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iPad Photoshoot

iPad Photoshoot

Stop me if you've heard this one before. A restless mind... or maybe too much late night pizza has you laying awake in bed. You decide that if you can't sleep you might as well do something productive, so you fumble in the darkness for your iPad for one more round of Angry Birds. You power up and are instantly struck blind by a beam of light so bright that it burns "slide to unlock" into your retinas. You squint, roaches scatter, wife stirs, "Damn, that's bright." Sound familiar? This happens to me too often. Eventually, it dawned on me that, given the right context, the iPad screen is actually pretty bright. ...

November 4th, 2010 | 104 Comments | Trackback | Tags: , , , ,

Vision in Motion eBook

Vision in Motion eBook

If you've purchased a DSLR within the last year, there's a good chance that your camera also shoots video. With the push of one little button, photographers now have the option to bring their photos to life, to add motion and sound, to create a dynamic story with their cameras. It's great to have options, but as the saying goes, mo' options, mo' problems. If you've been wondering how the heck to transition from shooting stills to shooting motion, might I suggest a little reading - Vision in Motion: A Photographer's Introduction to Digital Video. This wonderful resource was written by none other than filmmaker, photographer, and friend Trevor Meier. So what's in ...

July 19th, 2010 | Comment | Trackback | Tags: ,

Hitchcock Mobile Storyboard App

Hitchcock Mobile Storyboard App

Storyboards are a valuable production tool, but creating them is such a pain. Why is it so hard? Well, filmmaking is hard, and when you storyboard you are essentially "writing" the visuals of your film. Many creative decisions come into play. You're acting as director, director of photography, and editor all at once.  You're deciding what shots, with what lens, and in what order tell your story best. No easy task. And when you can't draw your way out of a paper bag (like me), spontaneity and creativity gets stifled. Wondering what that shot might look like from a bird's eye view? Sure, just give me...20, 30 minutes or so. And I'm going to ...

August 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Trackback | Tags: , ,

New and Improved!

New and Improved!

It's been a long time a-comin' but the the new site is finally up and running. Big props to The Mike for all his stellar design work. Is there anything this guy can not do?  I submit that there is not.  He took Wordpress and bent it to his will like Moses parting the Red Sea. Or like that little kid in the Matrix that bent the spoon (there is no spoon).  The design is not quite finished so stay tuned for a homepage and some additional refining.  I debated for awhile on how to break up the content of this site into categories.  The challenge is that I ...

July 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Trackback | Tags: ,