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Worth the Upgrade? Sennheiser G3 vs G4

June 21, 2018 By Morgan

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 […]

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

June 14, 2018 By Morgan

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 […]

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Laws of Light: Shooting in Direct Sun

June 7, 2018 By Morgan

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 […]

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Correcting White Balance Using a Color Chart in Photoshop

May 31, 2018 By Morgan

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 […]

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

May 17, 2018 By Morgan

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 […]

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Action Photography Using the Tamron 100-400mm Lens

May 10, 2018 By Morgan

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 […]

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Laws of Light: Shaping Light with Flags

April 19, 2018 By Morgan

Fun with Flags What do we mean when we say flags? When someone is referring to a flag on set, what do they mean? Other names for flags include scrim jim or silk. But for the purposes of this video, we’ll be referring to them as flags. There are different type of flags that cut, […]

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Panasonic Mirrorless Showdown: GH5 vs GH5s

April 12, 2018 By Morgan

Mirrorless Showdown Panasonic has been at the forefront of the mirrorless camera revolution ever since the GH5 came out a few years ago. Now they’ve added an ‘S’ to their lineup, similar to what Sony is doing with the a7 category. Does the ‘S’ also stand for better low-light performance? Let’s find out! Shameless Shoutout […]

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The BEST Camera Settings for Time Lapse: Shooting and Processing

March 29, 2018 By Morgan

We took a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park to shoot some time-lapse video! And we thought it would be a great opportunity to talk about the basics of time lapse and things you should always remember before shooting! These are the camera settings you should have at all time when you are doing time […]

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Laws of Light: 5 Portrait Lighting Setups Using One Light

March 15, 2018 By Morgan

Portrait Lighting The five portrait lighting positions are the key to being successful in the studio. You can also apply these principles on-set as well. When you’re just starting out, the five lighting setups we’re going to talk about today will help as a jumping off point for your own creativity. Tamron 35 mm f/1.8 […]

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