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In this quick tutorial, wedding photographer Moshe Zusman talks about how he handles lighting with different tools and light shapers. He suggests using off-camera flash for more creativity; you can start with speed lights, and then advance to studio systems with light-shaping tools such as softboxes, grid diffusers, and umbrellas. For more flexibility, you can use wireless triggering systems to fire your camera and flash. Zusman likes grid diffusers on a softbox because the light is more angular and he has more control; it’s easier to balance
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Successful wedding photographer Ryan Brenizer shares his strategies and tips for making unique and dynamic engagement portraits for his wedding clients. Brenizer, whose approach to wedding photography is to show up for work with a fresh approach and a unique style, emphasizes the engagement portrait session as an important step in building trust with his clients, as well as coaching them to feel comfortable in front of the camera—a position in which most people are not immediately at ease. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view
by Anonymous · Posted
4K is on the way. In fact, it’s already here, and now is the time to prepare yourself for this next milestone in the evolution of video technology. The gradual yet inevitable implementation of 4K standards is likely to be the most significant revolution in video production since the transition from SD to HD or from tapes to solid-state media. Some may dread the change, as it represents both the beginning of a whole new learning curve and a potentially significant investment in new equipment. But rest assured that compared to the SD/HD
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The Redrock Micro One Man Crew is a automated parabolic slider that keeps it's subject centered and focused while it quietly slides along the 36" track. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view the wide selection of other instructional and informative videos at B&H.com.
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Join Ryan Brenizer as he recommends ways to build your personal style to expand your business. His key concepts are personal and different. Brenizer suggests that you be the best you can be. How can you achieve this? Make pictures that are different from the work of other photographers, pictures that speak to particular clients, that compel your clients to want to hire you not because your photos are the same as others and you’re cheaper, but because they are unique. Create a brand—your inspiration will evolve into your own style.
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by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
A friend of mine recently took a step into a brave new world of digital SLR photography when she shelved her point-and-shoot camera and purchased a Nikon D5300 and kit lens. The purchase was not without an amount of trepidation: confusing controls, buttons everywhere, multi-function interfaces, knobs, an interchangeable lens, and increased size.
For many customers, moving from your camera phone or
by Dave Shim · Posted
Modern-day musical synthesizers offer a staggering array of options for control of parameters, note sequencing, and interfacing with hardware sound modules and software DAWs and plug-ins. Among these, the now-ubiquitous MIDI (Musical Instrument Device Interface) protocol has been around since 1983, while the network-optimized, less widely adopted, OSC (Open Sound Control) has been in use since the late 1990s. These standards have empowered both studio wizards and bedroom producers to wield a formidable arsenal of sound tools and sculpt them
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In this segment from B&H's "Wedding Event of the Season" seminar, recorded live at the New Yorker hotel, Mel DiGiacomo shares pearls of wisdom he's gathered during a decades-long career as a photographer.
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
Next weekend, in Tarrytown, New York, the Headless Horseman will ride again through the storied Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. This time, however, the equestrian rider will not slip through the area unnoticed, as a small band of night photographers, led by Lance Keimig, will be on scene to capture the excitement through the dark of night.
The stars shine through the clouds above this abandoned shack in Rhyolite, NV. A light was placed inside the window on theleft, and the exterior was lit with a flashlight
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Larry Thorpe of Canon presents the new Cine-Servo CN7x17KAS S lens, a 7x broadcast/cinema zoom lens designed for both PL-mount and EF-mount cameras. Featuring a focal length range of 17mm to 200mm.
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Canon's Larry Thorpe introduces the new XF205 professional camcorder, a compact model with a 1/3" CMOS sensor and a 20x optical zoom lens with three rings for focus, zoom, and aperture.
by Bjorn Petersen · Posted
As covered in Part 1 of this series, I briefly explained my yearning to work with film and how I was trained to use it, even though my formal education coincided with the rise in popularity of digital photography. Since I am part Luddite and part quality-driven, my embracing of film as a medium has led to numerous digital discoveries which, when combined in a workflow, retain both the quality I desire and
by Steven Gladstone · Posted
Even though it's only been shipping for a short time, the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K is the current "go-to" choice for shooting 4K video with a single sensor/interchangeable-lens system for less than $4000. However, things may change when Panasonic ships their 4K-capable Lumix GH4. If you're in the
by Christopher Witt · Posted
There are IP cameras, and then there’s this camera. The Axis Communications Q1614 stands above and apart from what you’re used to seeing, and what follows are the reasons why this camera isn’t like any of the others. Many cameras simply capture images; some might have limited recording options, and onboard memory card storage. The Q1614 does all this, and so much more.
by Sam Mallery · Posted
In last week's "Guess the Gear" section of B&H Explora, we featured a cropped image of a relatively bare, orange spherical object. In the Comments section, our readers chimed in with their guesses of what the bulbous mystery might be. A fellow named Brian thought it was a “fishing bob.” Someone else, going by the name Gustavo, stated that it looked like a “mini portable speaker,” which is understandable, considering the free-form creativity that dominates today’s