Archive for 'Stills'
What is a Cinemagraph and how to make them? Are they the next fad?
Posted on 09. May, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
What is a Cinemagraph and why do you care? As you can see by the samples below, a Cinemagraph is a photo (actually a collection of photos) turned into a very short movie by making them into an animated gif (or in a real movie as you can see from the sample way below from [...]
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Brooklyn Brewery Mash tour – or how to ‘mash’ thru 3000 photos to make a stop motion film
Posted on 19. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
A few weeks ago, we re-opened the ‘planet5D videolog’ – a place where you can share your HDSLR or other large sensor videos – and one of the first things that came in was this video about the Brooklyn Brewery Mash tour and I was very impressed and wanted to share it with the folks [...]
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The Canon EOS 5D Mark III helps team shoot stills and DSLR video in a “lean” way (NSFW)
Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
Here’s an example of where a Canon EOS 5D Mark III can help your team be “lean” (small and agile) and still shoot stills and video for your customer quickly. Chris Gramly contacted us about this shoot where he was asked to produce a marketing piece for a spa – here’s part of his email [...]
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A Genie can help you control your camera motion and timelapse!
Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
We got this press release last week and we’re dying to try one out! The new Genie camera motion control unit was launched last year as a Kickstarter project and it is now in full production. We’re looking forward to meeting this team at NAB in a couple of weeks. And, just look how small [...]
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Rise of the Multicopter for AP part two – “Choosing the right Multicopter”
Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
planetMitch note: this is the second part of a series (part 1 here) being written for planet5D by TJ Diaz – we’ll have more to come soon! Also please note that TJ sells these copters Join in on the conversation about Multicopters for photography and video in the planet5D forums – this is a whole [...]
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Focusing on audio in a timelapse – just how important is it? Turn off the sound and find out
Posted on 11. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
The other day, I discovered this fascinating timelapse of New York on PetaPixel and just had to make a new friend and to write Samuel Orr (the creator) to find out a bit more. The most fascinating thing to me about this timelapse is the audio (mostly nat sound (or ‘natural sound’)) that Samuel has [...]
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What would you do with a LensBaby and two rolls of film? See what Vincent Laforet did
Posted on 08. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
I had the pleasure of knowing Vincent Laforet for almost 4 years now, and reading his latest blog post is really quite a pleasure and I wanted to make sure you saw it. We’re including a piece of it below and would suggest you support Vincent by visiting his blog to read the rest. He [...]
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The last roll of Kodachrome – what would you shoot with the last 36 frames?
Posted on 03. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
I found this on youtube yesterday and wanted to share it… a very poignant story about Steve McCurry’s personal project to use the very last roll of Kodachrome off the production line. I’d sure have a hard time deciding what to shoot with this monumentally significant last roll of Kodachrome – and from the film, [...]
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What to take on a Destination HDSLR Film Assignment
Posted on 14. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
This is another guest post from Abraham Joffe – who recently caused a lot of controversy with his post “4k kills the photography business? The Canon EOS 1D C shooting stills!” This isn’t controversial, but indeed educational – thanks Abraham! There is nothing quite like the feeling of heading off to a new part of [...]
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edelkrone sliderPLUS+ customer demo! You wanted to see it in action, now you can!
Posted on 12. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
There has been a lot of interest in the new edelkrone SliderPLUS+ since it was announced a few weeks ago and one of our incredible readers, Andrew Wonder (remember the Canon EOS 1D C lobster movie!), sent us his first demo of the SliderPlus! WONDERBLOG ‘SLIDERPLUS+ IN ACTION’ Some thoughts from Andrew In his blog [...]
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MUST WATCH! “Mountains in Motion” – majestic vistas and passing time like you’ve never seen
Posted on 31. Jan, 2013 by planetmitch.
When I say “MUST WATCH!” on this one, I really mean it! “Mountains in Motion” includes some incredibly majestic vistas of the Canadian Rockies and some multi-month timelapses (yes, you read that right – timelapses over several months!) as well as a thoughtful story and incredible scenery. I don’t think I could find any more [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III $200 or $400 off and lens rebates that expire on Feb 2
Posted on 31. Jan, 2013 by planetmitch.
Canon is about to shut off their Canon EOS 5D Mark III and lens rebates in a couple of days (Feb 2), so if you’ve been thinking about lenses or a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, now’s the time! These are all links to B&H photo where we get a little commission to support planet5D [...]
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