As a photographer, there’s no doubt you understand good composition and what it takes to create a beautiful image. But when moving to videography, master these four things to ensure a smooth transition to high-quality video acquisition. Stability Now that you are shooting video, you’re capturing multiple frames per second
Holidays and get-togethers bring joy, laughter, and cherished moments with family and friends. For those of us who love to capture these stories on film, ensuring high-quality audio is often overlooked. In this guide, we’ll explore three levels of audio capture, catering to levels from budget to professional-level equipment. Audio
Mobile phones are so great these days — the use and functionality of them are far superior to in the past. Recording video with your smartphone is accessible to everyone, but these five handy hints may help make your videos even better. Keep it steady Smartphones are light and small.
So often someone will take the time to light the talent to look great but forget to light the background and give the image some depth: One method is to use a Cucoloris. Some will refer to it as a cookie cutter: As you can see in the above image
Kids are going back to school and another year of memories are waiting to be captured. Parents always remember to take the required “first day of school” photo, but often don’t think about recording video memories. This quick guide will help you get the best video clips of your child.
Video shot with a DSLR or mirrorless camera is recorded linearly. Most of the video’s information is in the brightest f/stop, leaving very little data for the shadows. Log formats smooth out this uneven distribution of image information. Understanding linear video is the foundation for getting to know and love
The number of video size formats available in even entry-level still cameras can be really challenging to understand. Here is what they are, where they came from and why. Aspect ratios These are the dimensions of a video screen shown as width to height. Standard television had an aspect ratio
Not sure what you’re walking into for your next video or photo project? In this ThinkTAP Learn video, instructor Richard Harrington walks you through how to effectively plan during a site survey. Want to learn more about how to take part in an effective survey? Check out the Site Surveys
Intellectual property? What is intellectual property and how/why does it matter in videos for stock? These are top-of-mind issues that all videographers want to be well aware of when capturing footage destined for Adobe Stock. Intellectual Property (IP) Simply, IP is a brand on a product, a trademarked shape or
Video clips are one of the best ways to both record memories and bring a little extra cash. Mirrorless cameras are ideal for making videos, but shooting video is very different from shooting still photographs. If you haven’t read Richard Harrington’s articles about making videos, then it’s time you started
I shoot a lot of images on my iPhone. It’s the camera that’s always with me when I stumble upon something interesting. In 2015 Apple introduced Live Photos at the iPhone 6s release, which creates a video showing the moments right before and right after you take a picture. These “sidecar” video files
Sometimes I forget to pack a remote shutter release when I stumble upon an HDR scene. Luckily I can set up a Sony A7 series camera to shoot a bracketed series of images with a self-timer. Press the Menu button on the upper-left backside of the camera. Navigate to the
