Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Good Place to Buy Cameras
A great place to buy cameras is B&H Photo. I bought most of my stuff from here. The prices are decent, but the quality is great! There are good reviews on most everything. Unlike a lot of the places that sell the cameras for unreal prices, B&H Photo is legit. Here is a link to their site http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
Friday, April 24, 2009
Inovative Movie
I finally have it done. I have been working on this project for a couple of weeks now. I had some technical problems with rendering, but it is ready to go now. Here is the link to my new flash interactive movie. http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/634508/A%20Tale%20of%20the%20Forgotten/FlashDVD.swf
Thursday, April 16, 2009
My Beginning
Cameras are so intriguing. I remember watching my older brother start off with his video editing when I was nine. I couldn’t stop staring at the screen even though I didn’t know how to do anything that he was doing.
There was one area that I could help him with and that was with his clamation videos. I would help encourage him and click the capture button for every frame. He has gone into photography now and left me to carry on the video work for the family.
To see what he does now check out his link here http://timmielke.efoliomn2.com/
There was one area that I could help him with and that was with his clamation videos. I would help encourage him and click the capture button for every frame. He has gone into photography now and left me to carry on the video work for the family.
To see what he does now check out his link here http://timmielke.efoliomn2.com/
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Steady Your Shot
Bad camera work. AH!!! I hate watching it. It makes me sick, but how can it be fixed? I have found that one of the biggest problems is being unsteady.
This is actually rather easy to fix. One thing that helps is the use of the steady cam option on the camera. Even with the steady cam, tight shots often look “bouncy.”
This problem can be largely eliminated with steady props. If a tripod or a monopod is not available, use whatever is near you at the moment. Leaning against a tree for instance can drastically improve on the shot. Using someone’s shoulder can also be used to your advantage.
Another way to steady a shot is holding the camera with both hands. Your elbows should be pressed against your body, doing this will help decrease the natural jitters in your arms and hands.
This is actually rather easy to fix. One thing that helps is the use of the steady cam option on the camera. Even with the steady cam, tight shots often look “bouncy.”
This problem can be largely eliminated with steady props. If a tripod or a monopod is not available, use whatever is near you at the moment. Leaning against a tree for instance can drastically improve on the shot. Using someone’s shoulder can also be used to your advantage.
Another way to steady a shot is holding the camera with both hands. Your elbows should be pressed against your body, doing this will help decrease the natural jitters in your arms and hands.
Friday, April 3, 2009
White Balance
White balance is very important for a good, consistent shot. This is one area that many beginner videographers miss. Many don’t even think about setting their white balance because they don’t know anything about it. Because of this their cut away shots are often do not match.
There is a simple solution to this problem. Many, except some of the cheaper and older cameras, have an option to set up a consistent white balance.
This is a relatively easy process. All that is needed is a white sheet or light gray sheet of paper or white wall. Have both cameras zoom in on the white area and hit the white balance button which looks like a two little triangles and a circular thing on top. Some cameras have this option in their camera menus so you might have to do some searching to find this option, but it is definitely worth the time to set up right.
There is a simple solution to this problem. Many, except some of the cheaper and older cameras, have an option to set up a consistent white balance.
This is a relatively easy process. All that is needed is a white sheet or light gray sheet of paper or white wall. Have both cameras zoom in on the white area and hit the white balance button which looks like a two little triangles and a circular thing on top. Some cameras have this option in their camera menus so you might have to do some searching to find this option, but it is definitely worth the time to set up right.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Example Of A Business Setup
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Example
Here is as example of a basic business setup that I made.
Example
Here is as example of a basic business setup that I made.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Photo and Video Similarities
Videos and photos have many things in common. They use many of the same techniques for camera positioning so instead of putting my own post on camera work I'll just put up a link to a photographer’s blog. Here is Serena's blog on Great Photography Tips http://greatphotographytips.blogspot.com/
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
What does the Professional have to say?
I was thinking that people would probably want to hear from more people than just me on my blog so I decided to ask a professional a few questions. Timothy Mielke has had several years of experience in making movies and working as a professor at two colleges.
The first question I asked him was what is the most important spec to look for when buying a camera. His response was the light sensor. He said that the size and quality of the sensor is the most important spec when looking for a camera because the larger the sensor the better quality the picture will record.
