Dynamic Storyteller Sets the Standard as First b-roller of the YEAR
by Brigette Polmar

“I try my best to pay attention to details, to things other people may miss.” By capturing every detail, Darren Durlach’s outstanding photography is rarely missed, especially by b-roll.net members who voted to make the 26-year-old Baltimore shooter the first-ever b-roller of the YEAR. “It’s been overwhelming. It’s been really cool,” said Durlach of winning the first annual b-roll.net AWARDS.

For Durlach, great shooting starts with great listening. “Just listening to people, listening to what people have to say in their stories,” said the photographer who’s also fond of using his wireless microphone to capture “fly on the wall sound.”

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by Brigette Polmar

Peruse the list of winning entries in the first annual b-roll.net AWARDS and you’ll start to see a pattern of four repeating letters: W-F-A-A. In fact, out of hundreds of entries from across the country photographers from Dallas-Fort Worth’s WFAA placed in all five core categories of the peer-judged contest and appeared five times in the supplemental categories, as well.

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There are a lot of great tips on b-roll.net - everything from shooting into mirrors under trains to unique water proofing for microphones.

It’s great to read interesting tips, but Mike “SVP” Johnston of Scioto Valley Productions has taken it to the next level. He’s put his tips to video.

Check out Mike’s tutorial on loading and archiving P2 footage in Avid.

Thanks for the tip Mike.

Join Mike and upload your tips and ideas to b-roll.net TV and share your knowledge with the rest of us.

With a seemingly increasing number of stories of police harassing and arresting photographers making headlines, one man has made it his job to watch the police.

According to his own site, Carlos Miller, a photographer and videographer, was arrested by Miami police after taking photos of them against their wishes. While he works through his legal case, he has taken it upon himself to document situations of police harassment and First Amendment violation in his blog, Photography is not a crime.

Most recently he’s been talking about the news videographer arrested in Albuquerque, NM, and the banning of photography in Union Station, DC.

These have been active topics on the b-roll.net FORUM.

Union Station Photo Ban

Another crew arrested…

Yet Another Crew Arrested