Crop Sensors vs Full Frame :: Crop Or Crap?

Let's get a few things out of the way ::

I have said, in the past, that you should move toward full frame sensors. I have always championed full frame sensors. At the end of the day, full frame sensors beat APS sized and smaller sensors.

The whole reason I bought an original x100 was because it had the largest sensor I could find in a small camera. It had been a number of years since I had shot an APS crop frame sensor. The last APS camera I shot professionally was the Nikon D200. I replaced that with a Nikon D3 (full frame) and then moved on to the Canon 5d2, (also full frame.) From the time I retired my D200 to using the x100 on jobs was about four years. When I bought that little x100 I had ZERO desire to change to a new camera system. I sure as hell was NOT going to switch from a full frame camera to an APS camera. Full frame cameras are better. Right?

If I have ruffled your feathers, as these topics usually tend to do, please read my entire blog post about this topic before you fire something off at me. I go more in depth there.

http://dedpxl.com/crop-or-crap-math-o...

'Reely and Truly' - a short film on photography (Director's Cut)

‘Reely and Truly’ is a new documentary from director Tyrone Lebon. The 30-minute film is an visual poem on contemporary photographers and their practices. 

Lebon’s intention is for the film to be a photographic object in itself. It is shot on all available celluloid formats (including 65mm, 35mm, super 16mm, 16mm, and super 8mm). The film has a free structure with an unconventional narrative, taking on the form of a visual poem.

This film is part of the ongoing ‘Reely and Truly’ project which will culminate in a book of photographs, texts and films about the practice of over 30 contemporary photographers to be published by DoBeDo in 2015. This 30 minute film is an extended trailer for that project.

Featuring (in order of appearance): Mark Lebon, Dick Jewell, Juergen Teller, Jack Webb, Sean Vegezzi, Jason Evans, Nigel Shafran, Fumiko Imano, Charchakaj Waikawee, Lina Scheynius, Nobuyoshi Araki, Takashi Homma, Ari Marcopoulos, Jill Freedman, Nick Sethi, Asger Carlsen, Arne Svenson, Petra Collins, Tim Barber, Renee Cox, Mario Sorrenti, and Lele Saveri.

The book is availaible for pre-order at DoBeDo.Co.uk

The story behind the wallpaper we'll never forget

From today on Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. The one thing everybody will always remember of Windows XP is desktop image 'Bliss', with it's green rolling hills and bluer than blue sky. Doesn't the most viewed picture of all times asks for a worthy goodbye? We certainly think so! That's why we hopped on a plane to Los Angeles and went to visit the photographer Charles O'Rear.

He told us the incredible story behind the famous desktop image of Windows XP.

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Social Media Agency: Dorst & Lesser, http://www.dorstenlesser.nl
Account: Marlies Boer, Anouk Reitsma
Creatives: Robert Withagen, Niels Verhoeven
Directors & producers: Marcel Buunk, Bart Leferink

It's all about the Jaw!

Want to look more photogenic or photograph people looking more photogenic? Peter Hurley explains how he accentuates the jawline of his clients with a few simple tips that you'll want to add to your repertoire for quick use whenever you have a human being in front of your camera. If you want to dig deeper into these concepts check out his DVD "The Art Behind The Headshot." www.peterhurley.com/dvd or www.ph2pro.com and www.peterhurley.com.

TinType Photography: Process | Interview

Process

Watch as Bob Shimmin walks us through the process of creating a tintype photograph. This video is part of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum special exhibit - Remember Me: Civil War Portraits. Winner of the 2012 Tweet Up Kalamazoo Best Locally Produced Youtube Video Award.

Visit the Kalamazoo Valley Museum Website here: kalamazoomuseum.org

Bob Shimmin Interview

Bob Shimmin talks with us about his story and how he got involved in tintype photography.

You can visit the Kalamazoo Valley Museum Website here: kalamazoomuseum.org

Nespresso - "One second of emotions"

Revealing the famous Nespresso drop at 2500 fps...

The making of is available here: vimeo.com/57852039
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Concept & Artistic Direction
Soleil Noir
Creative Director
Etienne Desclides
Director
Maxime Bruneel
Music composer
Guillaume Poyet
Production
ChezEddy

Making of - "One second of emotions"

Behind the scene of the famous Nespresso drop at 2500 fps...

