photography/video services! The question now becomes: how do you get your batteries on the airplane? Does TSA have anything to say about it? Since the Galaxy smartphone explosions, people have been paranoid about lithium-ion batteries exploding on board (you actually have a higher chance of getting struck […]

Action Photography Using the Tamron 100-400mm Lens

May 10, 2018 By Morgan 3 Comments

Using the Tamron 100-400mm lens The new 100-400mm lens from Tamron is a great choice for the budget sports or action photographer. We decided to test it out here at the Santa Anita Race Track since horses are fast and catching their action in place would really test out this lens. Since the horses are […]