Time to clear up the myths about mirrorless.
BY Ross Chevalier October 20, 2017 Gear
Time to clear up the myths about mirrorless.
BY Ross Chevalier October 15, 2017 Articles, Gear, Quick Tips
Fault Tolerance: At its simplest, you treat two physical disks as one, with one being a live copy of the other one. If the primary fails, the second kicks in and things work as they always did except you get an error that a disk has died. It’s easy to do, but as each disk is a replica of the other, it’s not particularly inexpensive.
BY Ross Chevalier September 22, 2017 Articles, Gear, Quick Tips
A tripod is a necessity for all committed photographers and videographers. When it comes to stills, the best tripod head choice is the ball head.
BY Ross Chevalier August 24, 2017 Articles, Gear
Investing in the right piece of gear can make all the difference to the workflow of your project and add flexibility to your filmmaking.
BY Ross Chevalier August 11, 2017 Articles, Gear
If you’ve been shooting for quite a while, you may be looking for something more to expand your photographic horizons. Consider going to a larger sensor.
Have you ever thought that making images and videos with a drone would be really cool, but didn’t know where to start? Here are some tips to help you get started with drones, including what you can do with a drone, safety considerations and rules, and learning to fly. We’ve also got some tips on what to consider when you’re buying your first drone.
BY Ross Chevalier July 21, 2017 Articles, Gear
Ever run into a situation where you need a bit more light while shooting photo or video? As we create more and more content with our mobile devices, drones, and action cams, we find that their small sensors just don’t perform well when the light level is low. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to carry a portable sun in your pocket? Meet Lume Cube.
BY Ross Chevalier May 30, 2017 Articles, Gear
For those photographers who shoot JPEGs only and are not interested in a lot of post-processing work, a creative filter system is ideal for more creativity in-camera. Cokin’s filter system, for example, is an easy-to-use, flexible option that offers a variety of creative opportunities.
BY Ross Chevalier May 9, 2017 Articles, Gear
Spring is a great time of year to start thinking about teleconverters. Useful for bird, wildlife & sports photography, teleconverters are viable alternatives to spending thousands of dollars on a long lens. A teleconverter, paired with a decent zoom lens of reasonable speed, is a fine choice. This article dispels common myths about teleconverters, and explains just how useful they can be.
BY Ross Chevalier April 16, 2017 Gear, Livestreaming, Quick Tips
In this article, we are going to start with the very simple route to internet broadcasting, that is, leveraging an existing distribution service, but doing so from your computer without having to build a lot of infrastructure.