The video is available here: vimeo.com/57852038
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Concept & Artistic Direction
Soleil Noir
Creative Director
Etienne Desclides
Director
Maxime Bruneel
Music composer
Guillaume Poyet
Production
ChezEddy

Gravity Defying Photography | Li Wei

Li Wei takes us behind the scenes of his unbelievable photo productions, tells us what it feels like to be suspended from the side of a tall building, and speculates on "unseen forces."

The Creators Project is a partnership between Intel and VICE: thecreatorsproject.com/
Like The Creators Project on Facebook: fb.com/thecreatorsproject
Follow The Creators Project on Twitter: twitter.com/creatorsproject
Read our Tumblr: thecreatorsproject.tumblr.com/

How to do Time-Lapse Photography

TWIPPHOTO contributor Nicole Young shows you how to make time-lapse photo/videos.

STORYBOARD: Capturing the 'Humans of New York'

  If there's such a thing as a typical path to becoming an artist, Brandon Stanton didn't take it. Behind the scenes with the creator of the popular photo blog, Humans of New York. (Producer: Jon Groat)

TUTORIAL - HDRV HDR Video

  This is my first "real" tutorial. Its about HDRV. These are pretty much the basics of it, the creative mind will find better ways of doing this.
Theres more to come at mmvf.nl
Like me on facebook! facebook.com/pages/Maniak-Mansion-Video-Factory/235152919904849
written and recorded - jochem drost
narration - david brooks
footage - kevin de jong

Instantáneas

  Edición / Postproducción: Lucas Otero
Corrección de color: IG users
Música: Primavera - Ludovico Einaudi

The Caketrope of BURTON's Team

 

Film de / by Alexandre DUBOSC © (France, 1' 40", 2012)
alexandre-dubosc.com

Sound design & Music :
yanfiorello.com
"Making OeuF" & photos du film :
adubosc.free.fr/web2/photo.html#photo=650/album=31
Atelier "Loopse" ( Montreuil - FRANCE ) :
facebook.com/pages/Atelier-Loopse/341421822575790
La Cinémathèque française :
cinematheque.fr/fr/expositions-cinema/printemps-2012-tim-burto1/
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Chocolate tribute to Tim BURTON
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Hommage chocolaté à Tim BURTON
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Copyright ==) No commercial use without my permission

SMAPP Tutorial - Basic Interview Lighting

 we are one week closer to the launch of SMAPP and as our update of the week we wanted to share a tutorial on interview lighting.

there are so many different ways you can light an interview and while story is always important, interviews more than anything else often come with the constraints of time, space, and gear. traveling for A Game of Honor we had to be able to light an interview with whatever we could fit into one 70lb suitcase (which inspired a whole separate tutorial on what's in that suitcase). if you've done your share of interviews, you'll be all too familiar with showing up and having a room that would be a tight fit just to hold all of your gear, let alone setup and interview in it. with almost every interview we feel like we could use one more stinger, one more light, an extra five minutes to tweak the setup, or an extra 5' feet to reposition the talent and camera. however, through working within these constraints we can learn to do much more with much less. half the tricks we know about lighting have all come from having to figure something out while on set, and having to do so quickly. the more we understand light, how it works and how we can work with it, the more we can make the most of whatever time, gear, and space we might find ourselves in.

we hope you enjoy our first lighting tutorial on basic interview lighting. our next lighting tutorial we will be sharing shortly will show how we light the same scene three different ways to create different moods.

P.

ARCHIVE PHOTO INSERTS FROM MOTALKO

  3d camera mapping scenes from the documentary MOTALKO. hb-production.com/motalko3D
The whole process (modelling, texturing, compositing) was done with Blender 2.49.
created by: Miklós Falvay
layout artist: Domonkos Pinke

MOTALKO is a documentary about the first Hungarian petrol station.
Directed by Attila Kekesi
Produced by Miklos Havas

Leica Lenses (English)

  Every Leica lens is hand-crafted and goes through meticulous manufacturing processes to uphold the quality and precision that Leica defines and customers have come to expect. In the age where technology almost inevitably means mass manufacturing, Leica products are still made with exacting precision by the hands of highly-trained technicians.

