January 13, 2021 Every filmmaker wants to create realistic sunlight effects on their projects. Does this YouTuber have the answer? Creating a realistic sunlight effect on a budget is the dream of many independent filmmakers. While there are powerful units like 12K HMI’s that larger productions use to mimic sunlight, they require a truck, a […]
One Small Modification Allows This Lens to Create ‘Magic Bokeh’ After flipping a single lens element, this Iranian photographer was able to capture the most stunning and unique bokeh. For filmmakers, bokeh is probably the richest, most decadent type of sweet cinematic treat, but the bokeh that Iranian photographer Alireza Rostami was able to capture […]
Gearing up for an outdoor nighttime shoot? Keep these lighting techniques in mind. Night exteriors pose unique lighting challenges to cinematographers. Not only do they have to paint light on the blank canvas that is darkness but they also have to mimic the look and feel of the moon, a light source that is often not […]
If you want to shoot better slow motion footage, you might want to consider these dos and don’ts. When’s the last time you watched a film or video that didn’t have at least a few seconds of slow motion footage? It’s probably been a while (or never), right? Its ubiquity is partly due to how […]
The streaming behemoth will distribute Welles’ ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ after editing has been completed based on the director’s notes. Almost 2,900 backers stepped up to fund an Indiegogo campaign launched in May 2015 to complete Orson Welles’ final film, The Other Side of the Wind. Although the campaign raised over $400,000, that amount […]
As a cinematographer, how can you make your subject’s beauty really pop? Fashion and beauty photography/cinematography is big business, so it’d do you good to learn some tricks of the trade that’ll help you really capture the beauty of your subjects. In the video below, Director/DP Matthew Rosen shares his approach to shooting beauty, including how […]
Choosing the Right LED This will help take the guesswork out of buying LEDs. If you don’t know much about lighting, shopping around for LEDs might seem like an exercise in futility, because you don’t really know what to look for (or look out for). But Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter shares 10 tips […]
Dear 2016, Thanks for the Great Films 2016 has been an interesting year, especially for movies. It’s finally here, the last day of 2016! While some of us may celebrate with shots and chanting “Ding dong, the witch is dead,” some may find it appropriate to look back on a truly spectacular year in films, […]
I know that many of our readers are real estate photographers or have at least tried their hand at real estate photography. The most common method used to create ‘good enough’ real estate photos is HDR: whether it is tonemapping or exposure fusion, HDR is definitely the most-used method for real estate and beginner interior […]