Recently, several of my friends from school have been asking me “What camera should I buy?” Most of them are people who want to upgrade their current point-and-shoot (p&s) camera and buy a dslr in hope of improving their casual photos of friends, family, scenery, and of course, their cat. I pretty much give everyone [...]
Funny video I thought I’d share. Right now I’m working on a low-budget parody music video and… yeah, it’s clear why actual movies cost millions haha. That’s not to say that you can’t make good videos without a good budget – how much did this guy spend to get 20K views?! Interestingly, Vincent Laforet actually [...]
The other day I had the honor of trying out the Steadicam Pilot – it was so much fun! That’s me on the left, showing off the Steadicam. A Steadicam is a camera stabilizing device that a person wears, and it makes the camera move smoothly with the person as if it were setup on [...]
I’m usually not a fan of using presets and actions in my post-production to edit my photos. Each photo is different, and therefore they all deserve different types of treatments. You can’t apply the same preset to different photos and expect it to work well. Also, I don’t want people (myself included) to use pre-made [...]
A few months ago I sent an email to my friend who was a filmmaker, criticizing his latest music video I saw online. I thought he shot it recklessly, so I gave him my honest opinion what I thought about it. As a fellow artist, I was just trying to help him improve his craft. [...]
What is your dream job? The other day I read a book called VisionMongers: Making a Life and Living in Photography by David duChemin. He writes about the difficulties of making a living off of photography, and it’s aimed at amateur photographers who are considering transitioning their weekend hobby into a business. It’s a fantastic book, [...]
