GoPro Hero 2 Camera

Over the summer I encountered some shooting situations that were really tight. Basically, I needed to place cameras where either a tripod wouldn’t fit, a magic arm couldn’t be mounted, or a camera—even something as small as the...

Going into 2012

I’m ashamed to see that I haven’t posted since October. My New Year’s resolution is to post much more regularly. Which means that I’ll try really hard to post here for a week or two, then probably drop off the face of the earth for several...

Jumping on the Slider Bandwagon

Ugh . . . I could only hold out for so long. Sliders seem to be part of every videographer’s kit these days, especially if they’re using a DSLR. Even though I love the look of the slow movement that sliders provide, I made a conscious decision to refrain...

The Rolling Shutter Effect

The rolling shutter effect — universally despised by videographers. In newer cameras using CMOS sensors, the image is scanned from top to bottom every frame. This means that very fast motion, or events that occur extremely quickly (such as camera flashes) will...