The second question I asked was which is better, CMOS or CCD. Mr. Mielke came to basically the same conclusion as I did in my first post. He added that the CCDs have been predominately used in the past, but CMOS have made major improvements. He also mentioned the CMOS sensors are used more in cheaper cameras because of their cheaper production cost.
Thirdly, I asked him whether he thought HD was a top priority on a low cost budget. The answer was yes. Decent HD cameras can be found for around $600. Since most programs are compatible with HD, the advantages of HD can be used on almost any budget. HD is the wave of the future so it is a wise choice to buy the better equipment.
Finally I asked what is the best camera brand for the dollar. His answer was Cannon since he has used this brand for several years and is partial to it. He thought that they have better quality lenses. He mentioned the new Canon 5D Mark II which is a 22 megapixel still camera that can shoot HD video. His reasoning for this camera is its capability to shoot with a similar look to film and has the same depth of field.
Many thanks to Timothy Mielke for his contribution.
The first question I asked him was what is the most important spec to look for when buying a camera. His response was the light sensor. He said that the size and quality of the sensor is the most important spec when looking for a camera because the larger the sensor the better quality the picture will record.
The second question I asked was which is better, CMOS or CCD. Mr. Mielke came to basically the same conclusion as I did in my first post. He added that the CCDs have been predominately used in the past, but CMOS have made major improvements. He also mentioned the CMOS sensors are used more in cheaper cameras because of their cheaper production cost.
Thirdly, I asked him whether he thought HD was a top priority on a low cost budget. The answer was yes. Decent HD cameras can be found for around $600. Since most programs are compatible with HD, the advantages of HD can be used on almost any budget. HD is the wave of the future so it is a wise choice to buy the better equipment.
Finally I asked what is the best camera brand for the dollar. His answer was Cannon since he has used this brand for several years and is partial to it. He thought that they have better quality lenses. He mentioned the new Canon 5D Mark II which is a 22 megapixel still camera that can shoot HD video. His reasoning for this camera is its capability to shoot with a similar look to film and has the same depth of field.
Many thanks to Timothy Mielke for his contribution.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
What is HD (High Definition) and how is it different from SD (Standard Definition)? HD has many times more pixels, which are the tiny dots or lights in a screen. True HD is 1920 pixels by 1080 pixels. Many non-professional cameras have a slightly different format, but that can be saved for later. SD has only a fraction of the pixels of HD at only 640 by 480. This is a significant difference when you multiply it out. HD has 2,037,600 pixels in every frame and SD has a mere 307,200 pixels so SD contains around 15% as many pixels as HD. Compare these two photos of the U.S. flag to see the difference. Photos taken by Timothy Mielke of Milky Way Productions.
Now what is the difference between CMOS and CCD. COMS chips scan a picture across the sensor in contrast to CCD chips which snap the entire frame in one shot. The CMOS gives a picture a slightly liquidly look when scanning cause the bottom of the frame is captured after the top. The primary advantage to CMOS is the energy usage. Since it doesn’t take the whole picture at once, it can save on battery power immensely.
CCD has a different approach to capturing a frame. CCD generally comes with three chips, one for each of the primary colors of the light spectrum, which work in sync. The down side to CCDs is they take more energy to operate. Even with this down side their advantages are great enough to be the dominate video camera chip. There biggest advantage is they don’t have the watery liquid effect when recording. Another advantage is the three individual chips. Since each color has its own chip dedicated just to it, the colors are crisper and cleaner.
Now what is the difference between CMOS and CCD. COMS chips scan a picture across the sensor in contrast to CCD chips which snap the entire frame in one shot. The CMOS gives a picture a slightly liquidly look when scanning cause the bottom of the frame is captured after the top. The primary advantage to CMOS is the energy usage. Since it doesn’t take the whole picture at once, it can save on battery power immensely.
CCD has a different approach to capturing a frame. CCD generally comes with three chips, one for each of the primary colors of the light spectrum, which work in sync. The down side to CCDs is they take more energy to operate. Even with this down side their advantages are great enough to be the dominate video camera chip. There biggest advantage is they don’t have the watery liquid effect when recording. Another advantage is the three individual chips. Since each color has its own chip dedicated just to it, the colors are crisper and cleaner.
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Taken by Timothy Mielke
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