Photojournalism in todays economy
Back in September, the BBC posted a story about the current state of photojournalism in today’s economy. CLICK HERE to read the story. The story consists of industry insiders explaining their views of the industry particularly regarding those who shoot hard news.
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Green Screen
Ever wonder just how much green screen is used? Watch this video (CLICK HERE then Click the Virtual Back-lot image) from Stargate Studios which shows scenes from popular programs and movies chopping between the green screen shot and the finished product. Amazing how many seemingly ordinary location shots are actually back lot green screen shots. I guess green screen is cheaper and less hassle than actually shooting on location.
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Slow Motion Video
Here is a cool video using slow motion video from Stargate Studios.
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A Funny Video about the Truth In Advertising
This video has been around for a while and was viewed more than a half million times. The original spec ad using the what if we said what we think story method.
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Why do I find this funny
Probably due to being very allergic to cats, I laughed when I saw this video. It is from the Adland top 10 spec ads of the 2000’s.
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CBS Report about Faking Photos
This is a video about how since the beginning days of photography, long before computers and Photoshop, photos were modified to fit the story.
CLICK HERE to view on the CBS website.
160 Megapixel Camera
I want one. 6 x 17 landscape format. only $37,000. CLICK HERE for their website
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A photography version of Night Before Christmas
John Harrington wrote and posted on his blog HERE a photographers version of The Night Before Christmas.
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Lighting Setup to Shoot Still Life Photos
I am working on an art series of still life images. One advantage with having a large studio is being able to setup all the needed lights without being crowded. Below is a photo of my setup for this shoot. Five Profoto compact 600R flashes. Two are lighting up the white background. Nice not needing to play with seamless paper, although the floor is getting mucked up. But the floor is not important for these images. My large 3×4 soft box provides a smooth diffuse light to give the effect of natural light through a window. My smaller 2×2 is used to fill or back light the objects from overhead. Finally is the one flash with a long snoot. I used a Profoto snoot with a diffuser in the filter holder to make the light very uniform. I then attached a Profoto reflector to the end of the snoot with barn door filter holder. In the filter holder is a 5 degree honeycomb. This creates a very tight light for illuminating the object that also creates a natural vignette. I prefer a natural vignette instead of applying an artificial on with Photoshop. I prefer to get it right in the camera instead of applying a bunch of tricks with Photoshop.
Lighting setup for still life photo shoot
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New Direct Mail Ad
Yesterday I mailed my new direct mail advertisement. It is a slick full bleed 6×9 card. Much improved over my previous advertisements.
In: Publicity Graphics