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/

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

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/

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.

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.