It is becoming more and more common these days to capture video with a HDSLR. If you happen to be one of those people then take a look at this kit from ikan. It includes pretty much everything you need to capture great video in any situation. There’s a HD monitor so your not stuck behind [...]
Take Zero Productions have put together this interesting comparison between the Canon 7D and the Apple iPhone 4. Undoubtedly the 7D (or even a 550D) is still the better camera in regards to quality, etc., but the iPhone 4 is the next best thing to carry around in your back pocket. For the average Starship Monkey, [...]
Finally, its here… iMovie for the iPhone. And not just old-school 640×480, but 720p editing & capture! Whilst the quality of video from the iPhone certainly isn’t on par with purpose built camcorders, it’s certainly “good enough” for the average person. You can now happily record you holiday/adventure, edit it on the phone and upload it to [...]
Shooting high quality video/photos in remote places is always a challenge. This short behind the scenes documentary follows a young photographer and his team into remote parts of Indonesia. The Mentawai, Behind the Scenes Documentary from Joey L on Vimeo.
I recently went to the Seoul International Photo & Imaging Show (video here) where I came across this great 60L camera backpack from a Korean company called Kolon Sport. Kolon Sport is a well known hiking brand in Korea and the quality of the pack is similar to that of better know western brands. Its costs a reasonable (but not [...]
DigitalRev did a quick review of the Sony Bloggie PM5K. They reckon its pretty much a fail and from the test clips I have seen on YouTube, id have to agree.
So you’ve finally saved enough money to get to India and make that awesome travel video you have been planning for ages. You’re there standing in front of the Taj Mahal, you fire up the camera and bam, your video looks like this: But in your mind it was going to be more like this: [...]
In a previous article Robin Esrock talks about keeping your camera gear simple. This commercial for the Olympus PEN E-PL1 is a great example of what can be achieved with simple and small cameras. It should be noted however that this commercial had professional lighting such as that seen 53 seconds into the video.
South African-adian Robin Esrock has been to over 90 countries on 6 continents, pioneering online travel through his blog (www.moderngonzo.com) and as host of the 40-part National Geographic TV show, Word Travels. He has written about online travel videos for newspapers in North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Robin has been kind enough [...]
I came across this video on Vimeo. It caught my eye because of the great colour and amazing scenery. As I watched it the scenery got better, but the editing took a dive as did some of the shots. The first thing I noticed was the reflection from the windows. If your planning to shoot [...]