This video gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the craftsmanship and making of Leica lenses in the production facilities of Leica Camera AG.

the Movie Record Button On Your DSLR

  learningdslrvideo.com/check-before-record/

Run and Gun Style

1. Resolution and frame rate
2. AWB, if I have a few more seconds to spare I will see what the other WB settings look like on the screen
3. ISO - inside outside?
4. Picture Styles - normally shoot standard especially if I am running fast
5. Shutter Speed - easy to jog it 50th for 1080 and 125th for 720
6. then I check focus and hit record

Planned Shoot (Additional Items to Check)

1. Custom white balance
2. I will check the 'blinky's' to see if I am over exposed anywhere (I am not too good at reading histograms yet)
3. Use an 18% gray card to double check the exposure
4. Double check the audio - disable the AGC on my t2i

Somethings I never check because I never change them

1. AF mode - quick focus
2. AF during movie - enable
3. Movie exposure - manual
4. Grid Display - grid 1
5. Highlight Tone Priority - disable
6. Always on Quick Focus using the center or top focus point,
7. Auto Lighting Optimizer on standard.

TheChapel. A short film by Patryk Kizny. (HDR timelapse)

  TheChapel is a short film paying tribute to an exceptional protestant temple in Zeliszów, Poland, designed by Karl Langhans and built in 1796-1797.

Please enjoy also the "Making of The Chapel": vimeo.com/19107357

Credits:
Production company:
LookyCreative
lookycreative.com

Direction, direction of photography and editing:
Patryk Kizny
paco@lookycreative.com

Cinematography:
Agnieszka Gonczarek (VID)
Robert Paluch (TL)
Patryk Kizny (VID & TL)

Music composed by Tomas Leonhardt
tl@tomasheonhardt.com
tomasleonhardt.com

Motion-controlled shots achieved using DitoGear Sliders.
ditogear.com

Video copyright © LookyCreative
Music copyright © Tomas Leonhardt

Filmed in September and October 2010.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
twitter.com/pacocreative
facebook.com/pacocreative
twitter.com/AgaGonczarek
facebook.com/agnieszka.gonczarek

P.S. My timelapse post production workflow if you missed that in past:
lookycreative.com/lang/en/know-how/timelapse-compendium/timelapse-postproduction-workflow

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Now you may check also
thechapelfilm.com
facebook.com/TheChapelFilm

Making Of The Chapel

Hello.

If you are not in the business, or even if you are, you might not be aware of the amount of work behind TheChapel.

Although we did not shoot the real "making of" shots almost at all, we decided to tell a bit more about making of this film. Illustrated with some photos, shots and post-production screenflows we hope to put some more light on the process of making of The Chapel and give you an overview of what and how we did.

Please leave comments.
Please share it - we would love that the film be watched widely. Although it was posted a few months ago it passed a bit unnoticed. Well, a film needs a bit of luck to be watched.

Please also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
twitter.com/pacocreative
facebook.com/pacocreative
twitter.com/AgaGonczarek
facebook.com/agnieszka.gonczarek

Check Tomas and his music at:
tomasleonhardt.com

The tutorials that are mentioned can be found at:
lookycreative.com/timelapse-compendium

The gear we use (and make!) can be found at:
ditogear.com

Thanks for watching, sharing and your comments!

DSLR Lighting Techniques from Eve Hazelton

  In this tutorial created for philipbloom.net, Eve talks you through simple to advanced lighting setups that are easy to achieve and produce beautiful results. She explains simply, how to get the most from your existing lights and some quick tips to create a really impressive shot.

Eve is DOP for The Underwater Realm, a series of 5 films set underwater being shot by a team of volunteers in the UK. For more tutorials like this please head over to our kickstarter page where we are giving backers of the project the tools you need to produce fantastic film and follow Eve on twitter twitter.com/evehazelton

kickstarter.com/projects/realmpictures/explore-the-underwater-realm

REBIRTH of GAEA - Flowing Meditation

  to see photos of the project + follow on facebook: facebook.com/Rebirth.of.Gaea
to follow on twitter: @RebirthofGaea
to support via kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/jessenewman/rebirth-of-gaea
for more info: rebirthofgaea.com

This is a personal project for my wife and kids.

A layer-by-layer deconstruction of "Flowing Meditation," part of REBIRTH of GAEA, an epic visual tapestry delicately interweaving reflections on the environment and spirituality through the rich imagery of Greek Mythology.

My daughter Emma has had a deep connection to the environment for as long as I can remember. As she grew older and became enchanted with Greek Mythology, I decided to show my support for her interests by creating REBIRTH of GAEA, depicting her as the Goddess of Earth.

This piece debuts at ART EXPO New York on March 22, 2012.

The song is "You're Too Late Satan" by Worm Is Green, an amazing Icelandic group mixing sparse electronic beats and glossy trip-hop threads. If you like the song, you can play it or purchase it here: last.fm/music/Worm+Is+Green/_/You're+Too+Late+Satan