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On Set of "Love & Robots" the Film

It’s impossible to resist the fun of of working on an Indie film. I handled the stills on set and Karl brought and managed his invention, the Guerrilla Track camera dolly system for tracking shots.  Why would we work for free? Producer/Director [...]

"Is War a Game?" - a short video made by 16 year old Michael Rees

Shootout---HDSLR versus APS-chip Camcorder

It's been an insane two months (and it's not over) but I thought I'd try to pull my head up from the computer (what country is this?) and check in.  I've been covering two, back-to-back, 3 week-long charter jet tours for National Geographic Expeditions [...]

Hands on Impressions of the Nikon D 5100

I had the distinct pleasure of being one of the photographers shooting for the Nikon D5100 brochure produced by Nikon, Japan. As such, I got to play extensively with prototype versions of this new camera. Note please that the headline said "impressions" pieces [...]

Indie movie shot on HDSLR sold to Paramount for $4 million

Over the weekend, Paramount Pictures purchased an independent movie called "Like Crazy" for $4 million dollars. Not such big news by itself, but the significance is that this movie was shot on a Canon HDSLR - specifically the Canon EOS 7D. Now [...]

First Red Scarlet seen in the wild

There has been a lot of interest in the Red Scarlet (now seemingly renamed to the EPIC Light) and just a few hours ago, the first public viewing has been posted!   From the video description: This is the very first public footage of a working Red [...]

Three Incredible Timelapses — Inspiring You to Get Out and Shoot

Timelapses can be amazing when done properly — and though I don't know how to do them very well (yet), I do know how to recognize them when I see them — and I'm here to share three recent incredibly beautiful examples. And, in case you're [...]

Using Visual Literacy to Promote Local Causes

NextwaveDV interview with planetMitch from planet5D

On Friday, I was interviewed by Tony Reale from NextWaveDV.com and I thought you might enjoy seeing what we chatted about.  Tony and I chatted about how planet5D started, blogging, HDSLRs, Canon, and much more!     [...]